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There are not many of us around these days. Only a handful of us will remember when Allakhazam didn't have server forums so some members opened their Journals to host Server specific talk. Those were the days, the days when the game was fresh, everyone was excited, and the boards weren't spammed with "Alla Pager" and "Server Takeover" crap.

That being said, I thought that I should probably try and entice some form of quality conversation here. So I came up with a set of 10 questions. Honestly answer them, but if you aren't going to try, don't bother.



EDIT: Please don't reply to something someone has written go here: 10 Questions (Discussion Thread)
Try and leave this as one post per person, a single view from each existing members of the Lakshmi community here.

Edited, Feb 24th 2009 6:54am by Argonaut

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Feb. 2005 253days 19hours 19minutes 13 seconds

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
I originally wanted to be a blackmage, I got it to about 32 before I tried dragoon, leveled that to 60's then blm to 61. Then finished off Dragoon then took war to 75, then finally finished blm, followed by mnk sam and soon rng.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
I am almost always sam at events now, but i still love my dragoon.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
I have done so much and met so many people it is hard to choose one time. But one of the things I have always liked was helping out new players with things that seem so small/easy to me but mean the world to them.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
When my social LS i was in for over a longtime broke, and a lot of friends went separate ways due to that.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
I'll be here a long time. Lol it saves me money from buying too many new games.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
ToAU. It pretty much changed the way the game was played. But I will never forget the epicness of running through Zilart for the first time.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Change some of the ridiculous pop times on NM's (looking at you Eastern Shadow).

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Storage space...

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
Googlybear seems like a standup guy and everyone knows him.

Aww Angi you make me /blush.

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Just over 4.5 years. Started June 13 2004. (I remember because it is a friends B-day :P) /hits the "Playtime" button. 369 days and change.

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
Before i bought the game I had set my sights on Mithra Thf. Im a dex ***** and always have been/will be. Str doesnt appeal to me. I have always thought incredible agility/dexterity was more impressive than brute str. (The guy sliding down the bar and somersaulting off the end and shooting the baddies in mid flip is WAAY cooler than the guy who throws someone through a wall to me.)Ive always built my RP chars (table top) as dexterous badasses, favorite superhero is spiderman etc :P

Anyways, copy paste from a little file i made.

Started 6/13/04

75 Thf
12/18/06
161 days 8 hours

75 Drg
12/27/2007
237 days


3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
Yup. I adore my thf. My drg has always been a close second to me since day 1. It seems to be edging up closer to thf as its power grows, but has yet to surpass my original love for Thf. The only thing that has dropped is I had dreams of being such an aweesome thf i would overshadow everyone as the underdog job. I have since come to terms with the DD limitations of Thf, but drg has taken over that aspect for me with the uber 2handed changes, new gear etc. It has huge potential now, so i seem to have transfered that desire to drg.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
Hmmm, a tough one. I think it would have to be my 1st attempt at a static early on. Me, my best RL friend, his cousin, his sister, her fiance, and a mutual in-game friend and my roommate decided to form a static from lv 1-75. Was Pld(me), Drk, Rdm, Brd, Drg, War. We had every race. It was amazing. We started in W.Ron, took some triumphant pics in front of the gate and set out cleansing the world of bunnies in a madhouse of awesomeness. We made it to level 13 before scheduling started to interfere and we gave it up. Since then I am the only one left still playing, but i still treasure that time immensly.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
It wasnt a single thing, but the steady changes the game took in the battel against RMT. I was primarily a NM camper for my gil. Slowly 1 after another every NM worth camping became rare/ex, BCNM, changed to pop NM etc. It seemed like every update i was loosing my ability to maintain my gear standards i had for myself. I was also hitting the 70s during the height of this when gear really starts to hit the pocket book. I also was not very social in the game and had trouble as i got to 75 because i had no real social connections. Thus i couldnt get past the promies, hadnt started ZMs, and had no connections to get started in this fabled "endgame". By then most everyone I knew had quit. It was just a rather sad time in vanadiel as i seemed to have trouble accomplishing anything with little help, little gil, and no real hope of advancement in the game.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
Till the servers shut down. They got me. They got me good. I will be playing this game until i have everything for thf+drg, maats cap, and a mandau. After that ill probably pimp out some other jobs for fun that i enjoy.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?

