Remember that time......

[Twinzero]

I remember starting off as a lowly taru WHM in windurst and the only thing I wanted to do was do a battle! So I asked anyone around me who would listen to show me where to fight a monster. I was dissapointed at first when the screen didn't shatter and take me to a different battlefield.

I remember how I would look in any zone I was in and ask many people to party with me, cause I thought it was so much more fun in a group. I guess not everyone liked to party up tho... especially when I'd ask anyone regardless of level!

I remember my first venture to Outer Horototo ruins and how cool I thought it was. I kept wanting that magical gizmo to do something.

I remember the first time someone told me that other people might get mad at me if I don't cure them, too.

I remember spending almost a full year in the game and my highest level was 30 whm, cause I couldn't decide what job I wanted to take to 75 first (it was DRG, btw)

I also remember tossing every beastman seal that dropped in my inventory b/c I had no idea what it was for.

I remember how angry I was that every armor before level 20 looked all the same. I put all my efforts together to get that trader's saio because I loved that it looked so different.

I remember my very first linskhell, lead my Mylinda. I met another great friend, Xalioniaf, there too. We then went our seperate ways and met back up in Shakenbake, the best linkshell I was ever a part of and it greatly improved the gear I had, as well as my skill level.

I remember when ToAU came out, and when I then got my first 75 (drg) and my brother did too (Twinblake 75 pup)

I remember camping Argus during my Christmas Break. And claiming it once, and getting LK three times. On the next pop, I miscalculated ToD and stayed up all day to realize I was so far off ToD it wasn't even funny. Spent 18hrs down there for nothing... (btw, never got it). But then I remember my good friend Carste passing up on Love Torque so I could get it first, which then got rid of my need of PCC really. Thanks Carste!

I remember starting KnightsOfAsgard, my Einherjar linkshell, and how my friend Moriarti helped me tremendously with recruitment. He was rewarded with our first Odin with an E.Body.

I remember when I used to love playing FFXI, and how much fun I'd have doing anything in it. Can't wait for XIV!

 

[ShomeGhuye]

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

[now] I remember Divinity, and how I had almost made an entire website for the LS describing how to get through sky because I was tired of explaining it over and over again.

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

[now] I remember how unbelievably psyched I was to get a V. Claw drop around this time, which I sold for 14mil. Needless to say you wouldn't see me farming for some time to come.

 

[Illyria]

I remember starting out as a MNK because I was told it was the easiest job to play.

I remember leveling MNK in East Sarutabaruta and meeting Reishu for the first time. Seeing her on RDM in AF changed me to a RDM very quickly.

I remember my first trip from Windy to Valkurm with Demonwolf, my first boat ride to Selbina, and my first Valkurm party. I was scared of dying the entire time.

I remember my first linkshell. Not by name but because it was me and all the RL guy friends I started playing with. They were FF die hards and I just wanted to be part of the group. The irony of that was only me and one of those guys still play today.

I remember when most of those guys quit after a short time playing and I was invited to a LS Golden something. It was started by Audino's brother and eventually became AG. I remember AG being the true start of my FF life.

I remember meeting Fortresspalm in AG and realizing he lived 2 hours away and meeting him and his GF, who thanks to the merger is now on Quetz. I also meet an awesome taru named Selph because of him.

I remember the many others I meet in AG and how many of them I will always remember and some I will consider friends for life.

I remember why I ended up leaving AG and how that very much shaped my future in Origin.

I remember leaving AG and being homeless until I found Origin and my future in FFXI.

I remember how Origin has grown from a little social shell to my home and how we tend to grown from the breaking of shells or people who need homes.

I remember taking a break from the game during the time when CoP came out and when I came back I everyone had done it. It took me years to finally finish it.
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I remember training to solo RDM Maat on the Ruby Quadav in Beadeaux.

I remember going to Dynamis for the first time in Jeuno because thats what all my friends went to do and I was bored. And now I try to remember who is left in Invictus that was there when I started.

I also remember watching Saiyuki do Dynamis Sandy for the first time before I went my first time.

I remember getting WHM legs in Jeuno my first time in Dynamis as the last drop before we got kicked out.

I remember the short lived HNM shell Imperial and how even when the shell was dead Rece and I would camp Behemoth.

I remember getting my RDM AF2 hat before the "increased drop rate". It droped from a Kindred Dark Knight somewhere before the first NM box. I also remember crying and about hypervenaliting because I couldn't believe I finally had such a rare item. They practically had to stop the run so I could calm down and focus again.

