Total game installation time: Approximately 11 hours. I slept during most of it. For those on dialup who don't yet know, there's a killer patch to be downloaded before you can even think of playing. It's a good opportunity to catch some zZz's--you probably won't be getting so much of 'em once the installation completes.

I wake up the next morning to find everything in order. The registration process is very straight-forward, and I'm ready to create a character. After watching all the character introductions I went straight for what alot of people probably knew I'd pick, and spent the next 3 hours trying to "trick" (http://forums.ffshrine.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11037) the game into letting me into the Cerberus world server. Nick (Khyros/Fallen_Angel) plays there. :3

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Total playing time to date: 9days, 10hrs, 56mins (over 4 weeks).

I honestly wanted to start this from day one, but when addiction kicked in, well, that became an impossibility. And it wasn't just that--FFXI can easily overwhelm the unsuspecting newbie with its wide array of menus and commands. I hardly knew where to start once I created Typo (), a tarutaru black mage (BLM).

Since I've gained much experience within the last month, and also since I'm now level 19, there's quite a gap to fill in between the beginning, and now, though I certainly won't go into every fine detail--there are too many for me to even remember..

I'll try to make it as short as possible, while including some mini "tutorials" along the way. :3

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Before I even got my hands on the game I'd always talk about "exploring" and "adventuring" in Vana'diel, that FFXI apparently takes both these things further than perhaps any other MMORPG out there.

I wanted badly to explore, but my first trip outside the safe walls of the federation of Windurst (home of the tarutaru and mithra races) sorta steered me away from that ideal for a short while, after suffering my first defeat at the hands of perhaps the weakest enemy in the game.

Dying at such an early level is not a problem. You lose no experience points for dying in the first few levels, but after level 5 or so you lose roughly 10% of the maximum exp needed to reach the next level.

If you have 60 exp, and you level at 500 and die, you will lose around 50 exp.

Leveling down is very possible, and embarassing, and frustrating. :3 Always try to get a 10% saftey net into your next level, after a level up. You never know when death'll hit ya.

Windurst is very...green. The town itself is tucked () inside a large forest within a mountain range in the Sarutabaruta region (took me 2 days to remember how to spell it, and figure out how to pronounce it), with only the main entrance walls being visible to the outside world. Sarutabaruta is split into two zones, east and west. Close to Windurst, both zones are suitable "newbie zones" for weaklings low levels to play around with the weaker enemies. It ish all beautiful. Heading further out will of course lead to more dangerous areas.

Helpful tip for all future lv1 black mages: smacking an enemy with a wand is just as important as casting Stone (a lv1 damage spell, no stone/petrify status effect) like there's no tomorrow. Also, "check" (a command used on what you set the cursor to target. in the field, it allows you to see the strength of an enemy before you do something you regret) ish your best friend. After I learned this lesson, I quickly got the hang of fighting the weaker enemies, and many an epic struggle against Tiny Mandragoras () (onion heads), Bumble Bees () and Savanna Rarabs () would ensue, until Typo reached level 6. Yaay.

Vigorous training session #1 completed!
End of day 1.

Reaching lv6 gave me some confidence, as well as a few new spells, and so I decided to do something semi-important when I next logged in.

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If you ever need any direction in terms of quests, or plot advancement, there are Quests and Missions to be done, and the same "adventuring" and "exploring" come with that package.

FFXI, although an online game, has very talkative NPCs. Not only do they speak to you as usual, but they have their own agendas, interact with each other, and some can even offer you Quests, which in turn net you some nifty rewards. As for the Missions, each of the game's 3 main nations has its own set of Missions, and you'll want to do them at some point to get further into the game.

So far, Typo has completed 4 Windurst Missions (about 5 earth days worth of work), and made many friends in the process. Typo was invited into his first linkshell (clan), 'The Group of Aei', while trying to find a secret wall within the Inner Horutotu Ruins in East Sarutabaruta. Mission 1 stuff.

Linkshells are a great way to make fast friends, and an even better way to progress through the game, especially at mid-to-higher levels, when soloing is suicidal. When you join, the leader of the clan give you a 'linkpearl' (a magical gem), which you use to communicate with the entire group from anywhere in the world. You can only use 1 linkpearl at a time.

Aei's group had at least 50 members when I joined, and it only continued to grow by the day. Aei herself is a taru white mage (WHM), and being familiar with the game having played the Japanese (JP) version, she decided to make a clan for beginners, like Typo, to assist them through the early levels and Missions that can be pretty rough to go through alone. So kind! I don't have any pictures of Aei and crew, and I don't frequent that particular linkshell anymore...but Typo will never forget Aei's kindness! /salute.

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After completing the first 3 missions with the help of some friends, Typo leveled from 6-10, taking advantage of Giant Bees, just outside the Inner Horutotu Ruins of Mission 1.


<font size="1">Lv10 Typotaru. Resting. Wearing Tunic (lv9 body/head equip). There's a Mandragora face. Don't hurt Typo. ;3</font>

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Levels 10-19 were fairly interesting, to say the least! But that's a story for another time when I'm not so tired and groggy. ;3 More pictures from now on, too~ Lastly, the significance of this journal's title will be revealed! Ooooh the suspense ish killing ye.

-edit: added some piccies. See if you can find the cookies! ;3

WHOA!11 hours for the patch?i see damn but i got broadband ;)

Formula for victory in FF8. Zell lowers enemy defense, Quistis psyches up Squall, who then obliterates the enemy mercilessly.

Black mages in FFXI have more resources than some might think, even at low levels. Enfeebling spells, for example. Blinding them is always neat, if they can't hit you, you can't be beat. If things get tough, Bind the enemy and run away, live to nuke another day.

If you're going to be a BLM, it can't be all about the nuke, especially if you're soloing. You need to pull out all the stops and use everything you have.

Bind > Blind > Poison/Bio > NUKE!!

Poison costs almost nothing in terms of MP, and slowly lowers enemy health. Bio is neat. Not only does it have a poison effect, but it lowers physical strength. It costs a good deal to cast, so only use against enemies with large hands, or those with sharp pointy objects in them. Use poison against all else to conserve MP--you'll stay alive that way, and not have to stop to rest as much, and when in a group, your party members will love you for it.

'The Art of Casting 101' paragraphs up there are just to illustrate how much more difficult things become once one hits level 10. Giant Bees and Goblins all become easy prey and yield very little exp, whilst everything else in Sarutabaruta is either too easy or too hard. Time for a new area.

For a while I'd been hearing lv12+ people in the LS talk about some Canyon or the other, so I figured I'd check the map and have a go at it myself. No one would recommend I venture up there until their level, but seeing as I tend to take the time out to gil farm (hunt enemies with semi-good item drops, then sell) to update my equipment alot, I felt I'd be able to meet the challenge.

It takes 15 earth minutes to run from Windurst to Tahrongi--if you know the shortcut. But I did not back then, so it was more like 45 minutes of trying to find my way up there using the map ().

Tarhongi Canyon is pretty much where all the grouping begins, but I was determined to reach level 12 on my lonesome. The Canyon is desolate, the environment cold and fear-inducing--totally unnewbie friendly, but what the hey. There are Pygmaois (stronger onion heads), Sapplings, and Canyon Rarabs floating around. Every /check I make turns out to be a "Decent Challenge", "Even Match", or "Tough", and as a general rule of thumb a BLM should NOT try that kinda stuff when solo. Again, what the hey. Typo ish not so easily deturred anymore, and with his formula for victoly, managed to gain 2 levels in 4 hours. Typo had grown up a little. At least in skill, anyway. :3

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I meet Unorthodoxious on the way home. Lv15 at the time, an elvaan monk (MNK) sitting right outside the Canyon entrance. Out of the blue I am invited into his linkshell, 'The Unorthodox Few' (TUF "tough" ;3). Yaay. Once I activate the linkpearl I am warmly greeted by many names I had already seen running up and down various areas, going about their business. Even though I'd never spoken to any of them before, I felt as if I knew half of them already.

Unortho and a few others are on their way back into the Canyon for some leveling. I want to make a good impression, so I join them immediately on the hunt for Wild Dhalmels () (giraffes)--the prey of choice for level 12-15 parties. Parties, NO soloing. (Yeah yeah, the pic is of a Bull Dhalmel, but they all look the same, so phooey.)

Things are going well, and Typo reaches lv13, without saftey net. Every battle is a challenge, with one or two falling close to death now and then, but we're getting fantastic exp for each victory, so the risk is well worth it.

Manolan, an over-eager lv14 hume warrior (WAR) decides to head in the opposite direction of our leader, claiming to have spotted a Dhalmel to the south. We head over to see him staring at it. Our white mage (WHM) says, "Don't attack that one." Here is how this scene plays out:

Manolan: "Why not?"

WHM: "NOT THAT ONE"

Manolan draws his sword and attacks the enemy for a very measly figure.

Typo, not only the BLM, but also the eyes and ears of the team highlights the enemy and reads its name to Manolan.

Typo: "Serpopard Ishtar??"

Unorthodoxious: "Dammit"

Manolan: "HELP"

And we do, and we find ourselves in more trouble than we'd experienced as a team earlier. It looks exactly like a Wild Dhalmel, but Ishtar is a far stronger version, only distinguishable by reading its name...and /checking it, of course.

"The Serpopard Ishtar's strength is impossible to guage!"

Named monsters like this are known as Notorious Monsters (NM(s)). Hyper Notorious Monsters (HNM(s)) also exist. Neat.

Considering its strength, the battle was surprisingly easy. I had to use my 2 hour job ability, "Manafront", which allows a BLM to cast repeatedly for 30 seconds without expending any MP. I "saved" the team's ass. :3

Unorthodoxious and Vangelis (another WAR) bit the dust pretty early. Typo became the team's new tank (the person who keeps the enemy in one place, and takes most, if not all the punishment--NOT a BLM job!), since he was casting like a fisherman on speed. He fell shortly after the WHM ran out of MP and died for curing too much. Seconds later, we "won", but only one team member out of 5 survived, and you can tell by now who it was.

Unorthodoxious: "How many exp points did you get from it, Mano?"

Manolan: "170."

Typo: "I somehow don't think that was worth it."

WHM: "ALWAYS ALWAYS read the name and /c before you attack!"

Vangelis: "/shout Can anyone raise?"

Manolan: "Sorry guys."

Typo: ":3"

Typo levels back down to 12, cries, and then returns to his home point in Windurst Woods, as does the rest of the team. There are no WHMs in the area with Raise (a lv25 spell).

So because of a couple n00b mistakes, that happens. Getting your team killed sucks, as I would find out first-hand much later on....

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I spend some time in Windurst selling things at the auction house () (AH). Rarely ever will you want to buy/sell items from/to NPCs. You will get duped, and feel as if making money is the hardest thing ever to do. A little patience and you can afford whatever it is you NEED (keyworded there, since alot of nice low-level items cost an astronomical amount of gil, but aren't necessarily vital to your survival).

For example, Silk Cloth sells for roughly 300gil to NPCs, whereas the average price it goes for to other players at the AH is 600gil a piece. A stack of 12 can net you 10,000 gil. Not that silk is easy to obtain, but you get the picture on the pricing thing. For the record, AHs are completely player-based--no NPCs involved with transactions, so essentially the players are the ones who place value on items. How's that for an in-game economy?

I got tired of being a tunic guy. Having hoods and all, you are unable to wear any headgear while sporting a tunic. Royal Footman's Tunic has +12 defense, +1 INT (intelligence stat deals with black magic power only), and restricts headgear. A Linen Robe (), however costs less, and offers slightly less defense, so if I could find suitable headgear, I'd be able to boost my def beyond that of the Tunic I was wearing. Losing the tunic's +1 INT was not a concern to me, seeing as I was trying to focus on my defense. All solo players should!

Fungus Hat ().

A good defense item by all means. Erudite's Headband would have suited me better for an INT+1 bonus, but less defense, but look at the hat, people. Sexay. Added effects: +resistance to water and dark elements. Nifty.

Typo had to have it.

I would spend the next couple earth days doing nothing but hunting Crawlers () for their Silk Thread drops, and Gobbies for their expensive gear, until I raised the 12k for my beloved hat.

My obsession with this thing made me somewhat (in)famous in both my linkshells, and the fact that the hat is bigger than me is such a bonus. ;3 Also, it's a rare item from a tough quest, which explains the hefty AH value--but hardly anyone wears it as a result, so I get to look unique. ^^ Typo is NEVER without his hat.

Fungus Hatty-watty.

Unless he is fishing (), and even then it's still in his inventory. ":3

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Typo does not frequent the Group of Aei much anymore, and since Aei is going to be switching servers soon, the group will soon cease to exist. Thanks for your help in the beginning, Aei! Baibai and good luck!

Some of my friends from that group are now members of TUF, so it's all good.

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Picture of the day. This one's for Ender.



Weak magic, pathetic attacks, big red beak.

Yagudos are dumb. Yagudo Initiate, Scribe, Mendicant, Persecutor, and many more. They're found all over Sarutabaruta, as well as Tahrongi, and are death to low level players, as well as some mid levels in the Canyon. Their home is in a place called Giddeus, just off of West Sarutabaruta. Strong ones live there, and annoy the hell out of everyone trying to do mission 3.

Bird'd.

First, let me just apologize for uploading piccies to geocities. It stinks, but everywhere else seems to stink too. I'm open to suggestions for a new host, and stuff.

Also, I'll add a couple pictures to the first post later.

