ArexLovesPie wrote:
I can't even remember when I got scholar. I do remember I was as giddy as a school girl when I did first get it though.
Don't lie, you still are a giddy school girl. :P
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Don't lie, you still are a giddy school girl. :P
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idiggory wrote:
Drinking at home. But I could probably stand to get laid.
If I had to guess, I'd say I've been scholar between four and five times.
I hovered RIGHT on the border back when we could see our score.
I hovered RIGHT on the border back when we could see our score.
I vaguely remember. I got scholar from posting helpful advice in the black mage forums on the FFXI part of the site way back in the day when I still played that game.
I'm pretty sure I only get it for being the blasted, confused hippie. Pretty sure I didn't have it when I was being helpful in the mage section. Someone should go blow the dust off of that section.
Yeah it's pretty dead over there without Anobix around anymore. :-(
Or Filter.
Or a compelling reason to play Mage. >.<
And I don't remember when I got Scholar. I'm pretty sure I never got it on the XI boards, but IDK. That seems likely however, considering I was never really in a position to give advice on any job. :P
Though I was a BEAST at making gil by leveling mules/your level 1 jobs. Just by taking the first 6 jobs to level 10 each, solo, I could easily make 100-120k gil. It was pretty quick, too. Not so worth it at later levels, and if you had a 15+ thief (and Gustaberg wasn't crowded), you could make the same amount faster farming beeswax. But if you needed some easy cash early on (or if all your favorite spots were taken), it was VERY worth it. And laughing as you rolled in gil and destroyed every orc you saw made leveling your other jobs very fun.
Or a compelling reason to play Mage. >.<
And I don't remember when I got Scholar. I'm pretty sure I never got it on the XI boards, but IDK. That seems likely however, considering I was never really in a position to give advice on any job. :P
Though I was a BEAST at making gil by leveling mules/your level 1 jobs. Just by taking the first 6 jobs to level 10 each, solo, I could easily make 100-120k gil. It was pretty quick, too. Not so worth it at later levels, and if you had a 15+ thief (and Gustaberg wasn't crowded), you could make the same amount faster farming beeswax. But if you needed some easy cash early on (or if all your favorite spots were taken), it was VERY worth it. And laughing as you rolled in gil and destroyed every orc you saw made leveling your other jobs very fun.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
Hmm, too bad I didn't have your brain around to pick back when I played. I never did figure out how to make money in that game. I think the most I ever got was 150k, and 100k of that was a tip a max level character gave me for porting him on my whm lol.
You didn't have to be a max level to give advice though. My blm I only ever got up to 58 I think, but I enjoyed debating the preferable sub job for that class. I preferred red mage for the increased damage potential and resented people wanting me to sub white mage to be a back up healer. If they wanted a back up healer they could get a red mage or a summoner as far as I was concerned.
You didn't have to be a max level to give advice though. My blm I only ever got up to 58 I think, but I enjoyed debating the preferable sub job for that class. I preferred red mage for the increased damage potential and resented people wanting me to sub white mage to be a back up healer. If they wanted a back up healer they could get a red mage or a summoner as far as I was concerned.
This is a sign that I'm bored, since this doesn't even remotely matter any more.
This was especially great while crystal prices were so high, but:
San d'oria-
Level to 3 or so on Orcs in... whatever the areas around San d'oria were called. These would drop fire crystals while you had signet up. You could also kill Worms, bats and rarabs. Earth crystals, wind crystals, bat wings, flint stones and rarab meat were all nice drops. You could occasionally get silver and zinc ore from worms (though it was very rare).
At level 3/4, head th Ghelsba Outpost (I like how I still remember these names, years later). You could level to 8 there, albeit slowly, but you'd be gaining Fire crystals all that time. While you were there, you would log. The worst logs went for like 300 gil, and the best for like 7-10k. If you had a harvester's gear set, it was even better. Plus, you could kill bats at night for wind crystals and bat wings.
At level 8, profit dropped off. Lumber was still nice, of course.
The only downside was that each log didn't stack, so your inventory would fill up fast. Plus, you couldn't do too much of it, because you needed things to sell before you could post more (7 item cap on AH). Also, hatchets could break, so there was an investment and RNG factor even beyond drop rates.
Bat wings could be turned in for a reusable quest that gave gil and fame. There was a 1-per-night quest using 4 flint stones.
Bastok-
Level in the Zeruhn mines as long as you can. Bats were your prime fodder, for Wind Crystals and bat wings. There were crabs in there that could drop some okay items, but nothing awesome. Everything could drop Zeruhn Soot, which wasn't valuable but you could turn in 3 at a time for a reusable quest with a 150 gil payout. Nothing awesome, but soot was a very common drop. And it built your fame, so it was far from useless. There was a bat wing quest as well, I think. 4xFlint Stones could be turned in once every in-game night for 100gil (but only one player could do the quest).