I remember slowly getting 6/6 AF2 on all but one of my jobs and how accomplished I felt.

I remember helping Ariesol level several of his jobs for his Maat's cap. I also remember farming with him in Castle Origin (we renamed it that because we spent so much time there) for his relic gun and eventually camping Tzee Xicu the Manifest.

I remember helping Shaw level his BLM the only way a BLM can now with help from my SCH and RDM.

I remember when I would help Ariesol by going to Salvage. Before I knew it I was a full on member of Salvage getting gear. Now I have 4/5 Ares and 3/5 Morrigan. I remember getting my Ares's Body becoming my biggest accomplishment simply because of the time it took me to farm the gil for it.

I remember rushing through ASA as soon as it came out because I HAD to have the fake Homan Legs. I'm still on the final fight and don't know what pants I want anymore.

I remember the night I came home upset over a stupid date and mindlessly logged on to FFXI out of habit. That night probably saved my life from a downward sprial because Shaw was there to pick up my broken pieces and start to help me find me.

I remember Shaw introducing me to his two good friends Hach and Zimm and how they are now two of my favorite people.

I will always remember my friends. Ariesol, Rece, Goldenboy, Isato, Leorah, Selph, Skeith, and probably lots more who are more recent or whose names escape me. Without you all I don't know where or who I would be.

And I have no idea what I am going to do when FF14 eventually probably makes FFXI worthless. Illyria on Quetz is who and I am and who I always will be.

And yes, I am crying right now, I wonder what that says about me lol.

 

[Meikolia]

I remember when.... Perseverance was ESP....:O

and then ESP was Revolutionary, and then Vakna

I remember when Mirewen had Dresdan remove me from ESP because I was trouble...

I remember everyone not understanding why i was kicked and then just leaving with me (hahaha)

I remember when I married Deltoid

I remember when i dropped by gaiters by accident and cried for like a month (Fuck you all to those thought I sold them)

I remember being tortured for dropping said gaiters (and again fuck you)

I remember when we lost Sindarea (and I still miss you)

I remember staying up to do the Windy Mission and remembering that we started on a Friday night and by the time we were done it was 6am Saturday morning...

I remember my laughs with Meli, Nichole, Arkaine, Dresdan, Bjornar, Streetz, Jakey, Kirutaru, Arlena, <3

I remember Twistedninja stealing that sword that drops from Bune...(which at the time was a LOT of money)

I remember my first big HQ (Manteel)

I remember leveling ninja with Hailie and Eormanric and then Bjornar telling me that ninja wasn't a real melee job...and to pick something else. (I hate you)

I remember flying to Michigan to hang out with Taari.

To be honest, I don't have major memories because for the most part i've kept to myself the last 6 or 7 years. Of course some of you know me but you don't "really" know me. I just recently in the last two years became good friends with Morwen (whom I wish I had known sooner) and really cool with Audio and others who I have made my peace with (Hi Rappa!).

It's kind of sad and I wish I had gotten to know many of you and i'm not sure what that says about me and i'm not sure what you know me for and what people say about me however, just looking back a little I can't say I regret from where I started to where I am in ffxi but I wish would have gotten to know more of you some of you seem cool... NOT ALL but some

 

[Crumpet]

I remember starting the game as a elvaan, the swapping to Taru like a hour later.

I remember meeting a Galka named Gameesh on Titan in Gustaburg where I got lost. He's been my friend ever since

I remember thinking that the level 24 armor "Chainmail' was silver and when I got my WAR to 24 i found out it was blue and i was disappointed as hell.

I remember my first social LS, and how much i miss it ; ;

I remember Steelfleece Baldarich raping me as a level 15 WHM

I remember thinking WHM was the best job ever (What an idiot I was)

I remember Getting sky in like 2 days and duoing most of it.

I remember the long, hard struggle through CoP and the fact that i rather jump out of a plane without a parachute then do it again.

I remember Joining my first dynamis shell and loving dynamis.

I remember joining my first HNM shell as WHM only without a nobles tunic xD

I remember coming to quetzalcoatl with insurrection, which remains as one of the best parts of my taru life.

I remember not knowing what provoke did, and used it solo as WAR because I thought it looked cool.

I remember Perseverence and the awesome time I had with them

I remember wanting to level NIN for a long time but fearing I couldn't afford it.