I think I'm going to make something of a beastiary, by snapping as many enemies as I can (because trying to take pictures can get me killed...monsters hate the flash ;3), and sticking them in here. And, I'll remember to try and snap the people I talk about, namely party members, friends, etc.



Fungus Hat Typo + Double Bird'd by 2 Carrion Crows.

Ish long, and fairly agrrevating. There are 2 different sub quests--the difficult one, and the difficult one. You only need to do one of them, but it ish best to stick to the one closest to your current place of residence in Vana'diel.

Q. Why is a sub so important?

A. Strength.

You can be two things at once, using your sub's abilities to eliminate the weaknesses of your main job, or to further augment its strengths. You also get stat bonuses that are otherwise only obtainable through equipment and accessories. A subjob's level can only be 50% of your main at maximum, but blending the two jobs together can allow a single character to do some amazing things.

And of course, different combinations will yield different results, so it is all up to you, no matter what anyone tells you about job combinations.

A character without a subjob after lv18 will not be too popular with other same-level outgoing parties. While others reap the benefits of their subs, you are selling yourself short by limiting your resources. In short, without a subjob you are a liability.

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Dhalmel hunting in Tahrongi is going well, and over a dozen members of TUF, split into several groups, are thriving off the giraffe-tipping experience. Apart from Sarutabaruta, there are 3 areas attatched to Tahrongi, further to the north; the Meriphataud Mountains *shiver*, a wasteland as equally barren as the Canyon, divided lengthways by the giant spine of a dead something. Under lv20's probably won't survive for too long up here without sufficient protection. The one reason you might want to visit before Dhalmel hunting is because there is a guard right at the entrance that will allow you to set that point as your home point, great for those cases where you happen to die and don't feel like that 20 minute run from Windurst to Tahrongi. I had visited this area already when I "helped" a Mithra named Subaru, as well as her friends get Gausebit Grass for their chocobo quest. I got some for myself, too, remembering to set my new home point on my way out. ;3

Then there's Buburimu Penninsula. Residents of Windurst will probably come here to do their subjob quest. It isn't a friendly place for even lv20's, and at this point I had only heard of it, and never thought of going. The third and final is the Maze of Shakrhami. Levels 15 to 19 would take place within this tricky cave.

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Tunnels and tunnels of enemies, few of which are safe to attack, even for a group of 12-15's. Some of the underground areas are huge, with giant skeletons and stray bones decorating every room. A team NEEDS a designated look out or two here, seeing as agressive enemies spawn abundantly. Agressive (aggro) enemies attack on sight, sometimes even on sound, and are often the ONE thing you could do without fighting, especially alone.

We went through a million and one lengthy battles featuring as many close calls with Goblin Ambushers and Tinkerers and Maze Makers, with Typo hitting level 18 in a few earth days. What can I say, dying and leveling down more than once can disrupt anyone's momentum. ":3 Roughly 3000 points are needed to level at this stage, and each battle yielded anywhere from 48-120 exp.

And now, having reached level 18 I am eligible to walk the last mile on the road to my beloved subjob. However, these plans would have to be delayed, since everyone else was either too high, or too low a level, and therefore already had a subjob, or were simply too weak to help. So I decided to attempt to reach the next level up landmark, 20.

Shakrhami is mage heaven. Meet the Maze Maker. It is a worm that pops its head up out of the sand, sticks in one spot, and casts until it, or its opponent dies. It is not aggro, meaning that it will not attack unless first provoked. Though stationary, small and frail-looking, the Maker is quite durable, and can pack quite a (magical) punch with Stonega, a lv15 black magic spell that attacks the main target, as well as a medium-sized area around it. It can Bind you in place for about 30 seconds, and also cast the infamous Rasp, which, similarly to poison, constantly drains HP, and disables resting for a rather long time. It is incurable, so you must wait for it to wear off.

At this point I am strong enough to exploit the Maker's weakness--the fact that it cannot move. Using a certain strategy that involved me running out of the Maker's casting range when I needed to heal, then returning in tip-top condition to finish things off, I would defeat Maze Makers of all strengths and gain 75-140 exp per battle.

Halfway through level 19 I have a dangerously close call with a Ghoul. It is a powerful aggro enemy that spawns in a select few places in the Maze. I must have been fighting a Maker when it appeared, since I didn't notice its presence until it started attacking me. My escape was a stroke of luck. I first had to run outside the casting range of the Maker, so I could stop to cast Bind on the Ghoul. This is a feat that perhaps gets BLMs killed most of the time, as a spell can be interrupted by a single hit from an enemy, and higher-level enemies are very stubborn and cannot be enfeebled so easily.

I had to allow him to take a swing at me so I could start casting my spell, and he gladly did so, taking me to critical state immediately. My Bind spell works first time. 102 MP remaining. I turn to run away as the Ghoul takes a final desperation swing, missing me completely in my retreat, and with 100 MP I am able to cast Warp, and teleport the hell out of Shakrhami.

Since Warp only teleports you to your home point, I appeared in the Meriphataud Mountains seconds later.

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It seems that Shakrhami is either too slow, or too risky for Typo alone, so he heads back home to fish until his friends are ready for their subjobs. Having spent many days away, seeing Windurst and hearing that groovy jungley-plus-Irish-flutey-type music again gave me a warm and comforting feeling, as though it were my reward for eliminating beastmen for 7 levels before returning, doing my country proud. :3

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I'm going to check my image collection, and if I find any that I can use in this post, I'll edit them in. I wasn't playing the game at this point with sightseeing in mind...

In FFXI you will have good times.

:3 ()
":3 ()
X3 ()
"X3 ()
=>_>= ()

Almost as many as the bad times.

Sleep.

10k G? Damn. I'm lv.20 and i barely have 5k!!! I'm taking a break from leveling and doing quests....oh so quests....

Lv19 BLM looking to get his subjob quest over with. The quest involves collecting 3 rare items that drop from 3 different enemies, and handing them over to some old hag named Vera who hangs out in Mhaura (a port town in the south of Buburimu). I log on one day to find many from TUF planning on heading out to Mhaura for the same purpose, and very thankfully, things pick up from here~

A responsible group can easily gather 2 of the 3 quest items, by easily overwhelming Mighty Rarabs and Bull Dhalmels. Of course, each team member has to get an item, and since they're rare, luck plays a large factor in how quickly the items are obtained. In the process, Typo reached level 20, recieving congratulations and huggies and kissies from all his adoring fans. ;)

The final item, however, requires one to kill Bogy. It ish basically a very powerful ghost that only appears at night. Imagine, sub jobs are available from level 18, yet the quest itself is too tough to be completed by mere level 18s. It is necessary to call for higher-level help, and unless you can find a buff US player, you'll have to fidget around with the awful in-game ENG-JP translator to get help from a more experienced player.

Our team leader at the time just happens to know a lv30 monk (MNK), Kugetsu, who quickly makes his way over to the beach in Mhaura by chocobo, and it is with his assistance (ok, so he did all the work, and it was cool watching him >.>) that our group was able to obtain the final quest item! Our hero!

You take the 3 items back to Vera, who really didn't need them, but was only teaching you some lesson or the other, figures. But she "teaches" you about subjobs, at which point you head back home to your mog house to try on your new subby-wubby. ^_^

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Some pictures from Buburimu and Mhaura:



Running through Buburimu Penninsula at night. Kinda lonely, eh. >.-

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"Goblin dodgeball" ().

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Our group gathers somewhere in Buburimu to get those subjob quest items.





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Typo loves cats. ;3




Kitiara (thief/THF) and Lafiel (WHM) are Typo's hunnies. ;3
Well, not really, but still...nyau!!! They are great players, and Kitiara makes quite the team leader.

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Sunrise. We're off to lv up for the day, awaiting nightfall when Kugetsu will come to help us get a Bloody Robe (final, and toughest-to-obtain quest item) each, from Bogy.




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When he arrives, we all do our best to...stand and watch him wrestle with the Bogies, while Lafiel throws in the occasional cure~




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The next day...

Enter Typo, lv1 White Mage, lv1 Black Mage!

Hey, don't look all surprised. My BLM job is still lv20, but since I changed it to my subjob, the game has limited the amount of BLM power I can use. A subjob can only be half the level of the main job, at max, level 1 being the only exception. Since subjobs do not gain experience points, the only way to level up your subjob is to change it to be your main. It really is not as confusing as it sounds. As I level WHM, BLM will automatically level up behind it, since its true level is 20. If I were to level WHM to 40, my BLM job would finally max out at 20.

In my previous post are a few images, and those images are just some of my worst experiences as a WHM. This job has some limitations that I just cannot put my finger on... Even with a few lower lv black magics to help me out, as well as a shield to block attacks, extra HP and defense, and of course the Cure spell, I still have more trouble defending myself as a WHM, than I did as a BLM.
Hmm... But as a white mage, I am wanted by any and everyone within a few levels of me. WHMs are rare on Cerberus.

For the past couple of weeks, Typo has been going through familiar routines in Sarutabaruta...






Tahrongi...





and Shakrhami...




I plan on getting to 20 before I continue to lv BLM.

Other activities would sidetrack me from this goal, however...

The next major goal for most players after gaining a subjob, is to give themselves the power of travel, to reach new areas quickly and safely.

Apart from good ol' fashioned footwork, boats and airships are two alternative forms of transportation in FFXI. Unfortunately, at such a low level, airships are pretty much inaccessible, and the only available boat at the time only has one destination...more on that soon. :3

Chocobos are a third, and most useful travel option, only you cannot own one, but instead rent one for 30 or so earth minutes from your local chocobo stable. But.. before you can even think of such a luxury, you must first reach level 20 (think of it as a legal driving age), and make your way to Jeuno, the "neutral" kingdom pretty much in the very center of the world map. There you will recieve your chocobo license, your ticket to near absolute freedom.

While relatively within walking distance of the other three kingdoms, the road to Jeuno is extremely tretcherous from all angles, even for a group of level 20 adventurers, and just plain scary for Typo, who made the trip all on his lonesome. >.>

For a couple days after reaching lv20, I tried to find others with whom I could travel...unfortunately my playing hours were apparently somewhat off on these days, since everyone I knew just happened to make the trip whenever I was offline! For once, Typo decided to take initiative and attempt the journey solo.

One thing you have to understand is the dangers that come from travelling alone. Knowing just how easy it is to die in this game is half of what makes these 'trips' so exciting. Running away from monsters is almost an impossibility... A THF can use flee and increase footspeed to their advantage, a BLM or RDM can bind an enemy in place, and run. Certain classes have their own ways and means, but when all else fails, you're likely to be in a fight to the death with any monster that sees fit to aggro you. Aggro enemies exist in almost all areas, and some have a knack for camouflaging themselves, ready to ambush anyone below their level. Some attack you on sight, others if they hear your footsteps, and some can even smell you. This is where the whole "goblin dodgeball" concept comes into play. Goblins are the most common of aggressive enemies, and some can sense you from rather far away, which is why if you're running from point A to point B, and there are goblins blocking, it is necessary to plan an alternate route going around them, sometimes going much further out of your way than you'd care to, maybe even getting yourself into more trouble. And of course if one Goblin aggros you, it is likely any others in the vecinity will follow. The Dodgeball rule applies to ALL aggros, and you will learn to be good at it, or hopefully always be able to travel in a group.

Now keep all that in mind, and imagine being alone in an area you know nothing about. All you can do at first is read your map (if you remember to buy one at the nearest town), and plan a route. The rest is dodgeball.

And I played that damn game for almost 3 hours before I could make it to Jeuno.

In summary, it all went something like this:

- Warp from Windurst to current homepoint, West Sarutabaruta. (10 seconds)

- Run to East Saruta, head north east to reach Tahrongi. (3 minutes)

- Head north to reach the opening in the canyon, run east to Buburimu. (5 minutes)

It gets a little tricky here.

- Play goblin dodgeball until Mhaura. (12 minutes)

See?

- Make Mhaura my new homepoint. Pay 100 gil to catch boat from Mhaura to Selbina (). (10 minutes, had to wait for boat to arrive)

This was my first time ever on the boat, in fact, my first time ever leaving the Windurst area. But from all the storeis I'd heard from beta players and importers, as well as several friends who had already experienced the boat ride, I learned a few pointers:

1. Keep away from Japanese players who fish. Whatever they catch may end up eating you.

2. The boat is vulnerable to a pirate attack. Pray that doesn't happen.

- Survive the boat trip. (15 minutes)

Thankfully the ride was uneventful. The only other person on the boat besides myself, a JP player, fished up a storm. Luckily none of the catches were sea monsters. >.> A Sea Crab and a Sea Pugil jumped onto the boat. Semi-dangerous, but nothing I couldn't handle.

- Make Selbina my new home point. Buy maps of San d'Oria and Jeuno areas. Exit and head into Valkurm Dunes. (2 minutes)

Selbina ish a small port/fishing town near the San d'Oria area. It has great music, and that's all that's important.

- In Valkurm, dodgeball () north until La Theine Plateau. (19 minutes)

Valkurm Dunes...very white sands, no music, enemies everywhere... As far as I know, only the goblins out here aggro, but there were so many of them it was still a task getting to La Theine..

- Run around aimlessly in La Theine, and hope to find Jugner Forest. (18 minutes, plus encounter with an "easy prey" enemy that depleted 1/4 of my HP in 1 hit. It was an Orcish Mesmeriser, or another orc of some sort.)

La Theine ish beautiful. It's a shame that a place so scenic could be filled with such evil... Just goes to show you that even an "easy prey" monster can be dangerous if you know nothing about that species.. I spent the rest of the time dodging other orcs, goblins and a water elemental that I swear was stalking me.