While running through and killing bats, use mining nodes. Iron sold pretty well, copper was meh but could be used to level your gold/blacksmithing. Zinc was decent. Silver was very nice but very rare. Darksteel was VERY nice and even rarer (I only ever got it once in Zeruhn--zinc was your real goal, as it was used in a high-fame repeatable quest and was thus insanely expensive on the AH, as people would buy it in bulk even at high prices). This was more annoying, because mining picks broke more often than hatchets, though the potential profit if the RNG liked you was better. Plus, fewer mobs aggroed in the mines than the outpost.
Windurst-
Level on bees and nothing else until you got to level 5. These would give you honey, which sold well as a food and for cooking, and wind crystals. When you hit 5, switch to killing only bees, crawlers and carrion birds. These would give you wind, earth, and fire crystals, bird eggs, honey and a chance for a silk thread which (at the time) sold for a hell of a lot. They also dropped Crawler Calculii, which could be used in a reusable quest, and Smooth Stones, which had a reusable quest that was a pain in the ***, had a low payout, and would require a random number of stones (also, you could only hold one at time). Also, kill any Yagudo you see, because their grass necklaces sold very, very well due to people buying them in bulk to raise their Windurst fame.
You COULD gather grasses as well, but it wasn't nearly as profitable as mining/logging--and the nodes were further apart. Better to just hope the RNG likes you so you get silk, and sell those crystals.
It really wasn't hard to get 100k just by leveling the 6 low-end jobs to 8 or so. It was RNG dependent, but you could normally rely on at least one or two good drops from logging/mining/crawlers per job, which added up very quickly.
This was especially great while crystal prices were so high, but:
San d'oria-
Level to 3 or so on Orcs in... whatever the areas around San d'oria were called. These would drop fire crystals while you had signet up. You could also kill Worms, bats and rarabs. Earth crystals, wind crystals, bat wings, flint stones and rarab meat were all nice drops. You could occasionally get silver and zinc ore from worms (though it was very rare).
At level 3/4, head th Ghelsba Outpost (I like how I still remember these names, years later). You could level to 8 there, albeit slowly, but you'd be gaining Fire crystals all that time. While you were there, you would log. The worst logs went for like 300 gil, and the best for like 7-10k. If you had a harvester's gear set, it was even better. Plus, you could kill bats at night for wind crystals and bat wings.
At level 8, profit dropped off. Lumber was still nice, of course.
The only downside was that each log didn't stack, so your inventory would fill up fast. Plus, you couldn't do too much of it, because you needed things to sell before you could post more (7 item cap on AH). Also, hatchets could break, so there was an investment and RNG factor even beyond drop rates.
Bat wings could be turned in for a reusable quest that gave gil and fame. There was a 1-per-night quest using 4 flint stones.
Bastok-
Level in the Zeruhn mines as long as you can. Bats were your prime fodder, for Wind Crystals and bat wings. There were crabs in there that could drop some okay items, but nothing awesome. Everything could drop Zeruhn Soot, which wasn't valuable but you could turn in 3 at a time for a reusable quest with a 150 gil payout. Nothing awesome, but soot was a very common drop. And it built your fame, so it was far from useless. There was a bat wing quest as well, I think. 4xFlint Stones could be turned in once every in-game night for 100gil (but only one player could do the quest).
While running through and killing bats, use mining nodes. Iron sold pretty well, copper was meh but could be used to level your gold/blacksmithing. Zinc was decent. Silver was very nice but very rare. Darksteel was VERY nice and even rarer (I only ever got it once in Zeruhn--zinc was your real goal, as it was used in a high-fame repeatable quest and was thus insanely expensive on the AH, as people would buy it in bulk even at high prices). This was more annoying, because mining picks broke more often than hatchets, though the potential profit if the RNG liked you was better. Plus, fewer mobs aggroed in the mines than the outpost.
Windurst-
Level on bees and nothing else until you got to level 5. These would give you honey, which sold well as a food and for cooking, and wind crystals. When you hit 5, switch to killing only bees, crawlers and carrion birds. These would give you wind, earth, and fire crystals, bird eggs, honey and a chance for a silk thread which (at the time) sold for a hell of a lot. They also dropped Crawler Calculii, which could be used in a reusable quest, and Smooth Stones, which had a reusable quest that was a pain in the ***, had a low payout, and would require a random number of stones (also, you could only hold one at time). Also, kill any Yagudo you see, because their grass necklaces sold very, very well due to people buying them in bulk to raise their Windurst fame.