I remember the lolz at HNM camps.

I'm sure there are many more but laziness i taking over

 

[Tymon]

First off, I remember typing this entire post out twice, because I finished it the first time and hit the "back" button on my mouse by accident, and losing the whole post. Good times, good times.

I remember starting in 2004 and playing a RDM/WAR until level 35.

I remember meeting my first FFXI friend who I didn't know before the game, a hume named Brownsugah. He later made a new character, a taru many of you may remember, Rayn. Good times, buddy.

I remember joining Teppo's multiple social LS'es and BoundByHonor. Especially getting G1 done with Uzor, Shiutou, Goshi, Tyrath, Jordbattousai, Nibble.. a BBH salute (lol) to all of you.

I remember Svina's "Promiviathon" and starting a Promyvion with 30 people, and making it to the BC with no more than 10.

I remember Teppo and Nibble breaking up at least once a week.

I remember joining BloodofLegends and camping Simurgh and Serket against NotoriousHunters and starting a shitload of forum drama on here about it. I eventually sided with NH and joined them, it didn't last long though, they broke up.

I remember joining CicatrizESP before I hit 75 PLD and doing sky with RevolutionaryESP. I got almost all of my sky gear in one of the first major NA sky LSes on the server at the time. Good times, Deltoid, Meikolia, Bjornar, Dresdan, Streetz, Arkaine, Elvaankitty, Ivolt..

I remember camping Bune and having Twistedninja steal the Enhancing Sword before joining BoL. Don't think it was the real TN, but whoever that guy was got blackballed pretty hard.

I remember starting a CoP static with Odon and getting help from a lot of the first NA to finish it. Gilga, Cyronae, and even you Wolfskymoon.

I remember raging on the pot BC and quitting the game for a month, and coming back to finish CoP with the same static.

I remember hanging out on conference calls with Gilga, Deucrobont, Watchyourstep, Neosquall, and Biggy while we would camp in Quicksand Caves for GIlga's Loxley Bow. I made millions off of Cactuar Stems, and I think I got a bunch of people their Shaman's Cloaks while I was there.

I remember being in the first NA group to beat Apocalypse Nigh on the server with Tyrath.

I remember joining TheNameless and camping KA and spending a shitload of time camping the x-bow NM in Gustav. Good times, Cythe, Karihkinz, and a bunch of others.

I remember joining Valkyrs and having a lot of good times with you guys in sky.

I remember being a dumbass and thinking I could get away with speedhacking in Eldieme to solo farm Gluttony Swords and getting 72 (later upgraded to perma, months later, for reasons I still don't understand) hour banned.

I remember being 2 numbers away from having the second Valor Surcoat on the server. Grats, Genji

I remember coming back and playing Lanien after he quit the game. Lanien is a great guy, thanks for all the great times on your behalf.

I remember joining Integral and Origin and being the first people on the server and one of the first in the world to take down the Lambton Worm and Dark Ixion.

There's more, but it's midnight. I think I covered 4 years of major server events.

 

[Tyrath]

Nostalgia thread holy shit D:


I remember my first few weeks of the game spent in Gustaberg. Its what always comes to mind when I think back to the very early days of the game.

I remember using Souleater for the first time and dying, fell in love with the job right there and then.

I remember the many HKTK runs I went on back when Optical Hat was the best hat for melees.

I remember the bc60 tonberry runs for money.

I fucking remember camping Leaping Lizzy to the point where I'd have a heart attack everytime his name popped up on widescan. Fucking 6/29. It paid for...

I remember being able to afford my haubergeon when I was first leveling drk.

I remember my first time in sky, the first time I went "Why are these dolls in the wall?" and walked straight up to them. The 2k~ ground strikes I hit on the gods.

I remember all the fun times in sky with both ESP and Valkyrs.

I remember that time Fafnir aggroed me while I was standing near the edge, my first time in the Aery.

I remember getting a free e.hands from kaizen and thinking it was the coolest thing ever (back before haste equipment existed).

I remember getting to Tavnazian Safehold with Tymon for the first time. He was on his pld, I was on drk. I have a great picture of it somewhere.

I remember all of COP, mainly with Farys, Uzor, Nikky, Achelois and Blackmagik. All the screaming, bitching, impulsive button pressing, and ass kicking we did. Sea was even more awesome than sky.

