In a way I think we are all like this. When we first beging the game we are so wowed by everything. I remember just seeing so many people walking around in bastok when I joined looking at the scenry not knowing where to kill monsters anything.Another memory is making it to jeuno for the first time soo many people and scenery also.
But now Jeuno is basically my home never in Bastok,A
a Ram in the highlands or pleteau is just another big sheep for gil,A beautiful aurora in Qufim s just a sign LIGHT ELEMENTS ARE OUT ***** the aurora i'm making me some gil.
It makes me feel sad how over the months i've played I lost my sense of adventure for the game kind of I mean I still want to explore new areas and that but I find to go there I need to level. The Stone Monuments like in the story is just another rock in the quest to get a map of CN
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omg........brought a tear to my eye (really did.....)
just found this while forum browsing. I really gotta take some time off and explore this world called Vana'diel. I mean the only places Ive ever really been are the ones you level in.
just found this while forum browsing. I really gotta take some time off and explore this world called Vana'diel. I mean the only places Ive ever really been are the ones you level in.
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I cryed...I'm not ashamed to admit it,
this reminded me of something very very precious,
when I first stepped into vandiel I was awed by the sheer beauty, no other game had my attention,
for this, a feeling told me,
this was a place I could live out my dreams..
; ;
in this moment of sheer happiness I would like to thank my dearest friends, who help me on my quest to become stronger, so that we go out and explore new horizons
poilo (galka-my very own galka tank)
exhile(you sexy exy thief you ^^)
the random japanese monk that helped me break my inner level 50 limits after so many days crying for help in eldimine necroplos
the wonderful jp bst that helped me get my sub job items when everyone was too low level or unwilling to help me
rancourage for dieing 4+ times trying to help me obtain my warlocks tabard and STILL after repeated attempts to trade him money refuse
lightbringer for tanking things poilo could not,
and patiently waiting through all my pleas from help
may you wedding to stormyeyes be as happy as the joy you have given me
jaycgn, a newer friend for making me laugh at the most inappropriate times
aruko, a japanese player with so much patience, that he will help me understand japanese language no matter how mangled my english is
all of the wonderful players I leveled with but cannot remeber thier names for the life of me ; ;
madstz, sheztek,pestilence, kitana, ...
These video should be used as a reminder of what makes ff11 special,
the freindships,
the adventures,
the hard won victories,
I am very literally in tears...
if you do not understand what this video means,
I feel very sorry that you do not understand the emotions that drive the ff community as a whole
cherish your memories, remeber who helped,
help others understand .....
I cryed...I'm not ashamed to admit it,
this reminded me of something very very precious,
when I first stepped into vandiel I was awed by the sheer beauty, no other game had my attention,
for this, a feeling told me,
this was a place I could live out my dreams..
; ;
in this moment of sheer happiness I would like to thank my dearest friends, who help me on my quest to become stronger, so that we go out and explore new horizons
poilo (galka-my very own galka tank)
exhile(you sexy exy thief you ^^)
the random japanese monk that helped me break my inner level 50 limits after so many days crying for help in eldimine necroplos
the wonderful jp bst that helped me get my sub job items when everyone was too low level or unwilling to help me
rancourage for dieing 4+ times trying to help me obtain my warlocks tabard and STILL after repeated attempts to trade him money refuse
lightbringer for tanking things poilo could not,
and patiently waiting through all my pleas from help
may you wedding to stormyeyes be as happy as the joy you have given me
jaycgn, a newer friend for making me laugh at the most inappropriate times
aruko, a japanese player with so much patience, that he will help me understand japanese language no matter how mangled my english is
all of the wonderful players I leveled with but cannot remeber thier names for the life of me ; ;
madstz, sheztek,pestilence, kitana, ...
These video should be used as a reminder of what makes ff11 special,
the freindships,
the adventures,
the hard won victories,
I am very literally in tears...
if you do not understand what this video means,
I feel very sorry that you do not understand the emotions that drive the ff community as a whole
cherish your memories, remeber who helped,
help others understand .....
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OMFG WAKE UP PEOPLE THIS IS A VIDEO GAME YOU PEOPLE TAKE THIS SH*T TO SERIOUSLY YOU ALL NEED TO STOP PLAYING AND GO BACK TO YOUR NORMAL LIVES. YOU ARE ADDICTED AND ITS TAKING OVER YOUR LIVES.
I'm not trying to sound like the bad guy but this is f*cking hilarious to me in the "story" when the taru said i want to see the scenere. Then go look at an encyclopidea the whole point of this game is to lvl your charcter and yes some exploring but if your only playing this game to see the scenere then you need to stop playing. And now your gonna reply well "i play for the friends and the community". Well if you havent noticed most of the people who play this game are pricks and would stab another person in the back for gil. Yeah there is a couple cool people out there but thats just it a couple.
I'm not trying to sound like the bad guy but this is f*cking hilarious to me in the "story" when the taru said i want to see the scenere. Then go look at an encyclopidea the whole point of this game is to lvl your charcter and yes some exploring but if your only playing this game to see the scenere then you need to stop playing. And now your gonna reply well "i play for the friends and the community". Well if you havent noticed most of the people who play this game are pricks and would stab another person in the back for gil. Yeah there is a couple cool people out there but thats just it a couple.
Video game yes, but the point of the story isn't about the game, it's about the people behind the players. Many concentrate only on the road ahead and neglect the figurative scenery passing by.