Well, i personally really like Tau. It changed so much in this game and provided activities for every branch of player. Casual to hardcore. Everything from 3 new rather interesting jobs, new camps/faster exp/Assaults/nyzul for the everyman to Salvage/Einherjar/HNMs for the more hadcore. Combined with the sanction, besieged, ZNMs and the varied appearance of mobs/zones. I feel it was the overall "best" as it gave a lot to everyone.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
I would have SE hire the windower team and put that sh*t in the game. It is rediculous how horrid this game can seem after tasting all the features you can get "illegally".


9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
I suppose I would completely refurbish our archaic search function. I want to be able to LFP on a different job than im on. I want to be able to have various missions channels so i can browse or be browsed for an assault group, CoP, Nyzul FloorX, etc and NOT have to waste my time sitting in WG being unproductive trying to watch all the shouts.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
Hmm I would have to say Fyn. A while back it seemed like every time i was having loads of fun, i was with Fyn doing something. Duoing whatever happened to be around. Ose, Kreutzet, UFOs, whatever. It was allways a blast to take something big down with a little lolThf and a Rdm. And i guess he fits the more conventional term of "celeb" as hes well known enough :P

Edited, Feb 24th 2009 4:14am by Banalaty

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Since NA/PS2 release (nearly 6 years I believe now). I don't know my play time. It's an irrelevant number to me, and I don't pay any attention to it.

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
I always knew I wanted to try them all, and I have continued to "try" them all to this day. However, after giving them each a test run, my first choice was Rdm, which got side tracked at 30 when I unlocked Pld. I do have Rdm at 74 now.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?Yes.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?The day Virinis LS was born. I have had the pleasure of knowing what I consider some of the greatest, most helpful players on the server. Without them, I wouldn't have accomplished much of anything over the last 3-1/2 years.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?Each time a friend quits.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?There is still a lot that I have not done, even as long as I have played this game. So I would say I would still have a few years left in me without any new updates.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?CoP. The story was exceptional, but more than that, it required hard work (especially pre-update), and a great team effort. You felt like you really accomplished something each battle you won, and more than that, you felt that same accomplishment for those with you.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?I see this question asked a lot, but quite honestly, the areas of the game that effect me most, do not need to be changed. So I'll help out end-gamers and say give them the instanced battles they're asking for.

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?More low-man end-game content, like Nyzul.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity? I guess I'd have to say Fyn. Pretty much everyone I know has at least heard of him.

Edited, Feb 24th 2009 11:14am by chluke

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?

Gosh... I think it must be over two years now. I think my playtime is in the region of 350+ days. But even then, thinking about it, it doesn't feel like a long time at all. It still seems as fresh and vibrant as always. I guess FFXI has had me charmed all this time, eh?

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?

No, actually. The first job I picked up was THF. I don't really know why I chose it. I suppose I was enamoured with the idea of the "traditional" hero oft a part of fantasy games. The daring rogue; the charming wit. However, I specifically remember the day I tried out RDM whilst messing around with a friend outside San d'Oria. I fell in love with it immediately.

I've always been good at anything I've set my mind to. The thought of being a specialist in something irks me even to this day. Hence, as you can probably tell from the jobs listed in my sig, I have a soft-spot for the hybrids out there. Or, more accurately, hybrids that have the ability to take care of themselves.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?

I still love my RDM. Although I leveled it just before the point it got relegated into its "healer" role now, so I really did enjoy the flexibility, the thrill of not knowing quite what I'd be doing in a party, the challenge of earning the privilege of being called a "good" RDM. I think one of my good friends called me "the glue" that kept a party going. I take pride in that!

My current obsession is DNC, though. I think it's perhaps the only job remaining that hasn't been pigeon-holed into a certain role whilst maintaining an active playstyle. And just being fabulous, of course.