I remember being the first person on the server to enter Temenos

I remember the 1/10~ attempt on Apocalypse Nigh we did like Tymon said. We had the shittiest setup for it but we kept going and finally got it.

I remember getting into Integ on trippy and finally being able to do all the HNMs my drk hume was never able to.

I remember Integ being the first (on any server) to encounter Lambton worm, me coming up with the idea of how to attack it correctly halfway into the battle, but timing out around 2% because someone healed it for 20k at the last minute lol. The next kill was such sweet vengeance.

Most of all, I fucking remember camping King Vinny for 3-4 weeks during the times the ls didn't have the manpower to kill it and watching it pop and depop everyday. And the many times after that I had to kite it solo.


So many things to list, thats all I got for now.

 

[Chasym]

I remember swearing i would cancel my account after my 14 day free trial was up, and i remember remembering that 4 years later.

I remember thinking there was only a sandy north for like a month before i discovered the other areas.

I remember getting lost in ronfaure and a higher level player asked "What are you doing way out here at your level? Let me help you get back!" and she walked me back to sandy, im happy for that because i was truly lost.

I remember when i hit level 10 and a guy i was with said lets go to la theine, and i asked if he was sure because that was too dangerous, but he assured me it would be fine. I was nervous the whole time.

i remember thinking i was so bad ass in my leather armor

I remember that fateful day i saw the shout to join the Atmaweapons LS, and i was accepted as part of the family.

i remember when i thought kneeling down to heal was so bad ass looking

I remember every moment with the atmaweapons and loving every member like family. Me the loner, excim the generous kind guy.

I remember camping spiny spipi daily for hours and thinking that 35k was so much gil.

I remember the day the ls was discussing filming a video called taru football, and how that became the atmaweapons series.

I remember filming the first episode with the LS in ronfaure and killing essie before we all drank the poison and died together, and then tons of people tried to raise us and we had to cancel it so it wouldnt ruin the footage.

I remember the fun times with outerheaven and how when i got in i was told i would be the last dark knight ever invited, felt special.

I remember camping stroper chyme with excim and hayako for what seemed like a million times.

I remember the day excim decided to quit and we all went to beaucidine to throw the shell off the cliff toghether, as he handed me the short lived ownership of the NeoAtmaweapons. I secretly kept my original pearl.

I remember breaking the neo atmaweapons and creating something that felt more like home, Simple, THE atmaweapons.

I remember when the atmas finally died out and we merged with noizy tribe.

I remember watching as excims fame as the retarded paladin rose to such great heights, haha!

Fuckin colbwa....

I remember the festive season when we all ate rice cakes and ran around as little girls.

i remember for xmas when the atmas all made something in synthesis signed by each other and we passed them out.

i remember coming back as kaoss and reforming the atmas, except i had become the kind generous guy and excim had become the loner.

i remember...way too much

 

[Suriou]

computer decided to act up and double post -_-;

 

[Suriou]

I remember swearing i would cancel my account after my 14 day free trial was up, and i remember remembering that 4 years later.

I remember thinking there was only a sandy north for like a month before i discovered the other areas.

I remember getting lost in ronfaure and a higher level player asked "What are you doing way out here at your level? Let me help you get back!" and she walked me back to sandy, im happy for that because i was truly lost.

I remember when i hit level 10 and a guy i was with said lets go to la theine, and i asked if he was sure because that was too dangerous, but he assured me it would be fine. I was nervous the whole time.

i remember thinking i was so bad ass in my leather armor

I remember that fateful day i saw the shout to join the Atmaweapons LS, and i was accepted as part of the family.

i remember when i thought kneeling down to heal was so bad ass looking

I remember every moment with the atmaweapons and loving every member like family. Me the loner, excim the generous kind guy.

I remember camping spiny spipi daily for hours and thinking that 35k was so much gil.

I remember the day the ls was discussing filming a video called taru football, and how that became the atmaweapons series.

I remember filming the first episode with the LS in ronfaure and killing essie before we all drank the poison and died together, and then tons of people tried to raise us and we had to cancel it so it wouldnt ruin the footage.

I remember the fun times with outerheaven and how when i got in i was told i would be the last dark knight ever invited, felt special.

I remember camping stroper chyme with excim and hayako for what seemed like a million times.

I remember the day excim decided to quit and we all went to beaucidine to throw the shell off the cliff toghether, as he handed me the short lived ownership of the NeoAtmaweapons. I secretly kept my original pearl.