- Take a break, rest at the forest entrance and hope not to get jumped while getting a snack >.> (10 minutes)

- Jugner Forest. Run for dear life and reach the outpost. (26 minutes, after figuring out that I was running the complete opposite direction for 10 minutes)

Scared the living daylights out of me. My vision was regularly impaired by tree branches hanging everywhere, and one time, out of nowhere, there's this (). Yeah, don't crucify me for being so far from it. I WAS right next to it and had to look closely to realize that that wasn't any normal tree. >.> Ok so it looks obvious, but trust me, having never seen one of those before it wasn't exactly expected. ;3

- Homepoint outpost which is in the middle of nowhere (), head north east to Battalia Downs. (12 minutes)

- Straight run east. Dodge EVERYTHING, reach The Grand Dutchy of Jeuno! (17 minutes, the last of which I was chased to Jeuno entrance by a Sabertooth Tiger.)

- Total time, 'bout 2 1/2 hours. <.<

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After feeling a sense of great accomplishment for being able to overcome obstacles that not many dare to try, Typo still had the actual quest itself to begin. You are to talk to a man named Brutus, the head of the stables in Upper Jeuno about a chocobo license. But of course in typical RPG fashion you must first prove you are worthy enough, or in this case trustworthy enough, as your challenge is to gain the trust of a sickly chocobo nearby.

In an earlier entry I mentioned needing 4 clumps of gausebit wildgrass for this quest. This type of grass can heal chocobo wounds and cure illnesses, making it perfect for this occasion. The bird needs to be fed 6 times, once every earth hour. It won't eat the first 2 times, but overtime it will begin to feel comfortable with you and accept your gift of healing grass. ;3

The quest takes no effort on your part, just some patience. Congraturation to Typo, because from then on Typo was a free taru!!!

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Piccies! :3 All images from here on will be uploaded onto good clean ffsspace, and none of that pooey geocities stuff anymore. Nyau! Click on 'em at will!

-Mhaura ()~


Boat arrives, Typo hauls his tarubutt up in there.

Public enemy #1 ()



That JP guy had no chance of getting me devoured. I went inside by the captain and trembled for the remainder of the trip. 15 earth minutes of potential pirate attack time? Teh horrorrr!

Strangely enough I have no Selbina pictures. Cry.

La Theine~



The trees are lovely, eh? Such a nifty place, until the orcs rear their oogly...rears.

Jugner~




Battalia Downs~



Derelict-y. Plenty of ruins that serve as goblin hide-aways. Not a very friendly place, BUT a stone's throw from Jeuno! Better hussle through..

Jeuno~




Huge! A little intimidating at first. It's a lot larger than Windurst, at least vertically anyway, AND an abundance of high-level characters () swarm every part of it.


There are always a bunch of scrubs waiting around at the stables for the next chocobo feeding time. ;3

Chocobo piccies~




Make one of these your wallpaper. Send one or all to someone for christmas. They are more beautiful than you. Do it do it.~


The bird and the beast~ ;3

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With chocobo power finally in Typo's hands, he ish now able to travel between all 4 nations at will. All of Windurst, Bastok, San d'Oria and Jeuno r belong to Typo! Muah!

16 days, 21hrs, 44mins.
LV20 WHM LV20 BLM Typotaru~

Typo is at a loss for direction at the moment. Let's see, got my subjob, got me yellow bird, leveled sub to 20, made lots of money fishing and bought some level 20 equipment for blm. There ish so much I could do at this point, now that I've accomplished all my goals so far..

Hmmm.

It's funny that after all this time I still haven't ever met up with Khyros. The least I could do is ride over to San d'O and watch him get picked on by lower-level stuff. ;3

Real update coming soon-y~!

I'm stuck in Quifm....that acursed place!!!!!~~ I was resting with my pt when this idiot trained 4 wights and 2 giants and they raped him, THEN CAME AFTER US!!. It was a grusome scene, 2 pts dead. :eek:

Also, tis seems like you have no idea what to do now, well whats you've accomplished is like only 5/100 you could do. For now you could do guilding, do missions to follow up on the main plot, level of course, do quests and at lv.30 you can hunt for your RSE clothes that look like your n00b clothes only RED!! *gasp* that and they give mega stat boosts. Also at 30 you can do job quests, just imagine yourself as a taru dark knight, wouldn't you like that? eh? eh? eh?!?!



^ Awwwwwwww

And after lv.30, well just stick around to find out. ^_~

It's the most wonderful time of the year...if you're into free useless fireworks and half-assed christmas hat rumors. In typical friendly MMORPG fashion, the towns were..."decorated" for the christmas season while whm Typo was out whoring himself for exp.

Typo returned to Windurst after a lot of hard labour to find cheap lights and streamers littering the trees and corners all over town. Le sigh. In case I absolutley must, I've snapped 1 or 2 shots of how unhappy ()San d'Oria is looking. It's sad, but they tried (), I guess. Wonder if Nick had anything to do with the mutilation of those poor trees.. :3

There's most likely some special christmas-y themed quest (probably true), in which people swear you can obtain a "Santa Hat" item (most likely bs), but it doesn't interest me right now.

What does interest me is getting cash for lv20 equipment, as well as updating my spells. Guess I'll be fishing for a couple days to raise my level and earn some money-woney. I can't stand seeing people wearing outdated clothes >.> Makes me not want to heal them. ;3

Typo's fishing is now lv14.1. Typing /clock allows you to see the current Vana'diel time and date, as well as the current state/phase of the moon. These have alot to do with how successful you are in crafting, but for now only fishing concerns me. The phases change every Vana'diel day, and go from 0% up to 100, and back down to 0% in increments of 2-3% each time. As far as I've experienced, new moon (from 0-5%) and full moon (90-100%) are the best times to fish, with one or two instances in between where you'll have a good spell. I accidentally slept through all of new moon today, so I'll hopefully have some good spells until full moon, which will probably hit around Monday evening or early Tuesday or so. :/

I'm a little worried about how I'll make fast money, seeing as everyone in Cerberus except for Typo seems to think that moat carp ish worth 3k gil per stack (12 items bunched together), instead of 4. >.> On a good fishing day I can catch 12 moat carp in 20-35 minutes, so I can make several thousand per hour, but since the price has dropped to 3k, it'll take me a few more hours at the pond to catch 100k gil worth. Le sigh part 2.

I currently have 90,000gil, which should cover the rest of my equipment for whm and blm, but I'll need more for spells, especially Drain, which comes to a mighty 19,000gil on its own. Le sigh cubed.

When I'm done with all this it'll be time to head out to Qufim (an island, I think, just off Jeuno) where I'll stay put until lv25. I'm not sure which job I'll lv first...maybe whm, since I've grown accustomed to being in charge of people's lives. ;D It's actually been pretty fun, a lot more than blm...

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Over the past few weeks Typo has been making new friends all over the place. Unless you specifically want a static team where you and the other members always breathe, eat, sleep, and play FFXI at the exact same time all the time, you'll hardly team up with the same people everyday. So it's inevitable that you'll meet someone new almost everyday. Apart from Unorthodox Few and Windurst Special Forces, Typo is now a member of Spamorama, and his new favourite, The Chocobo Knights. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

It's hard juggling between 4 linkshells (). Nowadays I use them more like in-game chats as opposed to just simple communication devices where I can ask for help, for a team, or whatever.

Spamorama hasn't ever really made it off the ground, but I'm not too surprised. The majority of the members are originally from TUF. No point in having 2 shells with the same people, but to be nice I accepted the linkpearl.

The Chocobo Knights...best. Linkshell. Colour. Ever, as well as plenty of good-natured players, nice and evenly spread out from low to higher levels. More 'old friends' from Aei's group here, so Typo fit in perfectly. ^^

Windurst SpecForces is probably one I'll frequent more often after I hit lv25. At that level you can join an expiditionary force (EF), where your group is assigned a designated area to fight in in an attempt to claim it in the name of your country. Or something like that. WSF is geared towards keeping Windurst ahead of the pack in terms of territory expansion and domination. I also hang out with them every now and then to eavesdrop on/ask about things I haven't a clue about now, but will probably be important for later levels. ":3

TUF still seems like "home" to me, but the majority of people I was close with a few weeks ago have surpassed my level, and therefore I don't get the chance to party with them. Still, they're a great group and still as fun as always~

As long as you've got a good reputation and hang out with the right crowd, linkshells can increase the fun you'll have with this game tenfold. I feel pretty well-known and popular now, to say the least...like a lil' taru cheerleader omg!

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[20:34] <MogKnight> "Nick says Mithra's don't wear strapons" ()

My kinda gal (). The ONLY reason to visit Mhaura now. ;3

This is a Malboro (). I saw it once on my way to Bastok via Passhow Marshlands from Jeuno. The good thing: it's a Malboro. The bad thing, it's a Malboro. It also looks just like an Ochu. I was on a chocobo, so it didn't throw up on or eat me.

Wall this () or something. ;3

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I'll see what I can do about getting some videos in here. *looks at Mog* They'd be short, of course, but some action > no action! ;3

PS: UW...Typo knows all that, silly-willy~ The problem was actually what to do FIRST! I've also heard plenty about bad Qufim teams...I'd better watch out. :/

Been a rather long weeky-weeky. Typo ish unabletaru enjoy Final Fantarusy XI for christmasy, so this journal willtaru be semi-completely deady-weady until around January-wary 10.

"Happy holidays."

I was never a fan of the "cutesy-wutesy" way tarus talk. >_>; but other then that, I HATE THEM ALL! ...cept you Typo cos you rock. :D

After going away for christmas, Typo's computaru went boom. Typo's poor fans!

...hoping to be back online sometime next week.

...I wonder if I'll remember how to cast spells...

Not surprised that the updates took longer to d/l this time 'round, but I'm not complaining.

It's good to see some of the familiar faces again. In terms of levels, everyone isn't as far ahead as Typo thought they would be. In the meantime, however, they've been completing quests and missions, as well as increasing crafting levels, so Typo's still got plenty of catching up to do. Should be fun... o.o;

The UnorthodoxFew has become the UnorthodoxMANY. I was advised by a sexy cat not to join the new linkshell, as a few bad apples had given the previous one a miserable reputation. Still, out of curiosity I asked one of the leaders/an old friend for a pearl anyway. I'll lurk around. Apparently all the familiar faces have now joined The Order. I'll see about joining later tonight.

All that aside, the most important thing to note ish that Typotaru ish back!
Nyau! ^_^

Everyone ish in new ls, The Order, and Typo was invited to join as soon as he was spotted. Quite a reunion! It seems I had a fan club and didn't even know it! ;3

...

Right, anyway, just to get my head out of the clouds, I need to sort myself out and get moving. I've been playing so much FFX-2 that certain things in this game seem so alien to me now. X3

I've decided to be a full-time white mage (20whm/10blm) until level 40 (40whm/20blm). This way I can cut down on fishing time since I only have to raise funds to support the one job. In addition to that, alot of the equipment I currently have will end up sorta paying for other things in future. Some of the rare lv15-20 gear ish more valuable than the 25-30 gear I was looking at. In other words, things look easy equipment wise for Typo and whm.

I currently have 35k gil, and all of it will go towards white magic scrolls. I still have a bit more to raise for the remaining important lv20-25 spells, and it shouldn't take too long.

After suiting up, I'll be in Qufim until around lv25.

And so begins the hustle!

That wasn't so hard! Well, at least not from today. Typo spent the past couple days just getting his bearings back. All my macros were reset, so I had to configure some 20+ spells again.

I was in Jeuno yesterday trying to find/make a Qufim party, but everyone was either too high lv, too low, busy, or in a full team. *sigh*

Today is actually the first time I've been able to fight since returning. The exp rolls in quite nicely, and after just a couple hours I've gone from barely 20, to just about 22. I've been in 2 teams so far. The first stuck to hunting Land Worms (see Maze Makers), while the second spent time just outside a place called Delkfutt's Tower, chaining Clippers and various Giants.

I'm remembering my old habits well enough. It's almost as if I never took a break from the game at all!

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Some screens~

Busy Qufim. This part is a long, thin path leading from Port Jeuno into the open.



A good picture of the first team...minus our poor BLM, bless her soul~ ; ;


There's a Giant thingy to the right. ()
Today someone was hit for 217 points of damage right before cure II was about to heal them to full HP. Oh well! It isn't very often they hit those high numbers, so even VT's (very tough) are fairly easy with a good team.

Some shots outside the Tower. Typo forgot to actually take a picture OF the Tower. Oh well.





Please don't swing Typo by his head, thank you~

Great idea! We'll get Typo to cast Sneak + Deodorize on us all, so we can get by those aggros over there! See, with this spell combination you can get by most enemies without them hearing or smelling you. So go ahead and run right in front of them, since surely all the senses have been covered.

I really should have taken a screenshot of that little scene that resulted in this ().

Things went slowly tonight. Party () wanted to kill Giants and Pugils, while Clippers are far easier, and would have yielded almost the same exp. Anyway, level 23 WHM Typotaru.

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Random images from today...

Even busier Qufim~

Yes, someone ish dead, and Typo ish seemingly sitting down on the job!!

How curious!

At the lake (). Smack dab in the middle of Qufim area, not too far from the Tower. Good for Clipper chaining-- until sunset. Banshees come out at night, and they'll kill you dead. This ish a safe(ish) spot in the middle of the lake.I took the liberty of carefully marking the banshees, as well as other important information.

Lake DDR. ()




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A few pictures outside (and inside!) Delblaahwhatever's Tower.









