Where to Begin...

For the longest time, I remember thinking that I'd never make one of these things, but I think a combination of utter boredom and friends urging me to make one have led me to do so. So... where to begin? This is a blog about my FFXI counterpart, Sazaku. Since I'll assume that the only people that would be reading this are fellow FFXI players, I'll skip the boring introduction about what FFXI is and all that. I've actually been playing this game since 2004, but don't think I could remember everything that far back if I tried, so I'll just start with what I've been up to as of August, 2008.

A little over a month ago, I joined a new LS, after taking a 2 week break from FFXI to get some RL issues in order. It's called NovusCruento, which is latin for "bloody noobs" or something to that effect and I really like this LS. We're really active every week, but not to a ridiculous extent like most hardcore endgame LS's are. We do a wide variety of events, including Sky, Sea, Limbus, Salvage, Einherjar, ZNMs, and even sparse HNM camping when they come around into good windows. Events only last around 2-4 hours a night though, and 1-2 nights per week are completely free, so it has a really laid back atmosphere, but I think the thing that's most appealing to me about this LS is that they actually let me go something other than brd! what?! How dare they! But in all honesty, I think it's really refreshing to get some use out of my other jobs. It sort of makes me feel like capping STR and such instead of CHR wasn't a waste.

Speaking of Samurai, I've recently become set on gearing up my SAM with a /RNG set. I figure that since I have a Hope Torque that's just lying around and collecting dust in my mog locker, since I never play NIN anymore, I should put it to use by gearing SAM/RNG and maybe even leveling RNG as a main as well. I also snagged this little prize from Einherjar after finally getting 15k ampoules the other day:







To end this post on a positive note, I've also been very busy camping various NMs with my good friends, Abunaii and Tokii. Lately it's been pretty hectic because I've been keeping track of Centurio XII-I, Eastern Shadow, Simurgh, and King Arthro. The three of us have been camping KA for god knows how long, and with pretty good success. As of right now we're something like 2/50 or so on the belt. Just need one more! Too bad it happens to be mine. But that's fine I guess, I appreciate them sticking around to help me get one. Besides, I'm sure we'll get another... eventually... We've only recently been killing the Centurio and Simurgh, originally to get Abunaii the earring for his kraken DRK (did I mention that Abu is a fucking beast? seriously. go ffxiah that shit), and to help Krusk get Trotters for a job that I didn't even know he had. Still, I can't really complain because after getting both drops once, they actually helped me kill them both again and I made out with both of these:













I seemed to be on a lucky streak, because I also ended up getting this little toy after only 7 attempts (apparently 1/7 is pretty lucky, and I believe it):












Now to level RNG! Seriously, I'm considering it, what with the Hope Torque, Buccaneer's Belt, Vali's Bow, and Archery merits... hmm... yeah... Oh, not to mention I can run fast as RNG because I have Trotters as well! But I still have a lot more meriting I want to get done before I level a new job.