I remember breaking the neo atmaweapons and creating something that felt more like home, Simple, THE atmaweapons.

I remember when the atmas finally died out and we merged with noizy tribe.

I remember watching as excims fame as the retarded paladin rose to such great heights, haha!

Fuckin colbwa....

I remember the festive season when we all ate rice cakes and ran around as little girls.

i remember for xmas when the atmas all made something in synthesis signed by each other and we passed them out.

i remember coming back as kaoss and reforming the atmas, except i had become the kind generous guy and excim had become the loner.

i remember...way too much

Lmao Chasym, I still have the atmaweapons videos on my harddrive and I still watch them from time to time.

I also remember Excim's rap and bald-hume days.

I never thought he would want to become a paladin. I mean,
the guy's retarded... just look at him!

 

[Ecks]

Oddly enough..

I remember logging in for the first time and all, that I actually had to find people that spoke English when the game first started.

I remember being a proud San D'Orian Elvaan, warrior first and formost and how awesome looking San D'Oria was.

I remember TheFallenAngels and ShadesOfTheLost and all of the great people I met so long ago that helped me out when I first played FFXI. Okay, I don't really remember all of them individually, but I remember the help and the fun I had with them.

I remember Davidrage, Zimzum and Holygeno, Takinori, my drk brother Acks, and many others I just simply can't spend the time naming.

I remember my first time to Quifim Island and thinking how awesome that place looked, and thinking about how huge it was.

I remember the excitement of my first Airship ride.

I remember unlocking Dark Knight, the job I knew I was going to play before FFXI even came out.

I remember fighting all of the solo Angel fights and then later on a fateful Divine Might run, obtaining my Earring and how awesome it felt.

I remember the countless hours (months even) I spent camping for my Archers Rings, against gilsellers and other players in order to get my "oh-so-crucial at-the-time" Snipers Rings. Only to have all of that hard work nullified by a future rare/ex only item, and the fact that +Str rings were more important endgame.

I remember when the Haberk +1 and Thick gear +1 was the best stuff in the game and I finally got it all only for new crap to come out that was better.

I remember meeting a wonderful, creative Elvaan through QCDN, meeting her late at night at Quifiim Island with a simple request of her drawing Fan Art for me. Developing a friendship that lasted a few years. Leveling up Paladin with her, to compliment her young Dark Knight character and finding I was actually pretty good at the job.

I remember doing Dynamis for the first time ever, not with any linkshell but invited by a friend i knew, and how fail a Dynamis Bastok run it ended up being.

I remember joining DynamisHeretics and actually winning dynamis runs, collecting all of my Drk Abyss gear, and most of my Paladin AF. I had alot of fun there.

I remember actually falling in love with previously mentioned female Dark Knight, only to have nothing come of it and my heart crushed, friendship lost over something so trivial and unimportant.

I remember enjoying the hell out of Campaigns, until even they bored me and weren't that fun.

I remember quitting the game in November '08 and not looking back since.

I remember what a great decision that was.

Oh yes, and I remember Neogearzx shining subligar. The image forever burned into the back of my mind.

 

[Genkaku]

I remember..

I remember when I was hammered and looking for a key for THF AF. I didnt have a linkshell (I think they merged and I didnt get invited lulz) and Kenyan found me. I joined up with Audino, Kenyan, others (sorry its been a long time) and we searched for hours for keys. We all got one except Ken, which was the whole reason they were down there. Haha.

I remember when I used to run my own LS (TheFinalVendetta) and all 4 of us would just sit around the perverbial campfire and tell outlandish stories of sexual escapades, which sounded hillarious impossible.

I remember logging in and out with a smile.

I remember pulling a 16 hour binge and having to be at work in an hour.

I remember leveling BST, retiring it, releveling BST, swearing never to level it again, getting hammered and waking up the next day with BST AF on and having no memory of doing so.

I remember SATA skillchains. Remember those?!

I remember skillchains with Freeze MB's.

Remember, remember, the first levels I hammered.

 

[Zyndara]

I, too, remember fun times and Sylvan Beach (Drinks with Al, groupies, and a random Benny Mardones sighting!).

I remember looking up to a certain Dragoon for advice and encouragement that I could always count on.

I remember watching DJ get murdered when he was charmed. Often. And laughing thinking of Kenny on South Park.

I remember kiting the whole of Encore in Dynamis around that f'ing lake because the meleed orc and the rest of the charmed shell thought my whm looked tasty.