<3 FFXI translator tool. ()

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I'd really like lv25 before the end of tomorrow, so Typo's on the look-out for some good teams! (a miracle and a prayer, perhaps.) Make Typo proud!

Lots of hugs and love for unconscious Typo. Being that Typo was flat on his face, he could not get the best picture of the pretty night sky (). It's a rare sight, apparently exclusive to Qufim, and also more beautiful than the picture illustrates, especially in motion.

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20 days, 3 hours, 15 minutes~
LV25WHM/LV20BLM (ANON) Typotaru ()~

And so begins the life of yet another whm post-scroll of Raise.

/anon ish now my best friend. It makes my level and job information unavailable for others to check, so they can't beg for Raise every few seconds. Just so you know, seconds after I turned 25, 4 Raise requests, all within the space of 5 minutes came my way. I helped one of them since he was nearby. Keep in mind Typo was in a very well put-together party at the time. I am going to be very selective about who I do and don't revive. After all, I'm a much busier Typotaru now. ;3

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Lower Delkfutt's (erm) Tower () isn't too bad a level up spot, provided you can kill gobbys quickly, and, if you fight giants (), keep your head on straight. Before following the rest of the party in, Typo sets anon () (blue name, yay) to prevent further distractions >.>

Unfortunately things can go wrong with a little bad luck, and a bout of lag. Lag doesn't occur too often, but when it does, it's at the most inconvenient of times. Typo Raises () his friend. X3

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Another Qufim "landmark" is the cliffs (). Good for Clipper and Greater Pugil chaining. This area was great from lv23-25, averaging 100exp per fight.

I love high level JP players. They will fish () up something, kill its ass DEAD, then fish it back up again to do the same. XD But I still worry about what might happen if the thing ever went out of control...

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There's something about the /sh (shout) command...ah yes, it ish annoying when abused. You generally shouldn't shout when looking for a party...that's why there ish a player search function built-in.

chatlog. ;3

Part 2 () of chatlog, and at the same time, a higher level Beastmaster (BST) impresses Typo with his command over a Kraken. Obviously he fished it up before taming it.

Seconds after Typo snapped that shot, he released the Kraken from his command and slaughtered it, before moving into the Tower. o.o;;;

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It's time for Typo to take a brief break from the battles, and stock up on some lv25-30 spells in Windurst. I may need to do some fishing...

I hear ya, some people are just too lazy to use the player search function, but noo, they'd rather go to the battle field and go "BBQ OMG LV.30 WAR/4 WHM LFG LFG LFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

/shudder

I've been all over the place. Level 25, for most people anyway, means get out of Qufim, and head to Kazham. Heaven on earth for 25-30's.

Kazham can only be reached by airship, and the airship can only be accessed if you have a pass. Here's the catch: the pass costs 100,000 gil, OR, lots of time spent in a luck-driven quest.

Some fatass (one word, oh yeah) Galka wants you to get 3 keys for him, and of course each of them is located inconveniently to add to the fun. If that weren't enough, each of these keys is obtained as a rare monster drop, and horror stories will tell you of the hours spent trying to get each drop, to no avail. Anyway, you get the keys, galky-fatty gives you the pass.

No horror story for Typo.

The 3 locations are Ghelsba Outpost (San d'Oria region), Palborough Mines (Bastok region), and Giddeus (remember the Yagudo? Windurst region), each of them maze-like in formation. The keys are held, and (oftentimes) rarely dropped by the 3 or so "toughest" enemies in each area.

Luckily, Galen and Kingky ("King Kai" ":3) from TheOrder (which is now pretty much my only active ls >.>) either felt the need to help me, or had some business of their own to tend to in those areas, and we formed a "group" () to go key huntin'.

An important detail about this quest is having a THF in the team, or at least someone with the Treasure Hunter job trait, obviously helpful for rare finds. The enemies are none too tough for level 25+ characters, unless they're careless, so it's pretty much a test of patience and, well... luck.

Some people (like Galen) return here after completing this quest to grab some more keys to get their race specific equipment (RSE), from locked chests that randomly spawn in the area. RSE is (expensive) level 30+ equipment that gives nifty stat bonuses and such, and each piece for each race has unique bonuses. Its appearance is basically a pallette swap of your race's default gear. That'll surely disappoint some, but their usefulness and rarity makes them well worth it. Typo ish definitely interested in getting more keys for his RSE, instead of buying.

Roughly 5 hours of travelling and hacking and slashing, would result in all 3 keys for Typo, and whomever else was lacking a key or two for RSE purposes. Now 5 hours ish a pretty long time, but I'll still be able to laugh in the faces of those who actually took days to accomplish the same. ^^

Typo owes ya one, Galen/Ky!

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Ghelsba screenie-weenies~





Targets: Orcish Warchief, and damned if I remember the others o.o;; I'm thinking Cursemaker is one.

We didn't take too long here. Actually, we were pretty much the only ones around, so this was a quick in, quick out
deal.

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Palborough screenie-weenies~

Taking the elevator down () ;o

A Cure 2 () here...

A Raise () there~

Typoinabox! ()

Old, Brass and Copper Quadavs () are what you're looking for in here.

We joined up with a few more hunters i here. They had a thief as well, so we'd have extra Treasure Hunter power, and this way we wouldn't step on each other's toes, stealing Quadavs/potential drops.

This one didn't stand much of a chance ()...even Typo got into the thick of things~

Taking the boat to the outside () after the hunt.

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Giddeus....





Was much like Ghelsba. We were done even before I could take many screenie-weenies!

Targets: Yagudo Votary/Priest

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Before heading out to Giddeus from Bastok, Typo met with old friend Nippon at the chocobo stables. Nippon tried to look cool () with his pumpkinhead, but the Fungus Hat just wouldn't have any of it, and stripped him of whatever coolness factor he thought he had.

I'm going to start keeping records of silly/dumb names. ()

Fish it. Love it. ()

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Yeah. So Typo is once again free to level up at any given time, and it just so happens that hitting level 30 is my main priority. I'd like to be able to do it within the next 2 days, and from what I've heard of Kazham, it seems that it may be possible...

Goals:

-purchase important lv25-30 scrolls.
-lv30whm Typotaru
-raise Jeuno fame (more on that later ;3)
-raise fishing lv


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A change in plans as a result of a busy weekend, and a rather unexpected turn of events yesterday. Because of my new job, my time on FFXI will be cut some.

That being said, I've spent the weekend, along with yesterday tackling some of my shorter-term goals, saving the leveling up for last. I probably will not head to Khazam before this coming weekend.

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As for fame and why it's so important and coveted, in order to acquire some of the more rewarding quests, as well as some nifty items (not to mention artifact (AF) gear, some of the best unique weapons and armor available thus far) you'll need fame--the more, the better.

Some spend as much as weeks doing multiple lengthy quests, one nation at a time to become more famous in those regions, but Selbina, the little port town between San d'Oria and Bastok, has a convenient solution () for that.

Old man Melyon will pay for a helping of one of 3 different items to feed his sheep. Either an ear of millioncorn (120g), La Theine cabbage (100g), or boyahda moss (600g). Your objective is to gather as many stacks of these items as possible through farming, or AH whoring, and trade them to him one at a time, for a small fame increase for each one.

With boyahda moss it's possible to actually make a profit from this quest, based on its AH price. Singles sell for between 500-600gil, while stacks (bundles of 12) go for 6,900-7,200gil~ You do the math, Typo ish tired. :3 Just keep in mind that this method takes money to begin with, but you'll end up either breaking even, or turning out a profit, like Typo. Typo spent roughly 77,000 gil on moss, and ended up with just over 84,000~.

Because of Selbina's location, this quest helps with Selbina fame, as well as Bastok and San d'Oria, even Jeuno, since your Jeuno fame rating is dependent on that of the other 3 nations'.

Thanks to Allakhazam (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/), Typo knows that fame has 9 levels, in 6 different areas: Windy, Sandy, Bastok, Jeuno, Selbina, and Norg...somewhere Typo won't soon be going. These levels can be checked by a certain NPC in each nation (2 in Windurst), who will have something different to tell you depending on your fame level.

So Typo spent some time yesterday saying "yay" to fame and gil...

...while having a laugh () and some fun () along the way~

Since mid-last week, Typo had promised his longish-time friend, sexy Raynia ()cat, that he'd head out with her from Windurst, to Bastok, to begin mission 6. Completing this mission will upgrade your rank to 3, something that Typo had been delaying for a good number of weeks now... Each nation has its own unique set of missions, but M6 arrives at a similar conclusion for all nations, which involves you battling a dragon.

You begin in your home nation, and are sent to either of the other nations to perform a task. Depending on which nation you choose to travel to first, your mission will change slightly. Typo heard from LS friends that the errand you must run in Bastok ish relatively short, and that the San d'Oria dragon ish a wussy-wuss. Being that the dragon part of the mission always comes last, Typo and Raynia decided to leave San d'O for last.

Bastok's little errand involves mining. Mnyeh. In Palborough Mines you're to dig up a certain type of ore, refine it, and return the results to some fatass galka in Bastok Metalworks' kitchen. The "trick" is getting past the Quadavs without the threat of their annoyance. Luckily Typo ish a whm, and Sneak was the only "trick" we needed~. Report to the Windurst Consolate in Bastok, and get the hell out of there~

Come to San d'Oria~. Raynia, being the sexy and catty cat she is, was able to quickly assemble a regular rag-tag group of adventurers () to go to Ghelsba for some dragon tipping. The slightly higher level orcs deeper into Ghelsba still aren't much of a challenge alone, but in rooms like this () you can easily find yourself or team up against a gang of 'em~, and that's pretty iffy right there. Narsel ish also a whm, so it made things a lot easier to have backup, or to have her back. Keke, "have her back."

We reached the burning circle ()~ Each of us had to stand on the thing and watch a cutscene, before confronting the boss. We had a brief tactics session before rushing in head-first, and barely avoided defeat just as we were about to finish off old Dread. It really wasn't that hard, it's just that the dragon's Curse comes with a nasty surprise or two that could frustrate anyone, regardless of their HP. A word of advice: it's helpful to have a blm on the team, particularly for Sleep. Typo's team wasn't fortunate enough to have a blm, but I've heard that Sleep makes things much easier.

Kekeke ()~

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Typo? Lecherous??? Ni! () Just...very curious...

"Team Dragon"! < call5 >




M6 Burning Circle Cutscene





q. What have we learned so far?
a. Elvaans are tall, long-neck cowards, basically.

These are the real warriors! ;3










Rikku? ( )
No don't be silly, it's Lion, of course. (http://images.ffshrine.org/dlffxi/yeahiwasrightthelegsarealmostasniceascatlegsoknotr eally.jpg)

q. Lesson?
a. Lion = "Major" character in FFXI story = Rikku (X-2) wannabe = semi-cute < cats.

Victoly over the dragon takes you to the sprigs () near the battle area, after viewing the cutscene with Lion. Here, you can collect some spring water in a bottle for a San d'Oria quest~. No hint for you. Typo was waiting for the guys to know their role and vacate the area so Typo could *winky-winky* with the cats, hoho!


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Someone stole Ender's bird's egg. ()

Aaaaand...


For old-timer chatters, remember those good ole bIRC days?


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Typo has been in Kazham for the past few days, but it wasn't quite what I expected, as far as, well, exp gain ish concerned...

Save it for next update, Typo >.>;

More frequent updates from now on, I pwomish. ;3

After attaining rank 3, Typo made for Jeuno and hopped aboard the airship to Kazham for the first time. I stepped in to find an empty lounge, and 2 people standing in the next room. I would have preferred to have experienced this occasion with some friends, all of us taking the trip for the very first time, like those lucky souls in beta who got to get all excited about everything. ;3 At least there was the scenery which Typo did not, in fact, have trouble admiring ().

Arriving at another alien location, ready to take in the sights and spill some beastman blood, Typo sticks on his invite flag, and shortly afterwards joins his first Kazham death party! ^^

I'd heard horror stories about Qufim, but I sailed through there quite comfortably in comparison to the multiple tales Typo could tell about Yuhtunga and Yhoator Jungle...

The trend is to level in Yuhtunga, right outside Kazham from 25-27/28, then to hop on a chobo and get lost before finding Yhoator, much deeper into the wild (28-33). Goblin Smithys link here so bad, it's as if people do it on purpose. Of my 270+ max HP at the time, a gobby could near destroy me with about 250+ damage from a bomb. The weapon skill Flat Blade (sword?/dagger?) can make gobbys drop their bombs for minimal damage, but the execution always seemed to be too slow.

You may be wondering why Typo was standing close enough to be affected by the blast? Apparently the majority of warriors out there would prefer to leave their position and chase the enemy when the tank loses aggro, rather than just provoke it right back. Typo does not always have ample space to move around (especially in areas like this where the "good spots" are cramped, and the open areas mean death), and as a caster I would like to be able to just find a single cozy spot where I can cast away comfortably for the majority of the time. Typo misses being a blm for the magic bursts... oh well!

From 25-30, 3-4 days' worth of mostly shoddy teams, it never really improved, aside from the one or two actually nifty teams I had the great fortune to find myself a part of.

Note: 200 exp per battle vs 50-80 exp per battle--the former means nothing if it takes you 10 minutes just to take out one single enemy... Sometimes it's best to go for the weaker ones for less, though quicker and safer exp. Why can't some people understand this? ; ;

The effort paid off anyway, as I reached lv30 before the weekend was over, and was able to head back to Windurst to return to the fishing scene, hoping to return return to Yhoator with new gear and spells~

Piccies tomorrow. :3

The power went out while Typo was at work, so Typo's nifty post edit ish gone. The piccies I was going to stick into the last post will just be dumped here. >.>

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Typo's Airship~







Kazham



And everyone zones back inside from the jungle to hide from a gobby. This happens far too often >.>




Nyau!