I don't know. I could go on about the psychology of it all, but I do love the support role. Or rather, my own brand of support: filling in the gaps where needed on the fly, but also maintaining the thought that if stuff went completely and horribly wrong, I'd still be able to finish the job. Make of that what you will. :p

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?

Too many to list. I could go on about hunting a Joyeuse with some very close friends; I could detail the time I had with my Sky LS when it was in its prime; I could go on about the drama that provoked the creation of my social LS so that my dear friends could still be together in the same place.

I guess the common theme here is spending time with friends, which is ongoing. I'm a lone wolf but I relish the time I get trundling along with my partners in crime. :)

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?

I suppose the thing that stands out here is the gradual decline and eventual demise of my Sky LS. I was a SH - the pointskeeper, if you like - and it just lost its spark. Farming and taking down gods became a chore; stupid little dramas; leaders not bothering to turn up. We all became very bitter. It was such a shame...

I stayed in the LS long after I acquired everything I wanted from Sky purely because I enjoyed going out with LS mates and being a solid member of the team. I fondly remember being the main CSSer for Suzaku and never dying because of it because we were so good at what we did. Plus, I enjoyed seeing people earn the gear they wanted. I really miss those days. I just hope I can relive some of that "cohesiveness" one day.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?

I have no plans to quit. Too much work into my character; too much left to do; too much fun doing stuff with friends. *sap*

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?

Really hard question. I'm a sucker for stories. I enjoyed all the expansions (although WotG probably the least - although it did release DNC and SCH!). I might have to say ToAU is the best purely because of the sheer breath of content, plus a fantastic storyline. I loved CoP (especially after a friend and I joined a static which breezed through all the challenges!) and I would love to explore Sea some more.

I just enjoy experiences, I guess!

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?

I can't say I'm particularly displeased with anything in the game (that I've come across) besides occasional atrocious drop rates. People irritate me more than the game itself, more often than not. XD

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?

I really don't know. :x

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?

Again, I don't know. The only "celebrities" I could mention haven't earned that "status" by being good or friendly. So I won't mention anyone. :p

It's been 5 years and about 300 days of play time, so I've spend roughly 4hrs/day in Vana'diel.


I did not have any job in mind, I just knew that I wanted to be fairly self reliant, but still melee. After trying warrior, monk, and ranger, I landed on drk.


After I decided to level it, yes... I have leveled pld since and while I enjoy that job, I still spend 90% of my time on drk.


The CoP static that I mostly organized.


This would be the past few months for me. Most of my in game friends, as well as myself have become more busy, thus my linkshell has almost collapsed.


I would probably stay until Rapture went online, if it was a good game, I'd switch, otherwise, I'd still stick around FFXI until life became too busy for it.


Tough to say, but I'd have to say ToA just because I've done a lot more content in it. It has added a lot of more casual player events and the story lines were amusing. I also enjoy WotG (mainly for the story and excellent quests) and CoP (story and limbus).


I'd add an "invincible" timer to raise that would prevent people from raising then wiping immediately, there would be actions taken to prevent abuse of this with necro killing. I'd also change a billion small annoyances in this game (can't walk over snow banks in xarcabard, rocks in Qufim, that @#%^ing tarutaru in Al Zahbi to get a @#%^ing runic @#%^ing pass, etc).


Meritable ws's. You can only use the ws if you fully merit said weapon. I prefer merits to be a specialization rather than level 76.


Vawn. Fynlar. Veli (in his own twisted way).

Edited, Feb 24th 2009 12:54pm by xypin

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Almost 2yrs, I have no idea of my playtime.

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
Yes, monk.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
As someone else has said, how can you ever stop loving monk?

