C is for 100! C is for Corsair!

Well, this is my 100th post! Yay!

My Corsair is 80! Yay

My old friends are returning to FFXI! Yay!

They're updating XI soon and getting rid of that awful +5 min and persistant buff on COR rolls! Yay!

Seriously I don't know what they were thinking when they did that, it's like they've never even played the job. But enough about them... let's talk more about meeeee!

As I mentioned before I finally hit level 80 last weekend just a few days after my wife did. Abyssea of course. The place is literally like dying and going to EXP heaven. When I finally did ding of course I figured it was time for 3 things.

First is new gun. In the works are the Trial of Magians gun which gives STR and ranged attack, perfect for my COR and my (so far) 6/8 merits in marksmanship.

Second is new armor. Now I'm not all that interested in that new stuff... you know... it's pink... so I'm going to finish my add-ons finally for some great COR tailored gear.

Third is, as unlikely as it sounds, I'm making an iPhone theme based on FFXI. I found this website that does the coding for you as long as you create your own images. So I spent the better part of yesterday in fireworks making some icons. I'll post a link here when I finish it but as of right now I'm not entirely satisfied with it.

Tonight is another Abyssea party in which I hope to get another 10 merits and hopefully some headway on 81 when the cap raises again after the update! Feel sorry for mobs that'll be taking my barrages tonight!

It's Over 9000!!!!11

and by It's i mean my Xbox live gamerscore

a.k.a. my dickhat.

actually it has been for a little while but i guess it never really occured to me

lets see.... what else is new........

i made this for my Deviant art ID:

i think its nifty i dont know aout you. its officially the first FFXI related artwork ive completed in fireworks since i got it... say... i dunno a year ago?

yeah i know i poke it. anyways

Halloween is tomorrow and if anyone i know decides to be not lame and dress up ill post pics

damn, what a boring blog entry....

Venum Dare

Heres a little ditty about jack and REGIGIGAS...

wait... thats not how it goes

well im on deviant art... you may have noticed as i have a widget on the sidebar on my blog here that shows my 4 most recent entries or whatever. i dunno it may be 5

anyways while on there i got a bit of encouragement from "CalgaryCosplay" so naturaly i commented back. while on the site i saw they sell cosplay hoodies, all of which actually look pretty good, some of them are quite intricate in fact

so i got to thinking, wouldnt it be cool to show off my extreme geekiness by ordering one?

so then i got to thinking, wait, dont i know an awesome designer?

so then i got to thinking wait, dont i know an awesome seamstress chick?

so then i got to thinking... wait for it... I CAN PLAN IT AND I CAN HAVE MY FRIEND MAKE IT!

pretty awesome huh? i rock.

in fact, seeing this i thought even further about suggesting that my friend do something like this to actually make money.

you should see the WHM cosplay pants she made her fiancee last year, theyre quite awesome. i know people would be willing to pay for it, and since its something she could do in her spare time i think its something she can legitimately consider.

we'll see if she wants to, but ill definatly pay her to make some stuff for me, namely that hoodie, and a Commodore Tricorne...

that would be sexy....

Admiral On Deck! /salute

Got me hat from a Xarc run last sunday! 

Thanks PA!

in any case i now can earn meself the right to be called Commodore, 

but since im a ham when it somes ta titles, i think ill go by Admiral

fitting since i have an entire nother LS should i need the manpower!

not to mention alot of friends ive made in Pocket Aces too.

so all in all i have my veritable fleet.

heheh... 

hehehehh... 

hehehehehehh. 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

BWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Maritime (-or- Merit Time!)

Maritime - Adjective - IPA: /'mærɪtaɪm/ 

1. Related to the sea or sailing

2. Of or relating to a mariner or sailor

Now your wondering.... why the definition?

well im sure you all could use a little learnin'.... but mostly its to get my pun of a title.

you see im a Corsair in FFXI.... what... you knew that already?

so yeah... Maritime... "of or relating to a mariner or sailor"... check. 

