full story......
I didnt start this to put down san d'oria, I started this to get the outpost teleport for everyone Bastokan, I started planning this mid-week, and telling only 3 souls in hopes that they would join me... they didnt. So from then on it was hush hush.
I asked Mielle if she could help me with somthing and she agreed. I told her to head to San D'oria
I had heard that Bastok took saruta to the tune of 200K in equips, so i was fully prepared to spend 250K, i started at 6am which was WAY to early, after 100K the region update hadn't budged, so i dumped a signifigant amount more than i had planned...
Turns out, it takes about an hour for donations to hit the update screen because after 2 hours, I had secured the lead.. and then... the Japanese nation of San D'oria showed up...
Now im freaking out, i dont want to spend more money, but i dont want the money i spent to have gone to waste, so i go back to San D'oria and buy another set of donations.. and when i returned 2 Jp Bastokan Linkshells had arrived and we engaged in a crafting war with the San D'orians.
Mythril Picks +1, Cermet Swords, Green Ribbons, Yew Wands. They crafted for about 30 minutes until 10:30... I looked at the region screen and the lead hadn't changed and for the next half hour it never did.... they had completely cancelled each other out
I used to think there was nothing you could do in this game to truly leave one's mark, and for the most part when someone teleports from the MEtalworks to West Ronafaure they wont think of how it happened, but I know what I did and I'm happy to have done it.