Sunday, April 30, 2006
So yeah...
Trish mentioned to me a while back that she hates reading my blog 'cause it's "full of incomprehensible videogame techno-babble". Truth is, life isn't a bowl of cherries right now and I don't enjoy writing about it. I don't want my blog to devolve into some long, angsty rant about how much life sucks but what are blogs for, right?
My Navy "career" has officially jumped the shark. I've lost any and all motivation and it will not be returning. This isn't one of those FTN phases that every sailor seems to go through. I'm mentally and professionally done, all that's left now is waiting for my EAOS. I didn't just wake up one day and decide on this. There's been a concerted effort by certain individuals I've been forced to work with to make me this way. I'm sure there are some places and communities in the Navy where you can serve with people that truely are in it to serve their country instead of themselves, but I haven't the priveledge of being stationed there.
So anyway, back to the incomprehensible videogame techno-babble.
I'm making a return trip to Vana'diel. I read an awesome article in the latest issue of The Gamer's Quarter about one girl's experience and frustration with Final Fantasy XI and realizing someone out there felt the same way about the game I did really got me interested in playing again. I figure if she can keep hope alive handing out flowers in Jeuno (seriously, how adorable is that?) I could stomach waiting for hours with my party flag up again. Besides, I fucking miss skillchains like nobody's business. There's nary a more gratifying thing in all of videogamedom than being in a party in FFXI that can skillchain correctly. What's more, Bill and some of the GL crew are planning on hopping on Fenrir so things are looking up. Somebody'd better warn the rock lizards. BT's coming back to Bastok.
posted by Matthew @ 2:10 AM
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My Navy "career" has officially jumped the shark. I've lost any and all motivation and it will not be returning. This isn't one of those FTN phases that every sailor seems to go through. I'm mentally and professionally done, all that's left now is waiting for my EAOS. I didn't just wake up one day and decide on this. There's been a concerted effort by certain individuals I've been forced to work with to make me this way. I'm sure there are some places and communities in the Navy where you can serve with people that truely are in it to serve their country instead of themselves, but I haven't the priveledge of being stationed there.
So anyway, back to the incomprehensible videogame techno-babble.
I'm making a return trip to Vana'diel. I read an awesome article in the latest issue of The Gamer's Quarter about one girl's experience and frustration with Final Fantasy XI and realizing someone out there felt the same way about the game I did really got me interested in playing again. I figure if she can keep hope alive handing out flowers in Jeuno (seriously, how adorable is that?) I could stomach waiting for hours with my party flag up again. Besides, I fucking miss skillchains like nobody's business. There's nary a more gratifying thing in all of videogamedom than being in a party in FFXI that can skillchain correctly. What's more, Bill and some of the GL crew are planning on hopping on Fenrir so things are looking up. Somebody'd better warn the rock lizards. BT's coming back to Bastok.
posted by Matthew @ 2:10 AM
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Comments:
Hey ... I was just looking at your photos in the Photo Thread (at IC), and thought -- oh, if he has a weblog, I wanna take a look at more pictures. You're an excellent photographer.
But good god, the first post I read was about my article. I'm so happy you're coming back to Vana'diel. What nice serendipity.
Treasures of Aht Urghan has some really nice scenery in it. And the NPCs talk to you, randomly. That's not something I've seen in an RPG before, and it really got me excited.
If you're ever on Diabolos, look me up!
Toodle-Pip
Faithless
But good god, the first post I read was about my article. I'm so happy you're coming back to Vana'diel. What nice serendipity.
Treasures of Aht Urghan has some really nice scenery in it. And the NPCs talk to you, randomly. That's not something I've seen in an RPG before, and it really got me excited.
If you're ever on Diabolos, look me up!
Toodle-Pip
Faithless
- Thanks Lam.
- Faithless,
Thanks for your compliments on the photos. I've seen some of yours and I think mine pale in comparison.
Your "Lucid Dreaming" article was great, though. Most people in the hardcore gaming community dismiss FFXI so soon 'cause of its genre hertitage and they never experience it the way we were meant to and you totally nailed it. Bravo.
- Faithless,
Thanks for your compliments on the photos. I've seen some of yours and I think mine pale in comparison.
Your "Lucid Dreaming" article was great, though. Most people in the hardcore gaming community dismiss FFXI so soon 'cause of its genre hertitage and they never experience it the way we were meant to and you totally nailed it. Bravo.
FFXI is, without a doubt, the MMO that fascinates me the most. I didn't even raid for a year in WoW, and I found it to be lacking. WoW is a raiding game, and after spending so much time doing nothing but raiding, I started to remember the days in FFXI where I didn't raid, and they seemed golden. I hope it pans out this time, that's partially why I decided to restart on Fenrir instead of go back to my characters on Bahamut. It's spring, new house, new game (kind of), new server.
Oh yea, and no more bullshit guild. The Merbillian Order lives on in Vana'diel!
Oh yea, and no more bullshit guild. The Merbillian Order lives on in Vana'diel!
Even after coming back from E3 this year, I can't seem to get into anything thats out atm. Everything new that's good isn't due out for at least a year.
I've been looking up some screenies and things and have seriously been missing FFXI as of late.
Send me an im on AIM sometime and let me know what server you're on. I may just start a new toon.
Cheers!
Jena
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I've been looking up some screenies and things and have seriously been missing FFXI as of late.
Send me an im on AIM sometime and let me know what server you're on. I may just start a new toon.
Cheers!
Jena
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