Remember that time......

[Audino]

This is for all you guys to post your favorite memories......

I remember that time where exploring a new game with Arturus and Foofighter was so much more awesome than anything I've ever accomplished in game.

I remember that time I first met Meeze and it was 10am in the morning for me and he was banging out shots while doing CoP

I remember that time where I first partied with Jamal in the dunes while leveling a sub and it was the best party ever and we became good friends years later only to do jagerbombs in NYC.

I remember every single moment of ArcaneGarden and Shakenbake LS's

I remember every friend I made in the first few months of playing

I remember when Miros and I played pool for the first time and he thought the waitress was hot. (swear to God)

I remember all the NYC trips... AG and Pimps and beyond (Memphis, word!)

I remember Sylvan Beach

I remember all the friends that helped me get a relic weapon

I remember Myihta

I remember when FFXI was awesome and QCDN was too

I remember all the haters......

I remember all the retards...... (probably know who you are in my eyes).....

But most importantly I remember all the friends and buds that made it worthwhile all the way.

 

[bootz]

I remember stuff too. Friends, retards, parties, Meeze, Jamal, Cmdrfly, Meeze and Fly pissing on cabs, $500 bills for shitty burgers and service. All stuff I wouldn't trade for anything.

Take it easy, Dino. I misses j00.

 

[Audino]

And PDA fests on subways

 

[Morwen]

I remember white steeds and riding into the sunset

I remember the discussion about Cream

I remember the deafening request for HAMMERADES!!!!

I remember the cat in the parking lot (no seriously there was a cat)

I remember the stark differences between Jamal and Jamikins

I remember the coolest traditional EXP party meriting in Lufaise Meadows

I remember feeling totally justified about being scared at that one part in Dark Knight -_-

I remember map farming

I remember camping Blackbeard and having the weidest argument ever about Photobucket

I remember the epic get-together for Pandemonium Warden

I, too, remember when QCDN was cool

 

[Reya]

I remember going to the bar with you crazy cats and creating a 1,100 bar tab XD Meeze is funny peoples though

 

[JP]

I remember the first day I started the game and for whatever reason it took me almost two hours to make a character.

I remember how I thought West Ronfaure looked a lot different than how it does now.

I remember being on Hades and taking me 2 and a half years to get level 65 Paladin.

I remember it taking me three days to hit 75 after that and moving to Quetzalcoatl.

I remember United being the first linkshell I joined on Quetzalcoatl before my break from the game.

I remember joining lolDynamis and meeting tons of great people that I still speak to occasionally.

I remember having the most fun in FFXI when I had a core group of about 8 friends before they became jealous of others/became elitist/quit the game.

I remember finally doing something I always wanted to do on FFXI, solo Genbu.

I remember every single moment in Glowsticks, even if I don't remember the 100+ members who were in and out the shell.

I remember the fun and fortune I got out of United and returning some of that fortune back to members of the shell before I left the game.

I remember the last place I was in FFXI (Whitegate).

I remember when I used to consistently post on these forums.

I kept mine strictly about FFXI since my other memories aren't really with people on QCDN .

 

[ShomeGhuye]

I remember after just starting the game, calling an NPC an asshole for not responding to my question (not knowing it was an NPC).

I remember how awesome it felt to run around ronfaure killing stuff for exp, afraid death would be around the corner.

I remember getting my first party, and how bad the exp was.

I remember how awesome it felt to get to dunes, and how much I didn't mind the whole experience.

I remember my first trek to Jeuno, one I made with 8 people.

I remember quitting after that because playing as an elvaan warrior just wasn't that fun for me.

I remember restarting 3 months later as a taru blm and loving the job.

I remember my first party in korroloka tunnel and how freaked out I was by the gigas.

I remember doing COP 2-3 with a guy named TheFonz.

I remember how psyched I was about FINALLY beating COP 2-5 with Chasym (prior to SE gimpification of COP missions). It was 3:00am.