Map of route taken from Jeuno to Khazam.








Bunch of Hooligan Chocoriders on the way to Yhoator~



Yhoator--good luck finding your way back to Kazham from here. :3





Another gobby zone...this time it happened in Yhoator.






Meh.


Meh.


M--oooooooh! Singalong with Happygogo~ ^_^


Feisty. Yum.


The party needed a look-out, and the look-out found the perfect spot~




Instead of provoking the enemy when it turns to beat on Typo, they run to catch it and fight right beside Typo. >.>


Typo didn't realize this until the journey was over, but he just joined a party including 3 whms. A party in Yhoator with 3whms can't die, but chances are it probably can't kill much either.

I had to download a map of Yuhtunga Jungle from allakhazam.com. I'm sure the majority of people who've tried to make their way back to Kazham from Yhoator will give you some story about finding the "quick way" back. After reaching lv30, Typo die-zoned back to Kazham. I actually headed back to Windurst, hoping to be able to fish up some serious carp, and also find some ls help with my RSE gear. That wasn't to be, sadly, so back to Yhoator it was, where Typo hit lv32 in just a few hours. Great teams really can exist out there!

Saving up 90,000 gil for a Faerie Shield (+3 all elements), and considering how fishing's been going lately, it won't be too long now.

Crawler's Nest, a dungeon in Rolanberry Fields (south of Jeuno) seems to be the level spot of choice for lv33+. I should be able to blend in at 32, being a whm and all, and hopefully gain some quick levels towards that all-important 40! Holy Breastplate, here I come...

- Raise money for new gear
- Head to Crawler's Nest to continue level-spree~

Just wondering, is Typo planning on getting an Advanced Job soon?

Actually, I've never really elaborated on it, but probably not anytime soon. Despite all the encouragement from others to switch jobs for the sake of diversity, I'd still rather raise my original jobs to a substantial level since I enjoy playing them both so much. I was thinking of getting both blm and whm to lv40, then maybe going for smn or brd, maybe even play an interesting blm/nin combination I heard neat things about.

But all that'll come in a later update. :3

Oh god Yhothar was a nightmare for me! After lv.27 i decided to go to Yhothar jungle and i died trying to get there. (chocobo timed out and i got aggroed by ALOT of Goblin Smithy's, let's just say i didn't last long) Also Typo, after lv.32 try going to Altepa Desert, you get there by going through Bastok Mines > Zehu- something mines > Korrokla Tunnel(hated it cos of all the spiders *shudders*) and eventually you'll get to Altepa Desert. But you could try Crawlers Nest aswell at lv.34+ or go to Garlige Citedal(sp?).

Garlaige/Crawler's Nest. I'm trying to decide between those 2.

In the meantime I've been nagging people in the 3 active linkshells I'm in (Windurst Spec Forces, The Order, The Chocobo Knights (in which Typo ish now an Officer, so can make linkypearls for others, and boss people around ;3)) to help him with his RSE quest (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/quests.html?realm=&fquest=190). Huge HP bonuses, as well as some welcome defense is what taru RSE boasts. It basically caters towards the race's weakness. I've come to the conclusion that there's really nothing better for a 32+whm than Wonder Kaftan, Wonder Braccae, and Wonder Clomps. So Typo wants 3 of 4 pieces of RSE, the last being the Wonder Mitts. I'll take Devotee's Mitts anyday. For the sake of interest/clarification, Typo will take screens of weapons and armor, as well as their stats from now on.

Anyway, on Friday night Typo had Galen and Xrave () (Mr. My Character Didn't Start Wearing Pants Until LV20 MNK) drag him around Shakrhami () to face the higher level foes within, in the hopes of gaining a Shakrhami Chest Key.

That out of the way, last night was Typo's opportunity to head back to the Maze, Sneak around solo and get my treasure. Reaching a lower level, I came across Stumpy, flat on his face. I remember partying with him at some point in Qufim, a respectable RDM. I Raised him, /nod, then ran off without saying a word. I'm so cool. Typo puts on autorun, and checks the map to see if he's approaching a chest spawn point. Meanwhile, Typo's Sneak effect wears off without him noticing. 2 minutes later, a train consisting of at least 6 Goblins (Furriers and Pathfinders), 4 Ancient Bats, 2 Carnivorous Crawlers and 1 Caterchipillar, and 2 Labyrinth Scorpion brutally violated, bored, murdered, mutilated, slaughtered, wrote off, copy/cut/pasted Typo just as he reached the Penninsula side of the Maze.

Stumpy then conveniently /tells me, asking me if I'm here for RSE. ._.

Hah ().
The fraud eventually Raises Typo for free, though it was still somewhat of a taunt as he did it as a Scorpion stood on my head.

Half an hour later I'm on my feet again, and in Stumpy's supertaruteam+1cat&elvaan. From about 7PM until 1AM, we pranced around the place killing everything in order to get keys for those who needed. Typo felt a little impatient, seeing as he already had one, but didn't want to risk death again, so he stuck with the team. In the 6 hours spent in Shakrhami, everyone got a key, but we never found a chest even though both Cornchild and Typo had printed out maps with info on chest spawn points.

We came to the conclusion that the chest had to be Canyon side. However, we also found that once you fall and land on the Penn side, the only way to get back to the top level is to go outside into Buburimu Penninsula, and run all the way back around, through Tahrongi Canyon, and re-enter the Maze through the Canyon entrance--about 10 minutes worth of bother >.>

Typo Sneak/Deodorize/Invisibles the entire top level, not noticing a single chest. According to the map (http://www.zebraflood.com/ninja/rse/maze.html), there are only 2 spawn points up there, and Typo found both to be empty. Again, as Typo drops to the lower level, Sneak begins to wear off. At this point, Typo needs only sneak to escape safely. I usually time it so that as soon as Sneak wears off, I re-cast it again just in time, but it just backfired this time, and I ate dirt again. /logout.

Better luck next time! In the meantime, it's back to the fish.

Typo has met many fisherpeople, and the fishercats have been especially sexy and nice. Norange (), a lv40 DRK gave Typo a free gold carp, and some orange juice the other day. How sweet of her~ She also offered to help Typo get a key for RSE, but he accidentally dragged her out at the wrong time >.> Sorry cat!

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Rayniacat ().

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~80,000gil now from fishing. For the record, besides the quest this RSE ish free. Completing the quest all 4 times ensures me plenty of gil. The free pants and body armor will allow me to sell my Martial Slacks and Wool Robe for a combined total of 47k, while the Wonder Mitts (which I don't want) can be sold for 20-25k. The gil ish well worth the time spent on the quest.

Typo will not be leveling until he gets new gear. I hate feeling gimped during lengthy leveling outings... >.>

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Collect them all! ()

":3 (http://users.adelphia.net/~mithrankittycat/blueff1162.JPG)

Bought the Faerie Shield tonight, 85k~.

Typo ish going to attempt to raise fishing level a little before the weekend. The big bridge overlooking the waterfall in N. Gustaberg ish a good place to catch the occasional moat carp, AND skill up on Tricolour/Gold Carp~ Hopefully by the weekend I can make enough money to reequip myself, then resume the leveling~

I like the Journal. Please keep posting! I'm hoping to get FF XI tomorrow, on import (I live in Ireland) and can't wait, due to your reports! Keep it up, Mr Typotaru:)

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Apart from 1 or 2 minor details, last week was generally boring for Typo. It was spent mostly at home in Windurst, fishing and failing. I'm very suspicious of one of the recent updates made to the game, as it seems as if it's suddenly become harder to even get a bite, let alone catch a moat carp unless it's a new or full moon. My fishing level ish currently 23.6. For a long time Typo's friends have considered him the fishertaru, even though some of them had surpassed his level during his absence earlier in the year. Lately it's just been slow, and I have not made the profits I would have liked to in all the time I spent struggling in Windy last week. Well, the next time Typo goes on a fishing binge, it'll be to raise his fishing level, rather than to make money. Time to start reeling in what the big(ger) boys catch.


Recently, Typo made a conscious effort to break out of the fishing trap, and head to Crawler's Nest to level~

Practically empty.

I asked my linkyshell where I could locate Garlaige Citadel, and with little wasted motion, Typo waddled on over. See, this ish just one of the reasons it's so nifty to have a ls~ You get first-hand, reliable information about the next best location(s) to continue your quest for lpower. Not to say that just consulting an FAQ ish unreliable, just that when your in the game, people are more willing to speak with you on their experiences in whichever area. The different perspectives you har can help you make your decision easier. At least if you think you've made the wrong decision, you've got others to ask, and more options to choose from. I hope at least something fromt that paragraph made sense. Typo ish sleepy. ._.

Anyways, located in th SW corner of Sauromugue Champaign, Garlaige Citadel ish...quite a fun underground ruin. A good team ran Typo from early 132/6000 in lv32, to 1000/6100 in lv33 in a couple hours. Very nice~

That's just to give an idea of how much more constructive things have been today alone, than they've been in the past week!

At least Typo has the faerie shield. Also, some last minute shopping netted Typo some new equip (no more Fungus Hat?! Naa, it's still in Typo's inventory!), and a scroll of Reraise. I couldn't bear to stay in town any longer, and had to jump into battle smi-gimped. ;3 I'm still better equipped and prepared than just about everyone else I've seen around my level. ":3

Thankie for the comment, Nightmare! Come to Cerberus. ;3 Keep creating/deleting a character until you end up here! Viva la Razaaaa....erm...yeah. ._.

...More to come tomorrow. X3

Sleepy.

Keep that taru thing going Typo!

Garlaige eh? I remember partying them, my helpless lv.33 party didn't stand much of a chance to the Seige Bats and the horrors that people pulled from the last floor AAAALLLLL the way to entrence, the Fallen Mages. >.<; One of them took out half my party in out swoop. It was a nightmare, then people started linking bats and other skelentons and who knows what else. But i got out of there and went off to level my Paladin who is now lv.25! He can finally get out of the hell known as Qufim Island!

Oh, and i'm considering making a second character - a Taru! If i do, i'm going to name him Scooty. :D If not, then i'll stick to my Elvaan.

Typo had a plan to reach level 40 by Sunday. I should have known better, as the unexpected so easily occurs nowadays >.>

It all started in Garlaige Citadel. At first, it was horrible. Typo found himself to be the only one capable of healing on the team. Typo could not keep the tank alive by himself, as Seige Bats can attack quicker than I can Cure II, and if I step it up with Cure III, I open myself up to death in a few swift hits, with or without Stoneskin/Blink. End of a bad day.

Once Typo started making his own teams, and finding teams with better job composition, it was like clockwork. ~1000 exp per 15 minutes ish none too shoddy. It went so well that Wyldcard, leader of ls We Stick Together invited Typo to join. Yay! Another helpful and experienced ls, with even a few level 75s (JP, of course) to help with the tougher missions and advanced job quests!

Typo took a break from Garlaige with Wyldcard and crew to help another whm from the same ls get Carbuncle's Ruby to begin his summoner quest. The Ruby is a rare drop from Poison Leeches in Mhaura area. We split into 2 teams and hit different beaches just to speed up the process. In about 15 minutes, we found a ruby, and they were even kind enough to help Typo get one for himself afterwards!:3 Typo warps back to Jeuno and heads to Garlaige to wait for the others. We resume our 1k exp per 1/4 hour run, and Typo hits level 35 as if he never touched 34.

Goal of the Day = lv33-35
Achievement = lv33-35, New LS, Carbuncle's Ruby

End of a great day.

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Back to the drama at Garlaige. Yesterday, Typo ish invited to a JP party. They only undeastand 1 or 2 words of English, so the translator is necessary most of the time. Typo has nothing at all against JP players, despite the bad reputation NAs seem to have with them, but the translator ish restricted to very, very useless terms, and it isn't much fun to hang with people you can't understand, and vice versa. Typo couldn't even flirt with the team cat. >.>;;,

Apparently, before they were going to do any leveling this bunch was going to find their friend who, from what Typo was able to see on the map, had fallen into a hole and ended up on a lower, tougher level of Garlaige. Reiichi starts Sneaking everyone, so Typo follows suit and Sneaks the cat, then himself. The cat bows to Typo. Nyau ;3 Anyway, at this point everyone just splits up, and Typo has no idea who to follow. So he chases after the cat, who runs right in to a Borer Beetle, it aggros, Typo struggles to keep her HP at around 50% for a while, before someone from another PT shows up to pull the beetle away. Sheesh. Typo and the cat meet up with Klim, and head back to the entrance. Meanwhile, Upmoon manages to save Nirvana, the stupid elvaan that fell down the hole, and they meet with Reiichi, only to be killed before they can make it back to the entrance. They all go back to their home points in Jeuno.

At this point, Typo considers ditching, but ish too nice and just /sits and waits. The rest arrive about 10 minutes later, and we all head back down the same road with the long corridors with holes in the ground. Typo and Reiichi are the healers. Here is a nice little slideshow to sum up the end of a horrible session in Garlaige:

:3 ()

:3 ()

":3 ()

:o ()

:O ()

... ()

>.> ()

>.>;; ()


Reraise is in effect. Waited until things were clear, got up, Warped to Jeuno, struggled with translator to make up an excuse, /logout.

