A Smile On Me From Up Above

Greetings imaginary readers!


As you'll immediately notice, what with the title and all, something good happened for me that practically raised my spirits. Some of you won't care and say, "Oh, that's nothing", while others will say, "Wow, lucky bastard." Some of you might not even have the slightest clue of what I'm talking about. But let's move on.



Now as a Black Mage, two things I find important are how much my INT (Intelligence) is being increased, and if possible, if there's something to enhance my Magic Attack Bonus. Fortunately, I've toiled many years to find ways to accomplish part 1, and finally done the same for part 2 in what I considered one of the luckiest nights I'll have in FFXI.



The item in question to further my Magic Attack Bonus was a Moldavite Earring.

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As most people who play FFXI will now notice the Rare/Ex, this earring is indeed dropped via Notorious Monster. Once again, most people who have played a while will know who drops it, but please allow me to tell the others who don't know who it is and what they should be looking out for.

The Notorious Monster in question is a goblin named Mysticmaker Profblix.

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If you would like additional information on this NM, please feel free to click on his picture or name above which is linked to a page with what I find to be well detailed information that can help you strategize if you're unable to find people who can obliterate him.

Anyways, to make an already long blog shorter, here's how I came upon mine two nights ago.

I'm shouting in Lower Jeuno, like everyone else would, for help with killing him when someone asks me who it is. I tell him it's Mysticmaker Profblix. He asks me my level, I tell him 69 BLM/34 WHM. He then tells me I can solo him, but for reasons that I don't have time to explain, I didn't want to risk death. So, he offers to go with me as his Dragoon. We ride out to where the NM is and while waiting, we meet two other people. One an excellent Red Mage, and the other a ruthless Thief who's Dancing Edge was something to be reckoned with. We decide that the four of us will kill him and cast lots on treasure. So he pops, we kill, and the earring drops. Luckily for me, my lot was highest, and so I got the earring 1/1. As a way to repay the person who came with me initially, I decided to wait the 2 hrs for next respawn so he could get one for his Black Mage. So 2 hrs pass by, and there he is again. We kill him, and sure enough, we get the earring, him and the red mage cast lots, and the guy who I said needed it wins it. Unfortunately by this time it's something close to 2:30 A.M. and so I had to depart, but I'm sure the Red Mage got his, that Thief was literally just evil, heh heh.

So yes, that's what made me happy, sorry for the long post, but I had to get it out. I hope this post helps players find the motivation to camp for this earring, especially now that the RMTs are dropping out like flies, camping is finally normal again to me. That and prices on things.. it's like we're finally getting to where we're supposed to be. I'll see you all again soon!

With best regards to my imaginary readers,

Seritle Zeales

- - Also, I got a scroll of Thundaga III which I'm going to need in a couple of levels, talk about a plus! - -

Just in Time..

Readers, I have some literally fantastic news, and by fantastic, I mean, I can't f***ing believe what I just saw today. Let me break it down for you before I say anything.

I had always loved Final Fantasy XI, I love playing it, I love feeling miserable because I can't make money well, I just love all of my experiences in that world of Vana'diel. But, let me tell you something, guys. I have always prayed for two things, customized air ships and a different time setting. Now, out of all the years I felt like quitting, I'm glad that I never did. Because today, and this is me spit ballin' here, I have seen the expansion pack that will finally allow me to have one of my prayers answered. The ever miraculously announced...





Now let me be the first to tell you, that even with all the "other" possible "theories" about what exactly is being whipped out in this bad girl, that I'm 100% sure that there has to be time travel in this game. You couldn't tell me otherwise, even if you developed the game. Now, let me tell you why I think that. The playonline official site (see link to the right) has officially announced this expansion pack and made a small, presently featureless, official site for said pack. The only thing on that site for said pack at the moment is a video which has done nothing more than get me overly excited. I no longer feel the need to level, make gil, anything in that game right now. All I need to do is live my life, and play in small doses until the day of what I see as this game's true ascension arrives.

For those of you who are unfortunately unable to watch the video, for whatever reason that may be, allow me to describe it in a few sentences.

- Opening "Square Enix Logo" -
- Clips of cutscenes from the storylines of previous expansions, RoZ, CoP, ToAU.
(Rise of Zilart, Chains of Promathia, Treasures of Aht Urghan)
- Then, the video continues to show the ruins, and other areas, featured throughout Vana'diel..
Sauromugue Champaign, Pashow Marshlands, Batallia Downs, etc.

as it pans through the areas said above, the ruins and layout are of what you know now, but then a sort wave of "glitch" flickers on the screen, and the area laid before you is different, large barracades in valleys between areas, Davoi reconstructed and uninhabited by orcs, large walls covering the Champaign and Batallia reconstructed. Also, the sky features a darker shade, wether it is because the video features night time or not, and what appears to be a large falling star or comet.

- Then, just as you want to see more (like me) the video comes to an obvious closing, leaving only a vague "Winter 2007" to completely entice your interests and imaginations for this new "double edged" addition that will more than definitley rekindle the flames of veterans like myself and capture the hearts of adventurers who are just joining the bettered world of Vana'diel.

Incase you got caught into reading all this, here is another link to the official site United States version. Please refer to the appropiate playonline based on your location via this second link to where you may choose, U.S., Europe, Japan.

• "Wings of the Goddess" official site (U.S.)
  

• Playonline Front Page

Now, I know you all would like me to tell you I have a contact that works on the inside that is feeding me info on this matter, but unfortunately, I know what everyone else knows, and added my own opinion.

The good news is that every time there's an expansion pack, they usually crack out details in large doses, so if you want, feel free to check back here for any new information. Also, feel free to send me information at seritle@aol.com. Any information, not that I'm expecting any, will be most appreciated. So please, everyone have a good rest of the day or night knowing that we all have something to look forward to that hopefully won't be another high levels only content, and something that everyone can enjoy without having to have progressed through too much, if any, story line missions from previous expansions.

With best regards to my imaginary readers,

Seritle Zeales