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
Probably Lufaise Meadows access after beating the Promies as it was done with an especially close ingame friend, Rockjaw who I love as a brother.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
CoP again ........ doing 2-3 with pickup group that ended up being a huge clusterf**k, as a consquence this mission remains incomplete ; ;

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
At this point, I can't see myself quitting as there's still so much I haven't seen & done.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
I started the game with all expansions except WoTG in place and haven't even scratched the surface of the storylines. At this stage I would have to say none.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
All nm rare/ex drops are 100% and no spawn/respawn window to exceed 4hrs

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Extended player movements like jump, crouch/crawl, prone & strafe. Coming from a FPS environment to FFXI, the limited character movement is frustrating.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
Only one?
There was a thread a little while back on the Lakshmi forum that detailed who knew who with a rating system. IIRC deathbeckons was the most well known among those that responded.
For me it would have to be Fynlar :)

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Since North America PS2 release... So something like almost 5 years? Dunno about playtime since I'm posting this at work during my downtime... Currently at 204 days, 8 hours, 38 minutes, 5 seconds, and counting. ^^

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
White mage all the way! ^^ My friend even suggested that I do RDM instead because of the amount of trouble I was getting in getting it to even level 10. I said, NO!! WHM or bust!

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
I still love WHM. My meleeing skills are gimpy so when I need to kill stuff, I grab Fynlar instead. >:D

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
When I ran into Roukii while WindurstEnseiguntai was getting ready to do an expeditionary force run. A lot of other good memories stem from that fateful meeting. ^^

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
Low? What low? If I had any, I quickly forgot.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
When they pull the plug or when all my friends quit.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
Wings of the Goddess. I love Campaign battles very very much. :3

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Hm, I dunno...

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
More cookie recipes. :9

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
Celebrity? Hm... I guess that'd be Fynlar (he's winning a lot of awards here, today!). Who else can give me a steady supply of ankles? :D



Edited, Mar 8th 2009 11:02pm by kappachan

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?

3 years, 90 days of play time.

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?

Gah, SAM, I got it at 70 ¬¬b

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?

Nope, I pretty much hate it now.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?

CoP.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
Break up of a Linkshell I co-made.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
1 year maybe?

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?

CoP. <3Sea <3Omega <3Ultima <3Tavnazia

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?

Something to make PUP loved.

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Hmm, what do I want, the power...
I guess I'd go for something along the lines of..to drown people with D.Chaps and Dalms that full time Electrum rings and use an Ice Staff.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
=o I'd go for Damageddingo. For the WRONG reasons.

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Roughly 4.5 years. (221 days and some change I believe)

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
Yes, Black Mage. I was replaying FFT when I got FFXI and for some reason I wanted to be a BLM.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
By me? I don't know. Sometimes I love soloing puddings and nuking things, but having to come as BLM to Dynamis and Limbus all the time is making me hate the job. Plus I love DRG and BST way way more.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
Beating CoP 6-4 before they made it easier. After losing 24k xp and spending hundreds of thousands of gil on CCB pumps My heart was about to explode when I saw Ultima at 5%.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
Buying an Weskit for 3M gil and ToAU coming out a week later and the price dropping to 10k.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
I think I'd finish leveling the jobs I wanted to 75 and try and solo some big time stuff and then quit. So a year, maybe less?

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
Well CoP had the best story IMO, but ToAU was the best overall. New and exciting content and gear that didn't require you to go to obscene lengths to be able to do, and new jobs.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
I'd force SE to update the graphics and drop the PS2 and make it for the PS3.

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
I know people hate WoW references, but I would seriously like 'flight' paths with chocobos. It'd be so nice to Teleport-Mea and then have the option to just tell the chocobo to take you to Windurst or to free ride.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
I'm gonna have to say Smartdrv for taking the picture of Vrtra in the wrong spot, that's where I first heard of him and then I saw him and was like, "Whoah, crap he's on my server." Also Holyfork was a big celebrity for me because back when I was a leveling DRG him and his awesome gear was my inspiration to keep at it even though party invites were few and far between.

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?

3 weeks after NA PC release. So I guess, Nov. 2003.


2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?

Yes. Black Mage. First job to 75.


3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?

Hells yes. Primary job now and always.


4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?

First time standing in Sky.


5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?

Not getting a party for 5 evenings in a row. Then having it happen again. And again. And again.


6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?

Depends how long some friends still play.


7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?

