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#1 Jan 28 2006 at 9:39 PM Rating: Decent
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Every time I go to play Ballista, I barely ever see any NAs, and so it makes communicating with my team very hard....

I usually go at night, because every time I tried to go during the day, about three people would show up and it'd get cancelled. But late at night, all the big show JPs come out and... well... I wish I had someone to talk to, lol.

It might be my timing, but I'd think that us violent (XD) Americans would just love to beat someone else up. Or is there a n English speaking LS that does ballista for fun? Maybe you all are in some secret organization that I dunno about...

>.>

I'ma 60 monk, so I started doing it for the exp... but then realized how fun it was. I've got war, sam, and nin for viable SJs for it, too.

So like, if there's a LS out there that could/would accept me, I'd be greatful. I wanna get better at it; I received a bronze chevron the other day which I'm mildly proud of...


Edit: I shoulda verified... I'm not meaning to sound racist, I just want someone to talk to, and not with the dumb translator which makes me sound neanderthalic and crude. I just have never communicated on the same level, and I can't give helpful tips or anything... It's just awkward; 2 am and I'm the only English speaking person in the whole mass of 32 people... I dunno, I guess I feel outcasted because no one ever talks to me or anything, so all I do is make stupid smiley faces like I know what's going on and ... I'm rambling...

Edited, Sat Jan 28 22:02:27 2006 by Tgmoomba
#2 Jan 28 2006 at 9:47 PM Rating: Decent
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I'm not American, but I have tried ballista once and not again because well...it was a bit messy. I'd like to duel with friends, but that's a bit hard to organise in ballista.

Also, being a white mage, I get raped quite a lot and feel remarkably useless since all my buffs wear off everytime someone dies, which seemed to be every 30 seconds >.<

Maybe if I had another job levelled, or was able to do 1v1 more often then I'd give it a go.

But in general, I didn't get FFXI to play PvP, I play it for the rest of the game, the PvP is there as an option I guess.
#3 Jan 28 2006 at 9:57 PM Rating: Decent
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Well, I dun care about if someone is one nationality or not, I'm just lonely. As long as I can make sense of what they type, you know. And then it's like, <|Um...|> <|Monster|> <|Over there|> and they're all like <|Huh?!|> And then a huge mass of the other team charges us when we are unorganized because no one knew what I was talking about since the gosh darn translator is so limited! AGH!!!!!!!!

I've played lvl 30 cap, but mostly I do 60 cap as monk. as 30, I did Ninja, which really kicked the poo out of the kiddies. Anywho...

#4 Jan 28 2006 at 10:10 PM Rating: Decent
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I do uncapped a lot, occasionally do the lower caps but I usually have other stuff to do first. Not a lot of NA's do it really, but that's ok, as long as people show, heh.

Xamer, come as whm/rdm, use earth staff and phalanx up at all times.
#5 Jan 28 2006 at 10:33 PM Rating: Decent
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I would do that LoH, but I can't be stuffed levelling my red mage from 18 to 33 for ballista only, my white mage is only 65 anyway, and it still doesn't solve the problem of me feeling useless :P

Thanks for the tips though^^
#6 Jan 28 2006 at 10:40 PM Rating: Decent
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Looks like I'll need to get to a higher lvl, then... Bah, dammit.

I like having a whm around, because if they find a revitalizer, they can bene twice in the same round, XD

Especially when I can't quarry any potions... and then a mage runs along and saves the day.

If you find a giant body booster, then you'd be set. lol...
#7 Jan 31 2006 at 2:37 AM Rating: Good
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Someone won't stop bothering me to ballista.
That someone is starting to **** me off...
I dont have time for that crap.
There is more important things to do than ballista.
Especially if its only non NAs as you say.


mental dump: they should make zones that are PvP that is a free for all just walking in there not on choco...

"Don't go to [Death Valley]not on a bird there is a team of bandits that will rob your a$$ for everything."

>:P Imagine someone being able to say that...
why am I still up at 1:37am <.<
#8 Jan 31 2006 at 9:52 AM Rating: Excellent
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mental dump: they should make zones that are PvP that is a free for all just walking in there not on choco...

"Don't go to [Death Valley]not on a bird there is a team of bandits that will rob your a$$ for everything."


Awesome idea!
#9 Feb 01 2006 at 6:12 PM Rating: Decent
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It's not crap, but yeah, there are more/better things to do with time... like Killing Shadow Lord >.>;

I definitely want something exciting to happen like that; I want raiders to go into Windy at night and Mug Tarutaru Bazaars on the street or sommat, XD

Or maybe an airship Hijack >.>

#10 Feb 01 2006 at 7:49 PM Rating: Decent
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You kinda dont wanna play with some NAs they are complete asshats. I dont have a problem with him anymore but Kadden pissed me off one day. He demanded that i heal him cause i was rdm, refused to to stay put and fight, and played to win. trust me you dont want to play with ppl like this
#11 Feb 02 2006 at 7:09 PM Rating: Decent
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the eagle has left the nest, over
#12 Feb 03 2006 at 2:06 PM Rating: Decent
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There's not nearly as big of a hardcore ballista NA base as there are JP's. It's too bad, disappointing when there's a no cap during NA prime time, and it's been canceled.

I'm not sure why, maybe advertisement? I used to occasionally see shouts in Jeuno for ballisti in JP, but rarely in English.
#13 Feb 05 2006 at 12:38 AM Rating: Decent
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Uncapped meriphataud was cancelled today =/

Yeah there are a handful of JPs on our server that do ballista very often. They are damn good too. But when uncapped goes to NA time, not alot of NA attend sadly. Maybe your right vaxx.. lack of advertisement or something. I suggest players to go try out ballista though. It would be nice to see what your made of behind those "uber gears". You may see alot of players out there w/ top notch gear but if you don't have the player skill to back that up... then you ain't sh*t. Any noob can win a lot or random in the treasure pool.. but getting respect for your skillz like ballistar titles and such is awesome imo.
#14 Feb 05 2006 at 6:32 AM Rating: Decent
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alot of people play in the dirdafaeamam-abdgjadfdsld-ghelsaba

...the ru lude gardens ballista...

i guess because of its scheduling convienence
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