Exploration starts...

Ahh It's been a few days.. SE failed to estimate the amount of people playing this game..

I have been hitting on the 1017 error.. I guess that is to show even the "queue" is full and we are not able to enter the server.. Right now I am jumping between 2 server Masamune and Anima. I am using this time to explore gathering and crafting.

Comparing crafting/gathering between version 1 and 2, one thing SE did very well is to reduce the time taken to craft simple things and also take away the probability of items to be gathered.... *hurray*

Serious woodcrafter at work.

Right now, it is much more easier to craft as you can get most of the beginner's craft item from the supplier just right at the door step. (Bad news is now levesquest does not sponsor the materials. Correct me if I am wrong)

I love the new crafting module! It is much easier to understand and using friendly. Basically for crafting, you just need to know the following things:-

Use items with the following stats: craftsmanship, control and CP.

Craftsmanship - Higher rating hastens the progress of synthesis;
Control - Greater rating increases the chance of creating high-quality items;
CP - Improves crafting stamina.(It is together with the HP bar and TP bar and it determine number of special skill you can use like make item with more quality etc.)

Another day as a gatherer.

Next is gathering, as I said taking away the probability of items to be gathered, it means we don't it to think of which angle and which height that we still hit with our hatchet to get different type of materials like branch or lumber. :D Now we just need to select what item we want but of cause there are chances for us to fail our gathering if we are choosing something too high for our gathering level.

For gathering, items used with the following stats: Gathering, perception and GP. Almost the same as crafting.

Gathering - Improve rating of gathering each items.
Perception - Improve chance of gathering HQ items.
GP - Improve gathering stamina to use more skill. :D

Nothing else for update :D Ganbatte SE!!!! I am enjoying my FFXIV once again.

A Realm Reborn Final Fantasy XIV

Restart of my journey in FFXIV A Realm Reborn on 24 Aug 2013....

It's about 2 years and 6 months since my last post. This is my bad habit once I started playing game. I will always failed to take screenshot and write it down on this blog... stop start stop start.. Now I am here again posting some photo of my AF armor that I have earned during the version 1 FFXIV (Tough road for everybody that are playing version 1) ^^

Dragoon with Ifrit Spear

Warrior with Ifrit Great Axe

Bard with Ifrit Bow

Black Mage with scepter and shield (did not managed to get ifrit scepter)

Lv 44 Gladiator

Ifrit weapon isn't the best weapon... at the time. It is like 4rd class citizen :D

1st class: Should be AF weapon
2nd class: Should be Shiva weapon
3rd class: should be Moogle weapon

It took me countless of night killing ifrit like 100 times but I only managed to get 3 ifrit weapon (Spear, Bow and Gauntlet for pugilist). Yup... As  for the Great axe, I exchanged using token :D That's to show how bad luck I am... :) I only managed to completed moogle like 3-4 times and again without luck no moogle weapon (~~|||)

Going back to "real life" now..... :D

Patch 1.16

Wow new patch 1.16!

Very interesting patch~

Summary:-

1. Sidequest added.
2. *BEST UPDATE* After completing synthesis of an item requested by a local levequest, it is now possible to immediately begin synthesis of another of the same item without having to access the "Requested Item" interface. (Screenshot below)
3. Now local Levequest~ you can choose to work on Rank 1-19, rank 20-39 or rank 40+ crafting.
4. An icon for hostile mob (aggoable even unprovoked) ^^
5. MP auto regen when out-of-combat. (i think about 1 mp per sec)
6. Reduce of Cooldown for all Disciple of Land on mineral point detected!! Very useful too~

There are still many more changes but i just state a few of those changes that i consider it very useful. ^^ Click here if you wish to read more about it!

The game is getting more and more interesting and challenging too! How i wish that this game will always be Free-to-play game ^^!! If you have tried the game last year and give up, try to install the game and play again. (Most importantly get into a good linkshell)

Owned by Nanawa Mine Guildleves

Yesterday i was totally owned by Necrologos: Adamantine Wills but the problem i encounter is the aggressive mobs inside the mines. m(T.T)m

In Nanawa Mines, there are quite a number of aggressive mob in it when you are running around to clear your guildleves. Example: Jumping djigga, Pus gnat, Yarzon bleeder, Molting miteling etc...

2 of the most harmless looking mob but can be very dangerous is Pus gnat and Jumping djigga. You can be totally shocked if you did not know their characteristics.

If you fight Djigga type without using your weaponskill (just cast spell or normal attack), they can be easily killed. The moment you used your weaponskill almost instantly nearly half of your HP will be gone (For my MRD Rank 26 with about 1.3k HP). I can even use my Rank 20 THM to fight a red strength Djigga with a lot of self healing.

As for Gnat type, just make sure that you keep on moving around when you saw them disappear and reappear. Move away from when they are facing as they will cast Thunderstrike in the direction of your last position (assuming you keep on moving around). If not, you will get hit for 800-1100 damage.

Sadly, i did not managed to clear the guildleves as i aggo Djigga and Miteling when i have to move from East to West and West to East again to kill the spawn mobs in the mines. With the delay(fighting , I failed to complete the quest in time.

Hope that i can get the same guidleves again as this guildleves gives a lot of sp(skill point).

First Weapon Created~ Decorated Bone Staff

Yesterday spend the whole evening just to get my Decorated Bone Staff created with the help of Azunyan Raynoko.
Below are some of the screenshot of my new weapon for Thaumaturge. (2h)

The number of steps to create this weapon take up so much time just to gather all the materials.. But at least i have done it!! =D

Little Ladys' Day event

Some cute events in FFXIV~

Below are some screen shot i have taken when i am running around the city of Ul'dah.





And of cause include my new cute rabbit-cum-samurai helm ^^!!! m(_ _)m

Click here for more info of the event~ haha =D

Inroduction of my Linkshell crafting party~

Our linkshell crafting team~ Sakae Sushi, Aria Lovelace, Tsukiko Yamina

Sakae Sushi (SS) my weapon crafter~ and Aria LoveLace (AL) my armor crafter~
As for Tsukiko Yamina, our parts crafter ^^


Last shot happen to capture 4 of them all busy crafting my Bronze Haubergeon shoe and glove ^^.

R24 MRD

With the help of my LinkShell, they have make all my armor from helm to feet for me ^^. I feeling so luv~ Right now i trying my best to push my rank up as fast as possible ^^


Lodestone Info of my char now~ (very updated abt 10-15mins)

Updates!

Wow the experience is quite good ^^

I recreate my character as a Miqo'te (name Simi Daiji).

They changed alot of small detail that make the game more enjoyable!!

Things like :-

1. Search function for retainer

2. Auto-Sort for bags and retainers!!

3. Increase a number of items stackable count from 12 to 99!! (Good for Crafting).

4. Bag space for both bag and retainers increase from 80 to 100. (If i remember correctly)

5. Class Skill progress bar and Physical level progress bar! Easier to monitor when u gonna level up again =D!

I managed to join a singapore Linkshell too~ call Rose White Chevalier!!