I remember getting to COP 6-4 and losing many times, but loving every second of it.

I remember how cool my first manaburn party was, and how astounded I was at the exp rate.

I remember getting to level 73 in King Ranperre's Tomb and begging the party (manaburn) to let me go to town and buy a weskit. (They let me get it too)

I remember how glad I felt after finally hitting level 75 shortly thereafter.

I remember how much I loved the fight against Promathia.

I remember how great it felt to finally get to sky.

I remember how I felt when I beat DM with a manaburn group right before the patch that at the time was thought to prevent such parties from winning.

I remember how much of a pain it was to beat the final boss of the zilart missions.

I remember how much I enjoyed apocalypse nigh ... but only one of the names of the people I was with.

I remember my assault static and how much fun I had in it (thanks Kiz & Rae).

I remember how much ass we kicked in CuniLimbus.

I remember being so glad that I was done with the ToAU missions and their overall mediocrity.

I remember thinking WoTG would be really cool, and making a post on this forum theorizing about the "comet" seen in the trailer

I remember how much fun I had in my ZNM shell, and how great it felt to take down a T4.

I remember all the closest friends I had on here. Thanks for putting up with me

 

[Audino]

I remember doing COP 2-3 with a guy named TheFonz.

TheFonz was an awesome dude

 

[Zaltana]

I remember when Miros and I played pool for the first time and he thought the waitress was hot. (swear to God)

I call BS!!!!!!!

I remember my unstoppable static that ripped apart everything we exp'd on.

I remember an age when exp parties were 1 coordinated team, not 6 individuals.

I remember my first day on the game, my mentor PL'd me to 10 then threw me to the wolves. (i'm glad she did.)

I remember my GF and i making the push to sea, for the first time, with our static after 3 harrowing tries of the Airship mission.

I remember the satisfaction of getting my Elvaan sea access guiding another group to their CoP rings.

I remember all the quality players i've mentored, both still playing and have moved on.

I remember the first time i fought Lumberjack, back when he was considered an HNM, my mentor called me out of the blue to help her group.

I remember both times Elphaba and I gained lvl 75 jobs together. her thf with my nin (so nice to know my SATA's would always be on time) & her blm with my smn. (her whm and my rng hit 75 with our static.)

I remember my close ffxi friend Dalva and i getting our RSE together.

 

[Tok]

I remember my last 5 months on the game with Noizy Tribe as being the first time I've ever felt like a part of a linkshell

 

[Tristam Green]

I remember trotting around West Ronfaure as an Elvaan named Tristamgreen on Labor Day, 2005, with my girlfriend Stine.

I remember not being impressed with her friend Reynard, his attitude, or his Fenrir.

I remember rerolling in November 2005 as a Tarutaru.

I remember Reverence, FallenSouls, Jammintunes, SanctusMilitis, and SanctusVires.

I remember unlocking Dragoon with my brother-in-law Chrisaga, and being in awe of his Paladin soloing Cyranuce M Cutaleon.

I remember hunting Spiny Spipi as a level 12 Thief and getting a Mist Silk Cape (one of three I'd end up getting).

I remember unlocking Dark Knight with Stine, and leveling from 1 to 13 over the course of fourteen hours.

I remember wanting to ask my girlfriend to marry me on a Saturday, discussing it with the leader of her static, and being brushed off for a BCNM 50. Don't worry, I settled on asking her on a Monday, and we've been married almost four years now and have a child on the way.

I remember reaching level 75 Dark Knight with Stine's White Mage, along with our great friend and comrade Joemanor.

I remember meeting Tiael, Xalioniaf for an outstanding subligar run in early 2007, and being friends with them since.

I remember my Fomor Tunic, and how good it felt to have it.

I remember the endless hours with Myrrh, Ifrit, and Centurio X-I; I also remember my Shaman Cloak.

I remember my brother-in-law telling Abbadon off for doubting my abilities as a lower-level Dark Knight, after we reached Rank 10 Windurst without his help.