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Came back later to find every single team in Garlaige full, as usual. Crawler's Nest ish the same, and Altepa Desert ish too far away from tired Typo.. Wyldcard spots Typo and says there will soon be an opening on the team. Yaay. Unfortunately, there were a few other pts around hogging all the enemies.
A solid pt composition, as always with Wyldcard's gang, but not much exp gain.

Yesterday's Goal = lv35-37
Achievement = _____________

End of an awkward day.

Today's Goal = lv35-37.

Wish Typo luck today. ._.

/waves to possible future Scootytaru. :3

I'm Japanese playing my PS2 FFXI in California (OwO)
Typey i love ur journal (^w^) plz keep it going

There is little point trying to level up on weekends.

LV36 Typotaru.

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I may not like the translator, but I'll try playing with ENG and JP players alike in future.

I personally think they should give the option to talk in kana (basic Japanese characters) and maybe even kanji (complicated chinese ones) because its frustrating when I know I can communicate with them poorly, but better than nothing o.o

I do agree with the translator, it doesn't have very useful options...

And, if you're in quite a bit of pain, I can maybe help translate things for you, but not much x.x. Like, the Japanese in the second screenshot I pretty much understood....

The Magic Jug starts casting Fire III
"I was sorry! ; ;"
"Don't worry"
"Its nothing"
-we are getting back the easy way
Typo casts Regen.
Nirvana gains the effect of Regen.

That was a long sigh of some sort.

Typo neglected Crawler's Nest () at first, after realizing it's tougher to get a team there than in Garlaige. The lesson Typo missed there ish that persistance pays off. Typo was crawling along at 120-150 exp per battle in Garlaige, when the average team in Crawler's would treat Typo to at least 180 exp per Crawler. Typo knows it's more exp/hour that matters rather than exp/pop, but Worker Crawlers are far easier than Siege Bats...

I like Crawler's Nest, especially when it's not full of other PTs and laggy. The blues and flourescent greens () make for an interesting environment. The "scenery" never gets boring during long exp sessions, as they would in places like Yhoator, or Garlaige.

LV38 Typotaru. The weekend ish coming up, so I'm not going to push this. More Crawlers for Typo, and tomorrow, if not tonight, Typo's first long-term goal will have been reached.

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Typo loves cats. Now that that's out of the way, Typo had set plans to spend the bulk of yesterday buffing up in Crawler's, when Sharpears, a cat, /tells Typo she's making a PT to head to Kazham and do the Teleport-Yhoat scroll quest. Typo couldn't refuse such an offer, and definitely not from a cat.

Original plans foiled, new plans in tact, Typo meets the cat in Port Jeuno, and we group together with 2 other cats, a taru blm and a hume drg.

It felt a little strange to be able to return to Yuhtunga Jungle () and take out enemies in seconds...especially gobbies. The same gobbies that 10 levels ago could have wiped out an entire PT, or at least made them flee, with or without a bomb. Actually...10 levels ish a lot, but for some reason it feels as if I just left this place at lv32 yesterday...

The objective in this quest ish to get an Elshimo Marble, a rare drop (yet again) from Ivory Lizards, one of the common enemies (though mostly inconveniently located near gobby camps) in Yuhtunga. It's for some silly long-neck in Kazham who's too lazy to go out and get it himself. We had 2 thieves, both with treasure hunter, of course, but not a single marble to be found after over 2 hours of lizard/gobby slaughter.

Oh well, it was lovely to once again be in the presence of the sexies, but everyone pretty much got bored after that and disbanded.

Crawlers later today, and after level 40 it's time for me to take a break. Typo's little body ish killing him. I'm looking at taking up cooking, as I think I mentioned a few entries back. I have a feeling I'm going to prefer this to fishing somehow...

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Yaaaay~shots.


Crawler's Nest, and a couple battle shotties.





Stills to thrill! Typo doesn't need to cast spells to kill!










kekekekekeke~ Club skill rose by like 30 while bonking lizzies, so at least Typo was still doing something constructive in the Jungle~

Last night...

Catlovin' ().

Goodnight! ^_^;;, ;3 ;3

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Today...

1700 from lv40. ()

~2100 from lv40. ()

~2500 from lv40. ()

RAGE.

/worship Holy Typo ()

LV40/20 since Sunday, Typo has been struting his stuff all over the place in full Holy Breastplate glory. It looks better on Typo than anyone else I've ever seen wearing it.

32 days, 4hours, 4 minutes.

It's been a few days. Reaching lv40 was a long-term goal of Typo's, and with all the other possibilities that are now open, he's at a bit of a loss as to what to do next! Not being the world's best long-term planner and all, I usually just think one or two steps ahead, then regroup and continue from there (just in case you're wondering why Typo goes through such a phase every now and then). One thing's for sure, however, Typo was glad to see home again as he greeted all the sexy mithracats, even the newbiecats! Windurst sure ish a special place. ;3

Future endeavours include:

-Raise money for and purchase lv40whm gear, spells included

-Complete Teleport Scroll quests

-Complete RSE quest and sell everything to make a nifty profit

-Level cooking craft skill, at least to the point where Typo can make insect paste for fishing

-Resume BLM leveling. Get to lv40

-Get an advanced job for goodness sake ;3

Whatever happens, the next week or two will deifnitely be a welcome refresher from all the battling in Crawler's Nest. Typo's little legs, not to mention his back are killing him.

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Tataru for nauru, Crawler's Nest!





Fun ^^



Fun ;3


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Typo got a world pass for a few people. It has no more uses! If anyone still needs a pass, Typo can buy another, assuming there ish no restriction on buying another in quick succession after the last...

Typo gets to annoy Loki, Durendal, and other silly Shriners now! /grin < t >

Hope you're in the mood to play
'Cuz Typo's gonna sing today! ()

Not too long ago it was when Typo lived to fight~
Chocobo to Crawler's Nest and cull them left and right~
Day by day the same routine would catch the little shorty~
But one fine day through toil galore the taru hit level 40~

And home he chased to have a rest and gloat about his journey~
But something hit the little taru and made him learny-wearny~
That everytime a landmark ish reached he sits to take a breather~
Which leads to "uh, what Typo do next?!" a question that never helps either...

So Typo gears up and heads to Battalia Downs () feeling bold~
To try his hand at a treacherous quest for the Teleport-Mea scroll~ (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/quests.html?realm=&fquest=203)
The Eldieme Necropolis (), the venue of the quest~
Sent chills and such and very much through Typo's cute little chest~

Ghosts and Ghouls () and all undead () would rip the hat from Typo's head~
"There must be a way to reach success, and still make it home to bed!~"
All the horror stories and myths he'd heard would give him uneasy feelings~
But under the ground he ish not to be found with his tricky Sneak spell dealings ()~

Down in the depths ish Typo wading to find the candle of light that ish fading~
To Typo's surprise right in front of his eyes ish the flame in question, waning~
Typo examines the candle stick and it seems to be getting lighter~
Maybe use the special incense and make it burn even brighter!~

The spirit incense () was the item of key that I was told to bring at first~
But its effect was null, the light was yet dull, guess it's back to Windurst... ()

Tears from his eyes like rain from the skies and nothing to show for all his tries~
He talks to the guest who gave him this quest and Typo was in for a big surprise!~

"Oh, I see, I was so sure it would work..." said Gainteneux (), lookling sad~
But after all I tried to help and there was yet a reward to be had!~
He hands the taru a letter for Eperdur in San d'Oria~
Before he knew it the scroll was his, now there's some gratitude for ya!

All in all Typo was pleased that his day was so productive ()~
So he set out to make the rest of his days just as or more constructive!

End of dance first. Let's us stepping again soon! ( )

Yay, congrats on your scroll!

Once you get them all, you can make a lot of money being the ferry-taru :P.

Congrats Typo, FFXI needs more Taru airlines.

Another chapter in Typo's tale
To which all other stories pale~
Want adventure? Do advance!~
Come join Typo in the dance~

Another day another quest~
To prove that Typo ish the best
To wield the power of ancient and old~
Held within the teleport scrolls~

Feeling great with Mea's spell~
Typo knew that he'd do well
To seek the magic of Holla and Dem
And then Altep to add to them~

So off to Bastok Typo birded~
And as his "client" () clearly worded,~
"A favour to ask of Typo, we trust
You'll run to Garlaige on errand for us~
Please fetch this divine bucket of paint~
Do this for me and I'll make you a saint!"~

"Well", Typo thought, "as strange as it sounds
Might as well go and have me a browse~
And if I'm as good an explorer as a fisher~
Typo becomes one tele-scroll richer!"~

Into the fray goes Typo again~
To look for an item all the same~
Must delve through the corridors of darkness and death~
I'll find that paint if it means my last breath >.>;;~

Sneak and Invisible are a little tricky~
If anything sees Typo it will get icky~
All the foes are so close together~
They'd toss me around like a tarutaru feather ._.~
Nothing to see here but dirt and rubble
And hoping to keep himself out of trouble~
Typo sneaks beyond the bones~
And finds the bucket () on the rump of a stone "X3~

Warp away and back to Bastok~
Everyone's favourite tarumascot~
Typotaru with paint in hand~
Returns to find the mysterious man~

Even though Typo risked his neck~
The quest itself was easy as heck~
So don't think that I'm angry at you~
Take the paint for your precious statue~

Talked to Eperdur () in Sandy~
He says my deeds are fine and dandy~
Typo smiled and held out his hand~
Now Teleport Dem was at his command~

Another song, another scroll~
Though this would not be Typo's last stroll
Into the dangerous and fearsome unknown
The teleport scroll quests dare to call home~
But Typo ish now quite confidentaru~
That there ish no fetch quest that he cannot do!
With Invisi and Sneak and the mind of a devil
Typo can make any playing field level! ;3~

Let's dancing again soon!~ ^^ ()

So busy! If Typo hasn't been out doing quests, particularly of the teleport-_____ kind (Typo actually obtained Mea, Dem, Holla and Altep last week), he's been fishing his little tarupants off, or being a 4-star teleportation service.

There ish alot to tell, but the main thing is that Typo ish done with whm for a while, unless more questing/mission opportunities arise, or I want to make money from 'ports.

After some difficulty (thanks to some awful, awful fishing periods), Typo managed to raise the money for level 20 blm gear, and key spells he'd need from 20-30.

Typo ish about ready for Qufim: Round 2.

Apart from that, Typo has attained Rank 4, which'll be covered over the weekend with piccies n' all!~

[A whole week later... ]

Sometimes it ish so hard to stop adventuring and update, damnit. "X3

Typo has grown alot lately! ...Though the sexy cats are still much much taller. keke "X3

Typo completed the 2 missions necessary to obtain Rank 4. The first involved sneaking through Yagudo stronghold, Castle Oztroja, hidden away in the northern Meriphataud Mountains. It seems that sneaky little Ajido Marujido, the head of the Orastery (chief of magic research, really) in Windurst, ish on the brink of discovering-wovering something top-secretaru! The Yagudos supposedly have the answers Ajido ish searching for, but being as hostile as they are, the birdmen gave Ajido quite a run-in...good thing Typo showed up in time.

Previous Windurst missions show Ajido's initial suspiscions about something being quite... off... with the state of magic lately, and that it could only be attributed to something that Typo probably shouldn't speak about...at least not just yet >.>;;;

Typo has a bad feeling about his next mission (Mission 4-3, for Rank 5). Having finally met the Star Sybil () (leader of Windurst, and pretty much revered by the people like a goddess) in Heaven's Tower, it appears as if Typo's role in Vana'diel has suddenly become ten times more vital...

Remember Delkfutt's Tower () in Qufim? Ah the memories of standing just outside there and struggling against crabs and Pugils as a less experienced white mage... Well this not-so-little tower would be the venue for Mission 3-3, a giantaru affair. kekeke.

The evil that has been simmering within the tower for years, has now reached a boiling point, giants of all kinds freely roam the land of Qufim, with the Tower right in the center as their stronghold.

However, the venture was more of a rescue mission than anything else, as the main objective was to save the head of the Windurstian consolate based in Jeuno. (the person you save will be of similar title, but native to your own homeland)

Braving the tower means either an alliance of lv30-40s, or higher level assistance, the latter of which Typo and his friends were lucky enough to have. ^^ You do not necessarily have to fight for the majority of the trip, but one aggroing goblin or giant can mean a swift end to your pt~ Sneak + Invis, anyone ?;3

Porphyrion, a notorious monster, a GIANT giant, ish the bearer of the Delkfutt Key, an item each pt member will need to be able to access the elevator which leads to the dungeon where you are to make your rescue. With our sexy and powerful Coberst over-powering the brute, Typo kicked back and rested his exhausted tarufeet--but what if Coberst did not agree to help...

In any case, the world ish now a safer place, thanks to Coberst Typo...?

The piccies tell the story~
(making our way through the tower, some random battles~)
















"Battle" with Porphyrion!






Making the rescue and attaining Rank 4~






Mission Tales To Be Continue?

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Up next on TNN (Typo News Network)

* Qufim In A Day!
-lv20-24 Typotaru
-old friends reunite!

* Kazham Slam!
-Mere hours in Yuhtunga!
-Goblin dominion in Yhoator? ._.

* LV40blm in sight~!
-What then for Typo???

Typo are you going to participate in Ballista?