Rise of the Zilart, easily. It was less like an expansion, and more like the 2nd half of an incomplete game.
a) Sky. I got there long before it was the crapshoot it is now, so I actually had a a lot of fun there. First time in a large linkshell, one of the first NA LS to do anything in sky.

b) Dynamis. Set the tone for any/all instanced events to come. And looking like the Ark Angel TT but w/o the crappy makeup is all sorts of awesome.

c) Ninja (or more accurately, Utsusemi.) No one spell has so drastically affected how this game is played more than this. No, Cure/Raise don't count.

d) The other 40+ new areas released. Altep, Yhoat, ZiTah, Valley, and everything in between.

e) Lvl cap 75. the only lvl cap raise in the game.


8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?

Allow character IDs to be moved between accounts. Totally selfish, but after almost 5-1/2 years Eledhwyn and I would really like to play together. Bad decision on our part not to consider how long we'd be playing.


9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?

Macro lines. Don't use windower, so 6 is not enough for my playstyle.


10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?

Yoda. Not sure if he still plays though. I don't check that often.

Edited, Feb 26th 2009 4:10pm by FFTessei

Edited, Feb 26th 2009 4:12pm by FFTessei

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?

Since June 2004, around 332 days of playtime.

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?

Back when before I started playing FFXI, I wanted to be a SMN, simply because I thought they would kick the most ***. I did take it to 75, but I hate how it's used as a gimpy main healer with a OMGHUEG MP pool.

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?

I love SMN, but I don't love it as much as PUP. It's a shame that many people don't know what a good PUP can really do, or how much of a monster it is in a merit party or its usefulness in endgame.

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?

Everytime I play PUP, it's a high point. The job is NEVER boring, and testing its limits always surprises even me as to what the job can really do. I managed to solo Sandy 7-2 (the BCNM with the 3 orcs and 2 warmachines) when there were naysayers.

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?

The exclusion factor of PUP. It seems that lately, people just follow a herd mentality about what's good and what's not, and they tend to follow the biggest idiots of all time.

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?

Although I've cut down a lot since I'm quite busy with school and open source projects, I'd play for quite a while longer. See #4 as to why I would.

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?

CoP before it was watered down, it's the one expansion where you felt that you've actually accomplished something with the gradual unlocking of areas. I managed to beat it all before they watered it down, it's not hard if your group can be coordinated.

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?

How PUP is viewed by the playerbase, but we can't change that unless they make PUP retardedly overpowered, like SAM. I'd have to settle for giving the PUP community a perfect automaton AI, because goodness knows, we really need that...

"Master! Master! You're in the red! Cure V for you, right awa- Oh?! Is that Blind? One blindna coming up!"

That, or reducing the Activate timer to 10 minutes.

Died so many times because of that. :<

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?

I would give PUP a new 2-Hour and make Overdrive a 10-minute Job Ability. Really, SE, you couldn't have thought of anything better?

Or maybe the ability to summon a second automaton for PUP70+, but that would get complicated (and very, very overpowered, I might add).

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
I'm an oldie, so Sleepynight was the famous (notorious, perhaps?) guy around back then. My endgame/social shell at the time would make fun of him because he always used to 'walk' (not running, the thing everyone does to get from point A to point B in a city) in public.

Edited, Feb 27th 2009 11:41am by Kametame

1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
Started in October 2003, or whenever the game came out on PC. Playtime is a mere 372 days :\

2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
I actually had red mage in mind because I wanted to be able to quickly adapt to certain situations, and red mage as the most flexible seeming job at the time... That's why I chose hume, too

3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
Lol no, rdm is 12 hahaha

4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
Tied between "Getting my stupid Yinyang Robe!" and "Getting Stringing Pummel!"

5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
Tied between "The three months leading up to me getting my Yinyang Robe!" and "The two months (and 3140 WS points) leading up to me getting Stringing Pummel!"

6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?

7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
ToAU added PUP, which I thoroughly enjoy more than SMN. CoP had a nice storyline and Sea... Augh, I can't decide!

8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Make the game less time consuming, but still just as fun.

9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
More solo-obtainable decent gear.

10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
The ones mentioned in other answers XD