You COULD gather grasses as well, but it wasn't nearly as profitable as mining/logging--and the nodes were further apart. Better to just hope the RNG likes you so you get silk, and sell those crystals.
It really wasn't hard to get 100k just by leveling the 6 low-end jobs to 8 or so. It was RNG dependent, but you could normally rely on at least one or two good drops from logging/mining/crawlers per job, which added up very quickly.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
It was all about Leaping Lizzy and Valkurm Emperor back before the patch made them exclusive. I got rabbit charm once too :D.
Made me a happy thief.
Made me a happy thief.
I did NOT have the patience for NM camping.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
idiggory wrote:
This is a sign that I'm bored, since this doesn't even remotely matter any more.
This was especially great while crystal prices were so high, but:
San d'oria-
Level to 3 or so on Orcs in... whatever the areas around San d'oria were called. These would drop fire crystals while you had signet up. You could also kill Worms, bats and rarabs. Earth crystals, wind crystals, bat wings, flint stones and rarab meat were all nice drops. You could occasionally get silver and zinc ore from worms (though it was very rare).
At level 3/4, head th Ghelsba Outpost (I like how I still remember these names, years later). You could level to 8 there, albeit slowly, but you'd be gaining Fire crystals all that time. While you were there, you would log. The worst logs went for like 300 gil, and the best for like 7-10k. If you had a harvester's gear set, it was even better. Plus, you could kill bats at night for wind crystals and bat wings.
At level 8, profit dropped off. Lumber was still nice, of course.
The only downside was that each log didn't stack, so your inventory would fill up fast. Plus, you couldn't do too much of it, because you needed things to sell before you could post more (7 item cap on AH). Also, hatchets could break, so there was an investment and RNG factor even beyond drop rates.
Bat wings could be turned in for a reusable quest that gave gil and fame. There was a 1-per-night quest using 4 flint stones.
Bastok-
Level in the Zeruhn mines as long as you can. Bats were your prime fodder, for Wind Crystals and bat wings. There were crabs in there that could drop some okay items, but nothing awesome. Everything could drop Zeruhn Soot, which wasn't valuable but you could turn in 3 at a time for a reusable quest with a 150 gil payout. Nothing awesome, but soot was a very common drop. And it built your fame, so it was far from useless. There was a bat wing quest as well, I think. 4xFlint Stones could be turned in once every in-game night for 100gil (but only one player could do the quest).
While running through and killing bats, use mining nodes. Iron sold pretty well, copper was meh but could be used to level your gold/blacksmithing. Zinc was decent. Silver was very nice but very rare. Darksteel was VERY nice and even rarer (I only ever got it once in Zeruhn--zinc was your real goal, as it was used in a high-fame repeatable quest and was thus insanely expensive on the AH, as people would buy it in bulk even at high prices). This was more annoying, because mining picks broke more often than hatchets, though the potential profit if the RNG liked you was better. Plus, fewer mobs aggroed in the mines than the outpost.
Windurst-
Level on bees and nothing else until you got to level 5. These would give you honey, which sold well as a food and for cooking, and wind crystals. When you hit 5, switch to killing only bees, crawlers and carrion birds. These would give you wind, earth, and fire crystals, bird eggs, honey and a chance for a silk thread which (at the time) sold for a hell of a lot. They also dropped Crawler Calculii, which could be used in a reusable quest, and Smooth Stones, which had a reusable quest that was a pain in the ***, had a low payout, and would require a random number of stones (also, you could only hold one at time). Also, kill any Yagudo you see, because their grass necklaces sold very, very well due to people buying them in bulk to raise their Windurst fame.
You COULD gather grasses as well, but it wasn't nearly as profitable as mining/logging--and the nodes were further apart. Better to just hope the RNG likes you so you get silk, and sell those crystals.
It really wasn't hard to get 100k just by leveling the 6 low-end jobs to 8 or so. It was RNG dependent, but you could normally rely on at least one or two good drops from logging/mining/crawlers per job, which added up very quickly.
This was especially great while crystal prices were so high, but:
San d'oria-
Level to 3 or so on Orcs in... whatever the areas around San d'oria were called. These would drop fire crystals while you had signet up. You could also kill Worms, bats and rarabs. Earth crystals, wind crystals, bat wings, flint stones and rarab meat were all nice drops. You could occasionally get silver and zinc ore from worms (though it was very rare).
At level 3/4, head th Ghelsba Outpost (I like how I still remember these names, years later). You could level to 8 there, albeit slowly, but you'd be gaining Fire crystals all that time. While you were there, you would log. The worst logs went for like 300 gil, and the best for like 7-10k. If you had a harvester's gear set, it was even better. Plus, you could kill bats at night for wind crystals and bat wings.