Typo ish not a big fan of pvp...Typo loves everybody >.>;;, ...but I will try it sometime. I would like to get blm to lv40 first without any distractions getting in the way. ;o

Originally posted by Typo
Typo ish not a big fan of pvp...Typo loves everybody >.>;;, ...but I will try it sometime. I would like to get blm to lv40 first without any distractions getting in the way. ;o

Bah, you big carebear. =p

Originally posted by ultima weapon


Bah, you big carebear. =p

Guilty. :-X

Not many over-lvl-30 WHMs are the most belligerent group in FFXI :x

I too am not a big fan of PvP, but maybe when I'm a RNG and can kill the other people in 2 or 3 hits, it'll be different >.>

Ish always great being fortunate enough to join good teams repeatedly, and gain massive amounts of exp per session each time~ You feel as if you're on top of your game, especially as a blm where you'll more often than not find yourself being a, or the primary damage dealer in your party if you've prepared for the area you're in adequately. X3

Typo wasn't expecting things to go so well from lv20. Being a whm for so long, a period of months, Typo thought he would have lost his touch with his darker (but still cute and friendly!) side, and that he'd be doing alot more wrong than otherwise..

Meeting up with Dragoonvengance, a guy from WindurstSpecForces whom I've known almost since the beginning, along with 4 others from the same ls (sexy whm cat Mirelle, nifty brd Kyoku, nuke-y blm Rehd, drag-on dragoon Boji) who all seemed to know Typo somehow (Typo's fame factor "X3 , actually I knew 2 of them from waaay back when, before I even had a subjob), exposed Typo to one of the best teams he's had in a long time. It was an ls party of old buddies tearing through Clippers and Land Worms for about 3k or more exp an hour.~ It was as if Typo had never missed a beat with blm~ Even Magic Bursts come easily. ^^~

Typo never used to use food before, but came to realize the value of Apple Pie (int +3, MP +25, and Melon Pie int +4, MP +25). They're cheap, and they stack, and they last 30 mins....there really ish no excuse to be without them as a blm X3! Even though there's always been a big hype with the more experienced players about using food, Typo never really understood it before he began munching during battle himself. Now Typo's spells are noticeably superior to other blms of the same level, and it often results in people /checking him and wondering what kind of voodoo equipment I'm wearing. XD Typo would also use juices for a refresh effect (mana regen), but they don't last very long, nor do they stack. I'll wait until I gain a few levels in cooking before juices become a staple for Typo~.

Qufim didn't last very long, as the team managed to race from 20-24 in mere hours. We never went near Delkfutt's Tower, nor did we have to even touch a single Giant, or Greater Pugil. See that, my precious newbies? You do not need Giants/Pugils/deaths. Stay near the tunnel that connects to Jeuno at night (20:00 - 4:00) for lower level Clippers, and then make your way to the frozen lake in the middle of the map during the day to chain Land Worms, with the occasional Clipper. Leave the lake at around 19:30 to avoid death by the undead (Wights/Banshees) that spawn at night.

Ish baibai for Qufim now. "X3

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Before heading to Kazham, Typo needed some money to restock on pies, and a few spells he'd missed out on. I decided I could sell my Holy Breastplate, seeing as I have no plans to return to whm anytime soon. It didn't take too long to sell, so being 40k richer, Typo went AH shopping for Burn, Drown, and Fire II, then bazaar hopping for pies. ^^

Who should call Typo in Kazham but none other than Dragoon~. He and the others were waiting for the aiship to return so they could continue the leveling spree in Yuhtunga!

Poor Yuhtunga. Typo really has no "exciting" tale to tell, or anything worthy of mention, maybe other than a few goblin spawns and deaths? Naa... People generally only stay in Yuhtunga until lv26 or 27, so unless you're very unlucky, you'll be out of there in 2 days, max. Of course, Dragoon being a blinky ninja, our sexy cat whm never really running out of MP, a brd keeping us fresh all the time, a dragoon ...doing what he does, and 2 blms nuking (though sensibly!) evertyhing alive, it only took an afternoon for Typo's team~.





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Chocobo to Yhoator. Nobody knows the way by heart, not surprisingly. Typo thought he did, but eh.

20 minutes later, we're there. Why are gobbies all over the place? Safely on the golden bird, Typo trots around to find dead bodies littering the ground, a most interesting sight that Typo did not get to record in fraps since he had to turn it off due to lag, and for some reason I can't seem to take screens with the in-game function anymore. Oh well.

Mirelle had alot of raising to do. Meanwhile, we kinda stepped over all the corpses, and found a spot suitable for us. Dragoon was not here, and finding a tank good enough to replace him was tough. We still did pretty well for ourselves with a decent war, but we kept having to take time out to dispatch goblins that other PTs managed to train to us, which sometimes resulted in deaths, or we ended up jumping in to save the day if someone called for /help on a gobby. ._. It has never been so bad out there. Typo sometimes wonders if gobbys aren't really controlled by GMs, as they always seem to pop at just the right time to catch someone by surprise. Surely people cannot be that silly that they'd manage to aggro a goblin ever single time they turn a corner...

See this thread (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=10&mid=1082321915213126840) from Allakhazam.

Level 26-31 in 3 days, anyway.

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Playing with Mirellecat~ () (Airship)
Tarusex~ () (Kazham)
Tarutarutaru! () (Yhoator)
Badass Cutie~ () (Kazham)

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Typo fell asleep last night in a PT on the way to lv32 in Yhoator. ._. Woke up at 6 this morning and found myself in Port Jeuno. Oh dear....Typo hopes his PT ish not sour at him...although I wouldn't blame them.. ._.;; Typo will level @2000, so it will not be long before Typo hits Garlaige *shudder*.

It ish probably about time that Typo explores an advanced job. I was still thinking rdm next, just to have a grip on all 3 basic mage classes, and also bard, just because. But Typo's interest in summoner ish taking over, and why not? New low level (lv20) quests to obtain avatars are available since the recent patch. Typo has done a little research on this: you can only cast Carbuncle, it is a duel between just you, and the avatar, and ish probably even more challenging than obtaining the summon using the normal process at lv60! There are many other details that are now beginning to make Typo excited about becoming a summoner, and since I'm close to completing the quest anyway, it'll most likely be the path I take after lv40blm. Just maaaayyyyybe. ;3

LV32 ish one big road block. All of your options will have you struggle to 34, where you can advance to Crawler's Nest, Gustav, or wherever.

Worse yet, there really are people out there above lv30 who hardly know much about skillchains at all. /cry.

Just 1 more level, Typo...you can do it, c'mon... "X(

You can do it!

Congratulations on your Qufim luck. Mine is about as good as... nothing. But my other luck has been good, oh yes... but you'll have to veiw my journal to find out! ~evil maniacal laughter~

LV9 SMN/LV4 WHM (). <font size="1">(lv33 BLM)</font>

hello typo :) i am very impressed with your exploits! and i would like to eventualy team with you... what server are you on? and would you mind teaming with a low level thief? (ima lvl till 30 thief and then become a darknight thief :) *ill have the game in about a week or two... so hopefuly you enjoy teaming with newbs on occassion ;) but if you take the summoners path ;) i hope you will team wit meh ;) considering id be a lowlevel just like you :) (unless you make summoner your sub... but i hear summoner sub is rather poor.... unless you have all the avatars... but thats supposedly a waste of time for just a saub... ohhh well i hope to hear from ya! (btw my name in the game will be Dijasom and ill be an elvaan thief :)

Typo would gladly PT with ya...if he happens to start anew with another job soon. I've already done some playing around with SMN and am now lv10, looking to get to around 15 over the weekend~ If dijasom needs a world pass, Typo may be able to help out once ya get the game. :3

Er, and SMN as sub is more useful for its huge MP boost than anything else. More MP as a WHM ish always nifty. ^^

yeah its always good to have massive MP :) i was unaware of the mp boost however... and that im sure will be nice for you typo :) a nuker/ healer like no other! ;) hope ya have fun with that one atleast :P

Awww, we are both newbie summoners~!

I'm only a lvl 7smn/3whm now though.

Honestly, I think I would have leveled summoner to 20 even if it wasn't a class I was interested in playing, because the lvl 20 avatar fights look like so much fun. Can't wait to read your posts about them.

I send much catgirl love to you my fakjek hubby.

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LV 10 - 14, approximately a week in duration. ._.;

Even though Typo has not been as exp pt active as usual lately, Typo's been leveling abnormally slow... Ish not surprising that SMN ish hardly anyone's first pick when developing a team, but Typo never thought it'd be this awkward, especially at these low levels, to find someone who needs a supportaru class... Guess I should have known...ish the plighty-wighty of all lower-level RDM, and Typo used to laugh at all of them constantly because of it. Karma... �X3

Perhaps Typo will reach lv 15 tonight...� ._.

How are you faring, fakjeky Ndi? *licky*

On a good note, SMN has been a fun class to play as thus far, especially when soloing. You get to experimentaru against all kinds of foes, and if your avatar, or elemental spirit (if you have any "X3) can't hanlde things, flee before they die! Unfortumately, Typo isn't always able to have his minions hold aggro for him, which usually results in tarudirtdessert...

Still, it ish the refresher Typo was searching for. BLM and WHM simply turned boring after a whilel! With SMN, Typo can do a little of this, and some of that, healing and damage dealing hand-in-hand. Having Carbuncle activate Healing Ruby while Typo readies Cure during battle seems to impress people for no reason at all. "X3

SMN skill ish 37, and very slowly rising. Spirits tend to help more with raising SMN skill than Carby, though they cost more to cast, and drain approximately 10MP every 3 seconds ._.

Level 20 and beyond should be quite interesting, tarusay the least! "X3

Does Typo dare venture into Valkurm Dunes at lv15? Meeeeeeh?

lol You don't to go in Valkurm at level 15 yet you dragged me into Shakhrami ?

I'm not really complaining, though. I did get to level 16.

But what I'm saying is that if I dared to go to Shakhrami at level 15 you could easily head to Valkurm at level 15 ;) Then I'd have a cute Tarutaru Summoner to help me hunt Damselflies lol I'm not dumb, though. I'm not saying we would hunt them with just the two of us. But what I mean is that your being a Tarutaru mage will make you quite popular in Valkurm. You wouldn't have problems getting yourself in a party. Us Bastokans and even San d'Orians are always on the look out for mages...About as much as you guys must be in lack of tanks, I'd guess.

And that more or less makes sense, too. Most people who play in Windurst will go for Tarutarus and those are most suited to play as mages. Sure, I never said it's always like that but it is a common trend.

STOP MOVING WHEN U CURE!@

Windurst has a sickening number of melees. At least, if they're not originally from Windurst, they're foreign nationals.

Typo ish in a linkshell with a bunch of former Bastokians who changed their nationality as soon as they had the chance. "X3 Windurst ish beautiful~

Typo may give Valkurm a try, despite the millions of horror stories.

For the time being, here's () a snippet of fun Evad and Typo had yesterday~

Fun fun.


Originally posted by MogKnight
STOP MOVING WHEN U CURE!@

That was not for Typo. ;3

Originally posted by Typo


For the time being, here's () a snippet of fun Evad and Typo had yesterday~

Fun fun.





HA HA HA ! Oh my, yeah, those damn two goblins :p Good thing Typo was there to back me up, I tanked one of them but when I arrived to tank on the second , almost everyone had already died :p And since I was half-dead already, I barely survived and Typo and I saved one of them :p I had 6 HP left...:shock: But I was quite glad to have made it. Poor White Mage who had to do like 5 Raises...lol

Speaking of changing nationality, I haven't gone in Windurst itself. I planned to the first time I came in the region but then I wanted to sell stuff at the AH in Bastok. The second time I came, I just wanted to solo a bit, and as I was about to leave, you guys invited me. However, I WILL have to go to Windurst eventually, that's for sure, but if I ever change nationalities, I think I'll go for San d'Oria once I become a Paladin. Somehow, I think it just "fits".

Ish been a hard week for Typo, with little FFXI play time for a week's worth. One of the silly things that happened that ish quite unfortunate was my computer, finding it convenient to simply corrupt Typo's nifty documents folder, and wipe out everything in it, including all my FFXI piccies. Typo had plenty goodies to show off, too.. ._. There are only a few piccies now, taken with Typocam within the past 2 days.

Anyway, Typo managed to gain lv20 summoner over the last week. Typo couldn't believe it was time to take on an actual avatar, or that I was even skilled enough to do so...seemed so premature, which ish probably what most summoners felt after the recent patch. "X3 Typo promised a new catfriend he met in Valkurm, Sirena, that he'd valiently battle against the mighty deity of fire, Ifrit, and claim victoly in her name! Gee...what wouldn't Typo do for a cat...? >.>

The avatar quests (Trial by Fire (or whichever-wever elementaru the avatar pertains to)), once you have acquired enough fame can be triggered by a particular NPC in a certain area. It ish necessary to speak to the NPC (a researcher from the Rhinostery in Windurst) to obtain a "mini-tuning fork of (element)" which will somehow allow you to enter the avatar's domain. Typo really doesn't understand how it all works, afteru all, Typo ish just a simple taru. But en route to Khazam via airship, I started believe in myself and Carbuncle, that Ifrit would be ours in a matter of minutes!

Surprisingly, the name Typo had written down on his Typopad was actually that of a Galka near to the Kazham HP crystal. It was he who would fork me and grant me access to Ifrit's place of rest. Did Typo flinch when he was warned about the dangers of going it alone? Naa. So many summoners before him have walked this path, and Typo felt pretty confident in listening to their experiences, and learning from them.

Typo will check his notes:

-Since it ish you and carbuncle alone, come prepared with potions.

-Casting Cure will take too long, and waste valuable MP.

-Use normal potions and ethers, rather than Hi-'s, since Hi-'s have way too much activation delay (and besides, they cost a bunch more).

