Galka Style

Hmmm... Much to my dismay I'm hoping they announce a September beta at Gamescon although I suspect they'll wait until TGS to announce a beta if we are looking at a late 2010 release. Haha I can't believe I want to start playing FFXIV.

Hmm... E3 is over and 2010 seems like a long way away, but today, right now, I want to go back...

Labels: XIV

I'm not coming back but for those of you who remember me and are remotely interested. http://thecolourof.blogspot.com/
Look me up for Rapture if you are still playing. I think I'll be ready for a new MMO by then. I'm confident you are smart enough to find a way to contact me if needed.

And for post number ninety... I'm taking a break. I am cutting back significantly on my gameplay. I am planning on only being on for Assault and Salvage. I do not expect to be updating this blog again unless I start to play regularly again. http://feeds.feedburner.com/GalkaStyle if you want to wait for an update.

Not much has happened in FFXI lately, but to keep out streak of good drops in Ashu Talif a star sapphire dropped! The best part about this is that we got the sapphire on Wednesday and it has alread sold for 3.5m. A nice boost for the three of us. I was partly hoping it wouldn't sell so I could buy it cheap from us, but the gil is more than welcome. Too bad we didn't set it higher considering how fast it sold.

Wrong item showing, but you see it in the pool. Who knows what Suiram was hoping for.

In Salvage we had a very messy Zhayolm. Mages still don't seem to understand the concept of standing outside of water bomb range and inside frog chorus on the fifth floor. Oh well, people will learn their job fast or it will be something I do not have to worry about. We would have been on track for killing the boss and frogs for once if the fifth floor madame hadn't gone so poorly. Bhaflau went much better. We finally had enough time to let an entire rampart expire and killed all the single gears. Unfortunately no preytons spawned to hand over any pants.

Considering I missed Tuesday because of horrible traffic and snow after work I haven't done much this week. Dancer is still sitting at 69. I did get my first campaign emblem. Only three more to go before the update. I don't think I will be able to finish all of the campaign ranks in time. I really need to find the motivation to get a swift belt.

Labels: FFXI, Salvage

How unfair is this screenshot of the upcoming FFXI update? Where are the Galkas or any males for that matter? Not revealing what the male AF is going to look like for dancer suggests that it will be different than the female set. Some sort of salsa/flamingo dancer-esque outfit no doubt. Frilly shirt and tights of course, but losing the rose in the hair. So, the same but different. Heres hoping I will be able to hit 75 before the update. I am 69 now and still have a long way to go.

Labels: FFXI, Wings of the Goddess

For some reason I find dancer oddly entertaining. I think the biggest reason is because I don't have to be reliant on anyone for support in most situations. As long as I can cure myself I can keep going for awhile. Here is a list of equipment that I think I need to play the job properly while being realistic about what I can afford or earn. I do not believe weaponskill equipment is needed at all for dancer, so I will not cover that.

Items in bold are items I want or should have, regular font are items I already have, italics are nice to haves.

Weapons:	Adder Jambiya/Matron's Knife/Joyeuse	It is unlikely I would merit with dancer which is the only time I see a joyeuse as being useful although it would be nice for working up to 75.
Range:	Junior Musketeer's Chakram +2	I will most likely stick with this over swapping an ammo with melee stats on it.
Head:	Optical Hat/Walahra Turban
Neck:	Love Torque
Earrings:	Brutal Earring/Something else	There are a lot of secondary earrings to choose from. All of them are basically the same.
Body:	Scorpion Harness +1/Denali Jacket	I currently have a normal harness. I do not know if I will upgrade.
Hands:	Dusk Gloves
Rings:	Rajas Ring/Accuracy rings	Accuarcy rings are all easy to come by.
Back:	Charger Mantle/Forager's Mantle	Maybe it is time to get a forager's.
Waist:	Swift Belt
Legs:	Barbarossa's Zerehs
Feet:	Dusk Ledelsens/Denali Gamashes

After looking closer at many of the options available to dancer the equipment choices are pretty disappointing. I have almost everything I need assuming I am not overlooking anything and can purchase nearly everything I don't already have off of the auction house. I will need to make an attempt at getting a swift belt sooner or later.

Hopefully this coming update in March will reveal interesting artifact armour, unlock a Salvage set for the job (Usukane please!), and introduce another alternate 75ish equipment from Wings of the Goddess. I intend to merit dagger to help strengthen the job. Hopefully dagger merits will be completed before any job specific merits are introduced.

Labels: Wings of the Goddess