Return

Kaelis and I returned to FFXI after almost a years hiatus. We needed some time to try to get stuff going properly at the house. Now we are doing an hour of housework prior to logging in, slowly progress is being made.

I've been a slow leveler during my time in FFXI. I was involved with a newbie linkshell whose goal was to assist other newbies in getting into the game. I enjoyed it, but after a while progress was stunted for me due to assisting others to do things. I was kind of singed at that point too, who wants to do things when you know you are expected to sacrifice your time for not much in return... By not much in return I mean nothing really. Demands for Plevels (No), Food Vending, Tele Taxis, Supply runs (In Dunes, need new armor/ammo) and Gil (hell no).

The fun, silly events were few and far between. Lets mob the Dunes in our swimsuits! Lets farm Giddeus and skill up our Clothe Craft! Lets mass Harvest! Lets kill Bubbling Bernie on level 1 jobs! Special events got less time... I love Easter, Hallowee, Christmas, Valentines and Summer events! I was getting to the point where I was not as able to do them...

Now I'm back and during the return time my job has bounced up from the 60's into the 70's. I'm trying to be as active with the new linkshell as I can between work, housework and life. I find that the current LS offers a lot to me, and encourages game growth at whatever speed I can attain. I know if I need assistance it is just a /tell or /linkshell query away for me. Even more enjoyable, Kaelis and I can share the experience of the higher level stuff together. Thats part of the reason I started to play 4 years ago.