Maritime sounds like Merit Time... check.

ive been meriting the last couple weeks... oh, now we get the pun! (hey i didnt say it was a good one ok?)

basically its been like this: i know exactly what im going to merit for my COR, and for most of my other jobs to boot.

afterall the goal is to be badass... like this:

Oh yeah... thats so gonna be me! anyways heres the plan:

Attributes:

max combo:5

max per item:5

meriting: 

STR (5/5) 3>6>9>9>9 

total: 36 merits needed

Combat Skills:

max combo: 20

max per item: 8

meriting:

Marksmanship Skill (8/8) 1>2>3>3>3>3>3>3

Dagger Skill (6/8) 1>2>3>3>3>3 

Sword Skill (6/8) 1>2>3>3>3>3 

total: 51 merits needed

Others:

max combo: 8

max per item: 4

meriting:

Critical Hit Rate (4/4) 1>2>3>4

total: 10 merits needed

Corsair Group 1:

max combo: 10

max per item: 5

meriting:

Quick Draw Recast (5/5) 1>2>3>4>5

Quick Draw Accuracy (5/5) 1>2>3>4>5

total: 30 merits needed

Corsair Group 2:

max combo: 10

max per item: 5

meriting:

Snake Eye (3/5) 3>4>5

Fold (3/5) 3>4>5

Winning Streak (3/5) 3>4>5

Loaded Deck (1/5) 3

total: 39 merits needed

....thats 166 merits needed total.... which is 1,660,000 limit points to gain.

wait... i already have 1 in Marksmanship, Crit rate, Quick Draw recast, Fold, Snake Eye, and Loaded deck... so 12 total merits earned

well thats 120,000 limit points

yay! only 1,540,000 to go!!!

/wrists

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday! -or- Sleepless in San d'Oria

Ok both titles are lame... i know.

but this is indeed overdue... ive been too busy with work and trolling the Pocket Aces forums in my spare time to post... forgive me!

in any case this past sunday was Dynamis - San d'Oria.

not usually my favorite pre-update because its the only zone no THF relic dropped in.

but of course post update... COR relic!!

and last sunday.... COR relic!!

yep yep... awesome i know.

in fact they are so awesome because they also have:

so in case you lost count... (how could you!) thats 3/5.

and with any luck.... i have 2 chances to get the Tricorne this month. got xarc runs on 10/19 and 10/26.

if i get it then ill only need the Commodore Bottes (Dynamis - Bastok) before im totally pimpin' a 5/5 relic armor COR.

and you can't help but Gyar at that idea... least i cant haha. (gyar)

and in case youre wondering exactly why my title is so lame... we ended up getting 16 relic drops in that San d'Oria run.

yeah no joke!

List of winners:
1.Absolutezero - COR
2.Deliata - RNG
3.Lostris - WHM
4.Omegaguardian - MNK
5.Arkain - PLD
6.Flameon - MNK
7.Snicky - DRG
8.Darksaphyr - NIN
9.Flameon - RDM
10.Flameon - PLD
11.Skulloneix - RDM
12.Mysticrain - PLD
13.Mageofphantasy - SMN
14.Ailden - MNK
15.Flameon - WAR
16.Seyomeyo - COR

So yeah, great run. 2 big money drops and 247 small currency too.

i am totally loving this last update shit

Frozen North

Well im off to a Dynamis-Xarcabard run today.... hoping for my pretty hat...

hopin' some of that Luck o' the Corsair helps me! haha!

so wish me luck, and just cause i can, this:

Avast! pt 2

Its been a big week.... lol

first off...

yup, ding 75 COR. finally got it.

im pretty damn happy.

it took what? 5 years to get a job to 75?

dont look at me >.>

well if that wasnt enough i have some other fabulous news! 

*drumroll*

hell yeah booooyeeee. my first relic gears.

all post update huh? yeah this thing is nice.

its no Skadi gloves. but damn are they handy.

and the next run what should drop?

yeeeeaaaaahhhhh bboooooyeeeee. thats right

Commodore Frac.

yep. im starting to show just how leet i am

in 2/5 on newly added COR relic i am proud to say, only a week from each other and i have a shot at tricorne this wednesday to boot.

after awhile ill be all hardcore like this:

only instead of reg AF itll be this:

heheh. yup. 

thats how hard i rock

other things of note:

ive merited Snake Eye

ive merited Fold

I did my Detonator WSNM

and im now after a Joyeuse to go with my pretty new shirt.

all in all its been a badass 2 weeks.

so.... i just have to say it.... Gyar!!!

Avast!

well my COR is like 5.7k til 75.

so close it hurts

like blue balls but digital. XD

I feel like Barbossa is laughing at me.