At level 8, profit dropped off. Lumber was still nice, of course.
The only downside was that each log didn't stack, so your inventory would fill up fast. Plus, you couldn't do too much of it, because you needed things to sell before you could post more (7 item cap on AH). Also, hatchets could break, so there was an investment and RNG factor even beyond drop rates.
Bat wings could be turned in for a reusable quest that gave gil and fame. There was a 1-per-night quest using 4 flint stones.
Bastok-
Level in the Zeruhn mines as long as you can. Bats were your prime fodder, for Wind Crystals and bat wings. There were crabs in there that could drop some okay items, but nothing awesome. Everything could drop Zeruhn Soot, which wasn't valuable but you could turn in 3 at a time for a reusable quest with a 150 gil payout. Nothing awesome, but soot was a very common drop. And it built your fame, so it was far from useless. There was a bat wing quest as well, I think. 4xFlint Stones could be turned in once every in-game night for 100gil (but only one player could do the quest).
While running through and killing bats, use mining nodes. Iron sold pretty well, copper was meh but could be used to level your gold/blacksmithing. Zinc was decent. Silver was very nice but very rare. Darksteel was VERY nice and even rarer (I only ever got it once in Zeruhn--zinc was your real goal, as it was used in a high-fame repeatable quest and was thus insanely expensive on the AH, as people would buy it in bulk even at high prices). This was more annoying, because mining picks broke more often than hatchets, though the potential profit if the RNG liked you was better. Plus, fewer mobs aggroed in the mines than the outpost.
Windurst-
Level on bees and nothing else until you got to level 5. These would give you honey, which sold well as a food and for cooking, and wind crystals. When you hit 5, switch to killing only bees, crawlers and carrion birds. These would give you wind, earth, and fire crystals, bird eggs, honey and a chance for a silk thread which (at the time) sold for a hell of a lot. They also dropped Crawler Calculii, which could be used in a reusable quest, and Smooth Stones, which had a reusable quest that was a pain in the ***, had a low payout, and would require a random number of stones (also, you could only hold one at time). Also, kill any Yagudo you see, because their grass necklaces sold very, very well due to people buying them in bulk to raise their Windurst fame.
You COULD gather grasses as well, but it wasn't nearly as profitable as mining/logging--and the nodes were further apart. Better to just hope the RNG likes you so you get silk, and sell those crystals.
It really wasn't hard to get 100k just by leveling the 6 low-end jobs to 8 or so. It was RNG dependent, but you could normally rely on at least one or two good drops from logging/mining/crawlers per job, which added up very quickly.
A trip down memory lane, Idiggory. What server were you on in FFXI?
I was on Fairy.^^
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
Please "talk up" if your comprehension white-shifts. I will use simple-happy language-words to help you understand.
I'm sorry, I'm VERY sorry, but I know, that FFXI assigned random servers, so you just HAVE to have a laugh with us about that, iDig. Hahahahaha
Lol, no worries, I always got a kick out of that as well. :P
There was actually a huge LGBT linkshell on Fairy. I was never in it, because I loved my LS, but it's not surprising.
There was actually a huge LGBT linkshell on Fairy. I was never in it, because I loved my LS, but it's not surprising.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
lol! Oh gods that is funny. So much funnier than Proudmoore being the gay server in WoW. =x I played on Midgardsormr, and was in a pretty cool LGBT linkshell there too.
Lol, Proudmoore is? I didn't know that.
IDrownFish wrote:
Anyways, you all are horrible, @#%^ed up people
lolgaxe wrote:
Never underestimate the healing power of a massive dong.
Oh hell yes. Pretty much all the guilds on the server are either gay friendly or Australian or a combination of the two. The largest gay guild in the world is on Proudmoore, Taint. I think it's currently the third largest guild in the world overall with over 5k different accounts. They have a bunch of smaller guilds with some variety of Taint in the title and they use their own variation of guild2guild so all the people in the different Taint guilds can talk to each other.
Sparkle Magic is way better though. :D
Sparkle Magic is way better though. :D
Raisse wrote:
It was all about Leaping Lizzy and Valkurm Emperor back before the patch made them exclusive. I got rabbit charm once too :D.
Made me a happy thief.
Made me a happy thief.
Pfft, everyone knows that a main with 100 Woodworking and a mule with 100 Goldsmithing was the ****.
On topic, I'd love to write for some gaming site and get paid for it, but outside of my obvious qualifications (being a gamer, writing guides here, and being a good writer) I don't have any of the qualifications most sites want.
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