I remember the satisfaction of finally receiving my Briault.

I remember a small kind of warm pride when people used to get excited that I was going to be the whm in their party.

I remember my first linkshell KupoKnights with a lot of love, and a lot of affection for the person who introduced me to them.

I remember Elliste and Savara helping me level my DRG almost all the way and then a party in the shrine on weapons with AerialNexus folks (Pre-ToAU) that finally dinged me to 75.

I remember many, many adventures that invariably got me killed, but usually because I was laughing so hard I couldn't see straight.

I remember the galka.

I remember initially wanting to smack certain people in the head and ending up really liking some of them.... and really still wanting to smack the others.

I remember countless screenshots involving a lot of the same people - and that long after my dead computer ate them (the screenies, not the peeps), I can still remember most of them clearly.

I remember static for my whm and Road's rdm with Myihta, Damita, Stouter, and the thf whose name always escapes me - attempting to keep order while Myi and the taru nuked everything to dust.

I remember thinking I'd never finish CoP. And doing so - on two separate characters. Because I'm masochistic like that.

I remember being ready to quit for good until some friends encouraged me back - and then karmic-ly finding something I least expected I'd find in doing so.

I remember T.

I remember thinking that for all the times I had discussions or even tussled with people here at QCDN, and as passionate as I got sometimes, I met some really awesome people here, and many times, walked away having learned something, either about the game, or about myself. I found that I respected people that I personally couldn't stand.

I remember thinking, as my friends and then finally I, slowly moved on from this game, how fast time really flies, and how much I miss them all.

Some part of me hopes that XIV will have more of that in store, but I think the heart of me knows that though it may be a lot of fun, and I may make more friends and memories, it'll never be the same.

 

[Tim Wakefield]

I remember TheFallenAngels and ShadesOfTheLost and all of the great people I met so long ago that helped me out when I first played FFXI. Okay, I don't really remember all of them individually, but I remember the help and the fun I had with them.

One of my favorite memories was when you first unlocked DRK, and I had just unlocked PLD and we were duoing out in La Theine. We thought we'd be the most bad ass combo.

 

[Masane]

I remember how excited I was to get this game for Christmas on the year of NA launch.

I remember going up to install the game and create my character before I headed off to visit family for the day.

I remember the disappointment that followed with the ungodly update time.

I remember coming home Christmas night and the game was still updating.

I remember trying to create a character on my friends server without a world pass.

I remember getting sick of watching the intro to Bastok after creating 15 different Tarutaru BLM characters trying to get on to Quetzy.

I remember the first few people I met and became friends with through FFXI. Lhea, Stiltzskin, Zhaoyun, Alyada, Bunghole... I will always remember you!

I remember watching the high lvls fight the treant outside Bastok near the North Gusta zone line.

I remember being killed by Diaga watching said fight. :<

I remember the first time I was invited to join a linkshell... that didn't exist. Ah, the joys of not having enough gil to even start one. xD

I remember the pants-less galka... FOTTEY PUT ON YOUR PANTS!

I remember the first time seeing Jobs in full AF and how uber-ly awesome I thought they all were.

I remember trying to get my BLM AF and all the hardships that came with not having high lvl friends.

I remember taking a break from FF after failing to obtain much of my BLM AF.

I remember always needing more gil.

I remember my first BCNM with BLM... steamed sprouts.

I remember watching Witch Hunter Robin with Lhea (she is from Cali and I'm from Arizona so it aired at the same time) while we did random things... and getting killed b/c we were both watching it xD

I remember hunting countless carby ruby drops for friends.

I remember the LS member who would charge members for help... I still hate you!

I remember the day I quit and gave away my gear/items for BLM to my closest friends.

I remember the day I started fresh on a new server again and found a LS the first day.

I remember the day I was invited to SociallyInsane and all the wonderful new friends that lead me to find.

I remember coming back recently to find all of my friends have quit or moved servers.

I remember the pain I felt when I realized I was going to have to start over again at lvl 75.

I could probably go on with this for ages just off the first year I played this game, but I think I'll call it here by saying. I will always hold a spot in my heart for all the friends I have made on this game, I shall never forget all of the sad, joyful, awkward, and absolutely hilarious times we had together. Thank you all!!! (even if none of you will ever read this) <3

Hate, Love, or Forget
Masane/Magicc

This is for you Kriist!!! /ja "Super Jump" <t> We're off... to the moooooon!