If you wanted an elite character with maxed out stats, you could easily pick up any other FF game and play it until your fingers bleed and watch Squall, Tidus or Cloud one-shot bosses. That's not the point of FFXI. We all invest a LOT of money and time to share an experience with hundreds, possibly thousands of other people across the world. Sure its nice to strut around in full AF with plenty of expensive accessories. But what's the point if you have no one to share that victory with?
In the end, we're all just playing for a bunch of pixels arranged together to dance across our screens. Sometimes we invest a heck of a lot of time into getting something we can't even see (Sniper's Rings, etc) except in the stats that scroll by our window. The point of playing is found in the experiences and memories you take away. Five years from now, I'm probably not going to care much about my Kampf gear, but I'll definitely remember the times shared with my LS and all the stuff we BSed about while playing.
I'd venture to say that most of the people who play FFXI and other MMORPGs are at least a little different from the societal norm. These games offer us the opportunity to get together with other like-minded individuals who we might otherwise never meet in life.
That said, the story posted at the beginning of this thread was *excellent* and should be read by everyone starting out in FFXI.
I wonder what it will be like when FFXI finally comes to an end (if it ever does)? Imagine all those players standing in various areas of Vana'diel looking at each other as the final minutes of the online world tick away. That would be a tear-jerking experience...
I watched this video five times and cried every single time. I have it on my signature so that everyone sees it because this is the best video I have seen on these boards. If you dont get touched by this then maybe your heart has frozen, thank you for having this here.
thanks so much
I still find it rather sappy myself...
Well-deserved bump.
this thing still around? i wonder ifmy school is mad for the bandwith usage.. lol
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That is a good story. But I must have a completely different approach to this game. I am in it for myself and people who treat me right. I am level 27 and I have only 3 people on my friends list. 1 is a co-worker and 1 is a friend of that co-worker. And the other guy is just some guy I don't even talk too. I don't have a problem helping people out in my LS but I tend to stray away from forming bonds like that. It just seems too empty and misplaced.
I discovered this story a few weeks ago, and have greatly appreciated it ever since. I used to be a lot like that Taru WHM - I remember how excited when I stopped in Selbina, of all places, because it was a brand new town in a world that seemed very believable and worth exploring.
Since then I've become slightly jaded, but I plan on taking a breather at lv40 to do some travelling and crafting to get that old feeling back.
This is actually what spurred me to comment in this thread.
I had never thought of this possibility, until now. It is, to say the least, a very saddening thought, for myriad reasons. Wow. :(
Since then I've become slightly jaded, but I plan on taking a breather at lv40 to do some travelling and crafting to get that old feeling back.
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I wonder what it will be like when FFXI finally comes to an end (if it ever does)? Imagine all those players standing in various areas of Vana'diel looking at each other as the final minutes of the online world tick away. That would be a tear-jerking experience...
This is actually what spurred me to comment in this thread.
I had never thought of this possibility, until now. It is, to say the least, a very saddening thought, for myriad reasons. Wow. :(
Damn, still crying.
....Anyone who can't draw the parallels between this movie, the game, and RL, deserves what they're surely going to get.
Edit: Oh, and for the record, I shared this with every FFXI spot I know, so I feel I've done my part.
Edited, Wed Nov 24 02:32:40 2004 by HunterShu
....Anyone who can't draw the parallels between this movie, the game, and RL, deserves what they're surely going to get.
Edit: Oh, and for the record, I shared this with every FFXI spot I know, so I feel I've done my part.
Edited, Wed Nov 24 02:32:40 2004 by HunterShu
off topic and all...
but isn't it funny how "university of hawaii" is known as "UH"?
AIMfriend1: So what college do you wanna go?
You: maybe uh... i don't know.
but isn't it funny how "university of hawaii" is known as "UH"?
AIMfriend1: So what college do you wanna go?
You: maybe uh... i don't know.
lol hayaku,
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[b][/b][Gold]Omg... This is soo sad! I feel lik ebeing in that LS >.<The Taru WHM sure is lonely... but not anymore ^^ So I guess we learn a lesson here... TO learn the True Meaning of "adventure", or, Never Leave Your friends ^^
[Gold][/Gold]so sad ;.; I cried when I saw this... >.< too emotional ... this is too beautiful to ignore...
[Gold][/Gold]so sad ;.; I cried when I saw this... >.< too emotional ... this is too beautiful to ignore...
/cry What a touching story...all this time I've spent leveling and farming and not enjoying myself with quests and exploring. I suddenly miss my old, old original linkshell. /sigh
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/cry such a sad story
very nice...... :)
I am going to try to get everyone in my LS to see this.
Very powerful story.
Very powerful story.
/kneel
/cry
That Taru has discovered what Final Fantasy is about.\, adventure, discovery, and friends.
/kneel
/cry x 100000000
/cry
That Taru has discovered what Final Fantasy is about.\, adventure, discovery, and friends.
/kneel
/cry x 100000000
/cry
makes me think back to when I was still Extremely Green trying to skill everything I could as a level 5 RDM in Sarutabaruta. Before I even knew what a Link Shell was. Before I had a Keyboard for my PS2.
I cant see the screen anymore...
makes me think back to when I was still Extremely Green trying to skill everything I could as a level 5 RDM in Sarutabaruta. Before I even knew what a Link Shell was. Before I had a Keyboard for my PS2.
I cant see the screen anymore...
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