I remember numerous backtracks to bring new friends into a CoP static led by my wonderful wife, being frustrated about the backtracks and being left effectively for dead by those who went on without us, and how sweet it was when we made our way to the end, side by side, while she dual-boxed a Paladin *and* a white mage.

I remember Dynamis, how fun it was, and how fun it was to lead a great group of people who were able to take on almost anything.

I remember yelling in the car about Dynamis on Thanksgiving Day 2008, and how it was mentioned that it might be time to hang up FFXI.

I remember New Years' Eve 2008, running Divine Might with a great group of loads of people we'd met along the years, and finally obtaining my Abyssal Earring.

I remember the good, the bad, and the ugly times of QCDN. That'd be telling everyone about getting engaged and then later married, "circle-jerks", and "cliques", respectively.

I will forget backstabbers. I will forget false friends. I will forget those who would sell out their supposed friends for gear in a video game.

 

[mugenteg]

I remember Audino Crafting my Amemet Mantle +1 on my one and only skin,I still have it to this day

 

[Rappa]

I remember meeting some people playing this game that I'll always be friends with no matter how much stupid shit we get/got into fights over in-game. Bonus points to the ones I've met rl. Sup Dino, for example.

I remember meeting my soon to be rl wife for the first time in Dynamis and knowing there was something special about her. Boy was I right.

I remember spending months fishing up moat carp and turning them in to get my Lu-Shang's Fishing Rod. I was proud that I could dedicate that much effort to something.

I remember all the linkshells that I joined where I ultimately ended up having to lead them for months, that then died within months of my departure. My bad.

I remember acting like a total jackass on qcdn and some of the hilarous fights that I got into. No hard feelings.

I remember the ridiculous amounts of real life pain that was brought about due to playing this game. Makes you stronger, everything has a reason, etc.

I remember Meeze being the first Dark Knight I ever saw that made me want to play the job when he was helping out a noob white mage he didn't know kill the WHM AF body nm in Fei'Yin. Man I've seen him die so many times.

I remember FuzzyNapalm. ArcaneGarden, too.

I remember the best static ever, through its many additions and losses. Fellina and Osse, come back to FF14 please!

I remember Truth or Dare at HNM camps. Jamal shouting to join Perserverence was one of the funniest things I ever saw.

I remember eating sushi with a pair of LUEsers who once drove hours to take me to McDonald's, puking after mixing too much dairy and alcohol, so many stupid real life exploits I can't even begin to list and ultimately meeting the girl of my dreams. None of these would have been possible without FFXI. Life's strange sometimes.

 

[Orinna]

ahh.. he posted before me..

I remember walking from Windy to bastok as level 1 Orinna because I hated windy, but really wanted that ring.

I remember feeling so at home in my first ls, Divinity.

I remember ArcAllianceLLC which was where I met so many good friends.

I remember my ohat run that went for 13 hours, and was the most fun I ever had in ffxi.

I remember my CoP static, which was the most stressful thing I've ever been in charge of.. yet the most amazing feeling once we beat it.(gogo tp burning everything haha).

I remember Alfinia convincing me to join Encore, and my first run being Windurst. That was the day I met Rappa.( oh hi <3)

I remember thinking Rappa and Myrrh were both girls.

I remember the day my sky shell, TheMightOfTheFew, wiped to Despot at 1% with 12 people.

My favorite memory was the awesome Shakenbake and friends Pandemonium Warden run... where I lost 34k xp on my bard.

 

[Tristam Green]

I remember thinking Rappa and Myrrh were both girls.

50% correctness is good enough for government work, Rin :thumbsup:

 

[Suriou]

I remember ArcaneGarden and it's crazy members.
I remember Genkaku being one bad-ass emo dude
I remember Livos, and Sujaru and I would call him Papa Livos, due to his life-changing stories.
I remember Audino and his crazy Relic Spear.
I remember solo'ing all the terrestrial avatars on smn with just Carbuncle and I.
I remember the days I career'd Paladin.
I remember when I first met Khaeden (my brother)
I remember when FFXI was so F^#&ing harder than it is now.
I also remember when we did Promy Holla and won, and genkaku finally got to lufaise meadows and died.