 

[Excim]

WITH PICTURES!

First, sorry for the long post. Plenty of crap I've left out of this thing, too!

I remember camping stroper chyme with excim and hayako for what seemed like a million times.

I remember watching as excims fame as the retarded paladin rose to such great heights, haha!

Ah... the screenshot that started it all...


I remember being pissed that FFXI was announced as being "online" as I had never had an internet connection. No lie.

I remember getting a job in college sharpening skates at the ice rink, and being able to afford an internet connection, and subsequently FFXI!

I remember leveling to 30 as a WAR/WHM because the Brady Guide told me it was a good fucking idea.

I remember leveling Dark Knight to level 35, but being stuck seeking for 5 hours without an invite sucking some serious bawls.

I remember leveling Paladin in the summer, and rushing home from a hockey tournament in Nashville (lol) to get to level 30 to stay caught up to Chasym.

I remember Altalia, Trillian, Analcarrot, Drasken, Kobon, Essie, Gerbalcyde, Hayako, Verthandi, Benen, Chasym, Romano, Tarl, and Graydaze being the only people I would talk to for a whole weekend.

I remember becoming close friends with Hayako, and being attached at the hip when we were both online.

I remember having to quit the game, because I got an offer to play hockey in Germany. Stupid Germany and their funny plugs, I could never get my PS2 to work.

I remember when I failed in Germany, I came back to a rousing welcome home from my old friends in the AtmaWeapons!

I remember a certain VIDEO made with my in game likeness, and random people asking me if I sound like a retard IRL.

I remember THAT'S A GUY, GUY GUY GUY, DUDE... THAT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.

I remember joining OwMyFace, and getting Paladin to 75 with Gain, Eleibfrid, Alyada, Vilurum, and Aidyn.

I remember when Chasym thought Alyada was a girl.

I remember when Alyada thought Alyada was a girl. >.>

I remember killing that bald, hume bastard for what I thought was once and for all. KS99 with all of OwMyFace. I, in true nature, went as PLD/BLM. And we almost fucking won.

I remember, two years later, restarting as a Galka.

I remember leveling my Galka to 75 Paladin in less than 5 months, and doing so much more than my old character ever accomplished.

I remember driving from Atlanta to NT time in Indiana, where that crazy son of a bitch Langly drove from Calgary to meet us; Petrov from Lincoln, Nebraska; Sulitas from Dallas, TX; and Seteyu from Ottawa, ON.

I remember making Langly almost pass out from laughter, Guinness, and grapes soaked in Vodka.

I remember VNMs for the first time (recently) and Erebus giving us an ass beating. The Fereunke (sp?) raping us while we were trying to rest.

I remember Erebus not giving a fuck.

Yup.

I remember seeing Myrrh go to GM jail. Eleibfrid lol'd.

:hiding:

 

[Miruyasha]

Oooh nostalgia thread. I have plenty of memories...

I remember when I first started as a warrior and ran out, got killed by a lizard, because I didn't understand the check function.

I remember when Leaping Boots sold for ~100k and that made you rich.

I remember seeing a lvl 50 pld in Iron Musk. gear and thinking he was a GM.

I remember using sword and shield on war all the way to 30 when I actually unlocked sam (I originally wanted to be a pld)

I remember having a reraise scroll and the re- portion didn't click for me, so I tried to use it on a dead party member in dunes.

I remember getting into my first ls, HolyKnightsOfBastok with my first game friend, Fujima. I met Ryushi, Mikkel, and Starplayer after joining.

I remember being raised by Rayn (the taru who Tymon said used to be a hume) and being really good friends with him.

I remember using Mighty Strikes because I thought it was a regular job ability.

I remember my first airship ride and being amazed at how quickly I could travel...until we got all the tele's and retraces.

I remember making voke and ws macros in /shout and /say (respectively) because I wanted to sound cool to everyone who could hear me.

I remember popping the crab nm in s. gusty for that quest, checking him, and then freaking out because it said he was "Impossible to gauge!"

I remember my first boat ride to Mhaura. Sea Horror popped and I died.

I remember having a stalker after I hit 30 on sam because he thought Meditate looked like "pretty fuckin rainbow mist".

I remember waking up at 8am on saturdays for 4 weeks (we failed one) to do promy runs.