-Boiled crab, especially for tarucuties, will be needed for that extra boost in defense...20%, Typo thinks. Use in conjunction with Protect before battle.

-Juice! Forget yagudo drinks, too expensive. Melon Juice, while not as formidable, can do the job just fine, and will keep Carbuncle alive after Typo drains all his MP with Astral Flow + Searing Light (Carbuncle's Special).

-Summon Carbuncle once within targetting range of the avatar, use a juice, and pull the avatar with Dia. Paralyze can work, but it ish very-wery risky risk.

-There ish a "slow" and "fast" method to victoly. Most summoners opt for the fast method, which involves an immediate Searing Light after pulling the avatar, running away to safety and waiting for Carby to die, so as to re-summon, and activate a second Searing Light. Run again, Potion in the case of the avatar using its 2 hour, re-summon Carby if necessary, and 3rd Searing Light for the win.

Obviously alot easier said than done, but nervousness would not overcome Typo, and if anything went wrong, Typo could just let Carbuncle suffer while he runs away to regroup! Right?! A brilliant plan! A perfect plan.

Typo signals that he ish ready to be teleported to Ifrit's Cauldron.

Let's go!





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Rule #1: Don't forget to actually drink the juice before trying searing light. ._.

Typo felt hurt. Still does, actually. *rubs his back*

What really hurts, ish that you can only do this once per earth day, so the defeat must sink in before you get a chance at revenge. ._.

And when Typo got his chance at revenge, boy, let me tell you, there was no way Typo would be defeated so easily, nor would it be pretty!





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Rule #2: Forgot aquaveil in Typonotes. ._. Perhaps it could have saved me from spell interruption...

Rule #3: Always watch Carbuncle's HP, and position yourself accordingly...if he dies when you don't expect it, prepare to become a tank of some sort...

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While Typo spends the next week or so acquiring avatar trophies for his Typomantle in his moggyhouse, I'll be fishing once again! After finding out that you can't catch monsters on the ferry if you fish on the stairs, Typo gave it a go. Nemibonites, while slow to bite and a little tough to reel in at lv25 fishing, are great money (14,000/stack), and fairly good for skilling to 30, so Typo has read.

Failing ferry fishing, Typo can be found mostly in La Theine, or Jugner going after Red Terrapin. :3

See you later! "X3

Where's Typo?

Oh, found () him! And yup, one Sea Monk, some Pugils and Crabs, but Typo caught nothing but fish! Stair trick seems to work.

Revenge ish best served...by any means necessary.


Kekekekekekekekeke.









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Caught 40k worth of Nebimonite, and made 1.1 fishing skill points today, in addition to defeating Ifrit. The fishing will, for now, fund my avatar trials, while leveling my fishing skill up to around 30 (currently 26.7).

One avatar down, on with the war.

|Congratulations!|

Just curious, how do you plan on raising fame for Trial-Sized Trial by Water?
Or is it not like the normal one where Norg fame is needed? :x

Originally posted by PlasmaTorture
|Congratulations!|

Just curious, how do you plan on raising fame for Trial-Sized Trial by Water?
Or is it not like the normal one where Norg fame is needed? :x

Not a clue. :3

Originally posted by Typo


Not a clue. :3

Darn ><. I'm strill trying to decide if Yag necklaces or Zinc would be better...

Curse you, Utsusemi and Tonko! Curse you!

Originally posted by PlasmaTorture
Curse you, Utsusemi and Tonko! Cure you!

You just cursed, then cured.

You are one confutaru!

In the beginning, there was the Hat. Typo wore it, was licked by cats, and saw it was good.

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There was something about the mythical beings that drew Typo into risking his life (many, many times) to acquire their power.

Perhaps it was the prospect of gaining that very power that drove Typo into his sudden pilgrimage, or, perhaps being able to travel to otherwise inaccessible, picturesque high-level areas (Boyahda Tree, Fei'Yin () etc.) that sparked his curiosity... In any case, it wasn't just about impressing the lovely catladies anymore. Typo's abilities and experiences as a summoner were being tested and stretched to their utmost point by the presence of (or in his case, lack of) elemental deities. Each defeat () would only bring him closer to bictoly ...er, victory (), and each success would become a monumental occasion in his life, never to be forgotten (). For once, the little taru was serious and focused.

Learning from his latest accomplishment in Ifrit, Typo would proceed to challenge () the remaining avatars based on his own methods and experience, rather than seeking further outside help. While the advice from the more experienced, wiser summoners was much appreciated, Typo figured he'd never learn how to truly be resourceful if he didn't learn to be his own source of survival.

Which tools to use and where (), bringing extra supplies as a precautionary method, how to position himself on the battlefield to prepare for the death and revival of his small companion... The entire process ish so much easier said than done, until you get it all right in a single battle.

As for the rest? They should all fall to the same strategy, and they did, with varying difficulty due to their tendancy to use their 2-hrs at different times, some not at all.

Now if you will excuse Typo, I have a Titan to acquire, and the rest...ish silence~

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The End.





Oh, wait, the Norg fame issue with Leviathan really wasn't an issue at all, since only Fame 2 ish needed. Typo did the zinc ore () quest about 15 times, and the yagudo neclace quest around 10. The yag neclaces are probably better, especially before 12 noon EST, since the JP have plenty plenty of them in stock in the AH for about 100-200 each. Typo just happened to have alot of gil at the time, and for some reason didn't care what he did with it, so it was mostly dumped into zinc ore, about 40k worth of the stuff. "X3

After Titan, Typo will concentrate on raising Tenshodo fame further for Utsusemi: Ichi, and AH it for a cool 115k. :3

The End�.

Congratulations on your avatars! I just hit lvl 20 yesterday and hope to have a nice collection myself soon. So far, I've only braved Shiva. I was doing really well, had her down to maybe a third of her life, when I realized I didn't bring enough melon drinks. My mp was wiped from my last searing light, so I couldn't summon Carbie, so even though my life was pretty much full, I gave up and let Shiva slay me, so as not to waste my potions.

The second time, I had plenty of items, but things didn't go as smoothly. I was advised to cast Dia on Shiva after I had Carbie attack her, and that resulted in me getting all the hate instead of my little blue friend. Shiva pwned me pretty good once she took Carbie out.. I'm pretty confident I'll get her next time though.

Good luck with Titan, my dearest fakjek hubby.

Typo ish exceedingly pleased with how much I've been able to accomplish over the past couple days. Yesh, Titan was Typo'd the very night I posted my prediction here. Ha () ha () ha () ha () ha () ha (). Not sure what happened to the pictures of me delivering the finishing touches, but whatever. Definitely the toughest and closest solo victory for Typo, even though Titan, by popular opinion, ish the easiest. He hits hard and fast, rarely misses, and if you're not careful, he can stun you. Nasty. Typo's Hat must come off to you, Mighty-Tity.


Originally posted by Ndi
Congratulations on your avatars! I just hit lvl 20 yesterday and hope to have a nice collection myself soon. So far, I've only braved Shiva. I was doing really well, had her down to maybe a third of her life, when I realized I didn't bring enough melon drinks. My mp was wiped from my last searing light, so I couldn't summon Carbie, so even though my life was pretty much full, I gave up and let Shiva slay me, so as not to waste my potions.

The second time, I had plenty of items, but things didn't go as smoothly. I was advised to cast Dia on Shiva after I had Carbie attack her, and that resulted in me getting all the hate instead of my little blue friend. Shiva pwned me pretty good once she took Carbie out.. I'm pretty confident I'll get her next time though.

Good luck with Titan, my dearest fakjek hubby.

Thankie Ndi, and your good luck was put to good use! Kekeke.

Typo prefered to cast dia on the avatar, JUST within casting range. Then I'd back off immediately so that the blood pact ability that they will ALWAYS begin with misses Typo, and in most cases, Carby. Then Typo rushes forward, and does a point-blank AF + SL.
Typo hopes Ndi does just as well as Typo in her pursuit of the ancient creatures of myth! ^^


Anyway, after mass posing () and showing off () in public, Typo returned to his age-old fishing hobby, hitting up nebimonites on the ferry () (notice a lv72 BST with his Courier Carrie familiar in the background, soloing () a Sea Horror (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/db/bestiary.html?fmob=623) for crying out loud), and red terrapins, dark bass, and giant catfish in La Theine (), from lv26-32. Typo's fishing research led him to Bastok next, where he'd struggle to lv33. The air ish so polluted () out there, Typo thinks it causes the smarter, more valuable fishies to head farther south. >.>

I had to know if I had any alternatives for raising me fishing skill besides Bastok cliffs and the cliffs in East/West Sarutabaruta, so Typo opened up his Allakhazam directory and had a looky-see. At that point, Typo remembered about the new Guild Contracts (http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/forum.html?forum=24&mid=1082596813902318052), along with the guild-exclusive items (http://mysterytour.web.infoseek.co.jp/ffxi/us/guild/001item0422.htm) that were recently patched in, and did some reading up on some of the goodies () in the other guilds besides fishing. I remember seeing a galka fishing on the ferry wearing these spectacles, and thought they looked nifty. At the same time Typo came across some shades in the item list. That's right, shades (). And now Typo ish obsessed with getting them. I need those shades, just because.

Typo dropped fishing immediately to become a member of the goldsmithing guild, which ish where Typo can one day trade in 70,000 guild points to claim those glorious shades () (bottom right ish chef's hat)...

So far Typo has reached lv8 (in 1 day and about 30k gil), and am beginning to see one or two places where I can make some minor profits, which beats losing mass amounts of gil. ._. I'm not sure if I will go into detail about me goldsmithing exploits, since, at least for now, it's only temporary until 48, where I'll pick up my shades and run. If there ish a synthesis-recipe around there that Typo can profit from, however, he'll find it!

Conveniently I was in Bastok the whole time, so I was able to do the zinc ore quest 5 more times, which boosted Typo's Tenshodo fame enough to be able to do all 5 Ninjitsu Scroll quests, all of which were way too too easy. "X3

As for the shades...it will take some time, and hundreds of thousands of gil. Just want to get that out of the way for anyone who thinks Typo expects to breeze through goldsmithing to lv48. Also, since you have to be lv28 or above (novice) to sign a contract, and since you can only accumulate a certain amount of guild points per day, it could be another few weeks or so before Typo ish wearing those shades--but as long as Typo can finance his way through 48 levels of this new trade, then I'm happy.

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SUCCESSFUL MONEY MAKER TYPOTARU</U>

1. In my effort to cash-in, Typo jumped on a suggestion made by a ls friendtaru of mine that we do the whm Teleport-Yhoat scroll quest. I knew it'd probably be an all day job (and wasn't surprised that it literally was, especially since about 5 people wanted that ever-elusive Elshimo marble) since I tried it before with a few catfriends to no avail, but there were no complaints from Typo, since a marble for him meant +35,000 gil, thankie please.

After 6 hours (heh >.>), the marble was mine, and the scroll now sits in Jeuno's own auction house, ready to transform into 35,000 any minute now.

We may do Teleport-Vazhl (a further 60k) tonight or tomorrow, but we'd need TH2 for the key drop...

As a whm, Typo could use those scrolls, but since I rarely (if ever) find myself in that area of Yhoator, or anywhere near Xarcabard (typo I bet), those scrolls are going baibai until much, much later.

2. Immediately following the above, I found myself shifting in and out of Norg last night, as I sneaked my way through the scroll quests, and closer to the fortune the scrolls would award to me.

Hojo: Ichi = 30,000g
Utsusemi: Ichi = 125,000g

Typo can't remember the rest, but that right there ish some serious bling already. ._.;,

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<U>FAILURE. TEARS FROM THE LONELY BANK ACCOUNT</U>

As payment for putting her through the Tele-Yhoat hassle yesterday, Cania (noncat ls humefriend) insisted that we help her with "Garrison".

Until yesterday, all Typo knew about Garrison was that it ish an event where you (lv20 capped) attempt to save some NPCs from a surprise attack on an outpost. And that's pretty much what it ish, like a mini-game with nifty prizes hanging in the balance. Since the Garrison items are pretty new, their actual market value ish really up in the air. The gear sells anywhere from 10-100k on Cerberus, so we were hoping to do some Garrison runs and take advantage of the still ignorant market.

What Typo did not know, was how hard it would be.

The NPCs known as "Candidates", will try to fend off their outpost from the enemy. Of course they stink, and die quickly, so you must control the hate well so that they take minimal damage, while at the same time preventing your own team from collapsing.

The more you bring, the more the enemies bring, and we headed to the outpost in W. Saruta this evening with 9 and 7 on our first and second tries respectively to face 3rd-tier Yagudos: Priests, Theologists, Votaries.

They came in 3 waves, with about 7 or 8 Yags in each wave. Typo came as a smn, accompanied by a war, war, brd, whm, whm, blm, pld. The lag generated by all the simultaneous characters and animations on screen confused me the whole time, and I pretty much flaked out and kept Ifrit out, draining all my MP.

It didn't go well, we had 4 casualties, and each and every last candidate croaked. I figured I'd be this teams saviour if I used my 2 hour to destroy each and every wave of Yagudo that appeared!

....But as powerful as the avatar's specials are, they have to be so horribly close to the enemy if it's going to work, so on our second attempt I ended up using Inferno 3 times, one-shotting single targets instead of heavily damaging the entire group of birdmen.

2 of us survived, all candidates gone.

Better luck (and a better plan!) next try.. ._.

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With that, it ish back to the goldgrind!~

Until next time, journaly! "X3 ()