 

[Arthur]

I remember my first day... and the fellow noobs I met Wingstriker and Tokenwhite who I became long time friends with.
I remember RDM being my only 75 job.
I remember my first social LS, MagicalMysteryTour, most active group ever, guess everyone was though in the old times.
I remember TheDynamisShow too! Couldn't ask for a better shell for being new to dynamis.
I remember my first sky LS CST, very fun! Same thing, was a very good learning experience.
I remember me and kyrial having goals to get all maps and finish all possible quests and missions and actually doing it!
I remember when I started lvling like crazy, for fun.
I remember NoizyTribe, such a good team of players <3.
I remember having linkshells events every day, and liking it. Very happy and greatful to have been apart of all those shells. RagnarokSea,KnightOfThePast,PheonixDowns, Respect
And I remember all the other social/small events ive been in TheArtOfWar pretty good group of players, TheFlock sadly I joined near its end but had a little fun. SpiritOfTheWolf the few friends I have obtained through the shell.

Thinking back like this reminds me of all the awesome people I met since I started. More great people to come, I hope! A big thank you from me. And to my current Linkshells ^^!

 

[Reya]

I remember the first time setting foot in Bastok utterly amazed, thus beginning my first MMO experience.

I remember seeing a dragoon running past the Bastok Mine’s AH in full AF, thinking that was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen
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I remember my first static, made up of my real life friends and two in game friends. We were a real team, who could take out anything in game.

I remember when MBs mattered and your party really felt like a team.

I remember my first airship ride.

I remember clearing the CoP promies back when it took a full alliance to get to the top floor.

I remember my first HNM… good old Roc

I remember zoning back and forth from E to W Sarutabaruta getting lost, not realizing they were two separate zones…

I remember my first journey to Sandoria after a dunes party concluded.

I remember before monsters despawned and zones like the Crawler’s Nest and the jungle would be impossible to play in due to the slow retreating trains of mobs.

I remember when Raes jumped in front of me with cover and took a full blown critical Sickle Slash for me.

I remember Lucifar and how he would MPK any NA player in Valley of Sorrows with raptors and birds.

I remember when it took me over 4 hours to climb the damn mountain for CoP with Raesvelg and getting so frustrated I felt like quitting. Then, Sikatrix came out to help us and with their patience, got me to the top.

I remember how good it felt to finally complete CoP after a year.

I remember a specific fight involving plates and globes and a lot of yelling in an apartment…

I remember being a member of the misfit end game LS, Rise, and having the best memories of FFXI during that time.

I remember when Rise broke so suddenly and how hurt and angry I felt.

I remember hording stacks and stacks of animal glue without selling them because I thought they were silly.

I remember joining TheDynamisShow and never laughing as hard as I did my entire FFXI career. Foomania! \m/

I remember when 60-75 was worth the same amount of exp it took you to get to 1-59.

I remember the Christmas of 2005 and 16 million gil Scorpion Harnesses.

I remember having Ulli parties in Sky back when it was a 12 hour pop or something stupid like that.

I remember pioneerz and my first encounter with a chigoe.

I remember when I accidentally kept MPKing WSM by believing I was helping him by giving him raises over and over again when he died... I didn't notice all the undead at the time

I remember being a part of the first NA group in the world to take out Odin back before the Einherjar nerf.

I remember all the great friendships I have made in over 261+ in game days I’ve played and all of those I have had the privilege to meet in real life.

I remember returning to the game just last week and being welcomed back with open arms, being accepted back in with old friends and meeting many new.

I remember the excitement I felt playing in Vana’diel, and when returning, feeling that spark once again.

 

[Stine]

I remember starting US PC release day, trying to have a conversation with an npc, and trying to figure out how to walk.