I remember not hitting 75 on my first job (sam) until after ToaU came out >.<

 

[Nakoa]

I remember starting to play my freshman year in high school & quitting within a month.

I remember trying to play again my junior year in high school, and quitting once again.

I remember finally getting it right my senior year in high school.

I remember doing limit breaks with TAoW.

I remember failing against Maat like 4 times and having friends help me farm another test.

I remember finally beating that old cunt and being SUPER STOKED.

I remember trio'ing up to sky with Andreus & Cuzuki.

I remember doing pickup DM and ditching a party on my PLD to get my Abyssal.

I remember rushing promies with all my RL friends.

I remember the many "statics" I had to finish CoP, and finally getting my Rajas, and buying enough coins for a Boxers and Brutal.

I remember when I was the 2nd from the top of the list for w.legs in Nephilim, and I called all week that kirin was putting out 2x w.legs (jokingly) and low and behold it happened.

I remember fishing for Devil Manta all day and all night, whether it was dual boxing, with friends, or solo, and him rarely ever putting out... Except when I went with my friend from Phoenix, Hollowtips, and we'd have at least 50% drop rate.

I remember overheating my 360 & a pc playing FFXI.

I remember spontaneously applying for an end-game shell on Phoenix and transferring the next day.

I remember all the friends I left on Quetzalcoatl.

I remember picking up Homam legs, hands, justice torque, and fortitude torque in a week.

I remember all of my linkshells, KnightsOfNobleBlood, SuddenRush, DaKine, NoizyTribe, TheArtofWar, Nephilim, KnightsofAsgard, KoolAid, & Beyond, and all the friends I made in them.


I remember making the decision to sell my account, and I remember regretting it ever since.

 

[Tagrineth]

I remember discussing the game with Shapatho at work, initially disinterested in the game until his promises of some semblance of story finally convinced me.

I remember being dropped into a linkshell full of experienced players right off the bat (<3 Teppo)

I remember Shapatho trying in vain to convince me not to level Dragoon

I remember Cyronae and Hillie coming to Delkfutt's Tower to escort me to the top... Only to get killed halfway up because Hillie thought it'd be a good idea to Provoke a goblin and train the zone as two high level WAR/MNK and a level 30 RDM, and having to be revived a half hour later by a Summoner whose name I sadly do not remember (gimme some slack it was like 2004)... And leaving Hillie somewhere in Mid Delkfutt's cause she'd passed out

I remember gazing in wonder at peoples' AF on my first Jeuno visit

I remember having my first Million gil and using it to ding into Sniper Rings

I remember drama erupting over Teppo's vision for his LS causing him to reform it... And letting a noob barely over level 40 stick around

I remember confusing half the people I knew when I stopped leveling around 60ish to acquire good gear for the final push, a drg with good gear?! Unheard of~

I remember all-night Bibiki marathons with pickup after pickup after pickup at 2-4k/hr to get to ~70, and considering it pretty acceptable xp

I remember conning Naibara into solo healing five melee as a Summoner, insisting he could do it, and proving him right - possibly making one of the first true full-force meleeburn parties

I remember joining CelestialKnights for a day only to be removed because I argued that DRG AF body is useless... Then joining BoL as the only LS that would take a DRG

I remember breaking away from BoL and joining the tightest-knit endgame LS ever, Rise, that LS was home for the better part of a year and still the most fun I've had in this game

I remember SculliDN and the hilarious backlash (hey guys remember QCNN and how I was right all along?), good god that guy was nuts

But even if I don't remember your name or job or even race... I loved every minute of our time together. FFXI FTW

 

[Audino]

I remember being in Toronto and my brother leveled Genk's THF from 73 to 75, but for the last kill to hit 75, Genk took the controller to ding his level and then gave it back so my brother could get him some buffer.

I remember awesome inside jokes with Jamal. Especially ones like "Hey Jam, wanna party Jam? I can level Jam, what do you say, huh Jam?" Ahhh... overusing names.

I remember the first time I had to pull in dynamis. It was shortly after TheDynamisShow turned into Encore. Myihta didn't show up, Stouter sort of knew the routes... I switched to NIN and gave it my best shot and everyone was very happy. I was proud then but even more proud when I pulled Sandy for the first time. Meeze was giving me a little advice and we got to one point where I asked him what stone to pull next and he said "I don't think I ever made it this far."

I remember partying with Bootz and watching him always end up going off on somebody

I remember when I taught Zeph how to keep her photobucket private