I remember meeting some cool people including Reynard and Mistaya the next day that helped me get up to level 10.

I remember going up against Tom Tit Tat as a level 10 WHM with no sj. It was hilarious.

I remember exploring and dying many, many times on WHM.

I remember dragging my sister Hornless from Sand'oria so she could join Windurst then forgetting to tell her how to change her homepoint.

I remember Reverence, GobTrain, FallenSouls, Jammintunes, SanctusMilitis, and SanctusVires.

I remember showing Tristam around as an Elvaan and then later as a Taru.

I remember showing Tristam a dragon (Vrtra) for the first time and getting killed by her.

I remember the Shaman Cloak hunt.

I remember Myrrh giving me advice on WHM gear and he gave me an earring to use.

I remember almost quitting the game because every time that I tried to BCNM or save up money for Erase it would go up another 100k.

I remember Horny and I going to meet Elphaba on her new character then she blazed past us in levels. lol

I remember always giving Zaltana a hard time because he made it so much fun.

I remember my brother Chrisaga being the most bloodthirsty PLD that I knew and him teaching me about PLD even before I even wanted to play the job.

I remember enjoying the erratic static with Zalt, Elph, and Horny while also leveling my WHM with my hubbytaru so I had two main jobs that drained me of all of my gil. lol I also remember Zalt trying to get me killed on PLD as much as possible thus I really had to remember what Chrisaga told me about PLD.

I remember finally getting Fenrir!

I remember organizing and leading CoP groups from start to 5-1 at least 20 times then finally getting a group together (which actually was two parties) to finish.

I remember beating Dynamis-Sandy with 14 people including me dual boxing Chrisaga's PLD and my WHM.

I remember enjoying PUP with my automaton Zero and having half of the relic despite it only being 30 (the career PUPs got their pieces before I did in our ls).

I remember getting rank 10 with Tristam, Chrisaga, Zalt, Elphie, and Hornless.

I remember the Windurst Dance Troupe.

I remember spending a lot of time in subligar and bikinis with Horny.

I remember always having fun dying but still getting any mission that we tried done.

I remember doing Divine Might and fighting alongside Shantotto right before we quit.

A lot of these are out of order and I could go on for way, way longer.

 

[Raesvelg]

I remember not knowing how to /heal, and wondering how the hell people ever got all the way out to Valkurm Dunes by themselves without dying.

I remember throwing away Beastmen's Seals until someone told me to hold onto them.

I remember whoring out my fame in every city.

I remember buying my Warrior's Belt +1, and how proud I was of the achievement. I still have that damn belt.

I remember tanking with Reya, and her Provoking monsters off of me because my HP was in yellow, not realizing that that still meant I had more HP than she did, and subsequently shouting for a Raise for some noob polearm-wielding WAR.

I remember finally taking the airship to Kazham, then having to take it right back once we found out that the maps of the jungle were sold in Jeuno.

I remember farming Exorays for Genkai 1, and Tride throwing a hissy fit because our group was bigger and better than his.

I remember disconnecting in the middle of my second Maat attempt, and logging back in frustrated and dead.

I remember the only piece of signed gear I ever made, and why I made it.

I remember TheDynamisShow & Encore, briaults and hats, good times and bad, and the only group of people I've ever played with that made me actually want to do Dynamis. \m/

I remember working with Vang, thus proving that I can master my hatred and turn it to my own ends.

I remember fighting with Jamal, and people being puzzled about how we still got along just fine whenever we weren't yelling at each other.

I remember the boat to Aht Urgan, and killing someone else's fished monster on reflex.

I remember pioneers, and Aragaeon and I duoing our first VT Imp in a rather impromptu fashion.

I remember the drive to Bastok Rank 10, and all the headaches that that entailed. And all the /em pushes Raesvelg off a cliff that it entailed as well.

I remember being told not to touch the ??? yet when on CoP8-1... about a half second after I hit it on reflex.