A Profit Synth?!

Incredibly, there is actually a profit synthesis for skill up, and it's in Goldsmithing, of all things.

Goldsmithing: Lv.13.2 -> Lv.14.4

Desynthesis: Brass Ingot (Lv.15)
Lightning Crystal, Brass Ring (from NPC)

Consumed:
Lightning Cyrstals x118
Brass Ring x 87

Results: Brass Ingots x59

Gross Expense: 16,008 Gil
(Adjusted Expense: ~36,000 Gil)
Expected Recoup: 44,000 (selling only 4 stacks)

The Lightning Crystals were from my stores and donation from Joncat; the total amount used is worth 20k on Jeuno Auction House currently, so inflated the cost from 16k to 36k. Still, even given that calculation, this skill up session came out quite nicely at 8k ahead, and even let me squirrel away 11 Brass Ingots at the end.

Stuck. (I hate you, Maat.)

Maat: 4
Itazura: 0

This has been rather depressing. Suffice to say that overall, I seem to be doing worse with every attempt.

Now, even the Red Mage Testimony doesn't want to drop anymore. Meh.

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On a brighter note, some recent accomplishments:

• Paladin Lv.64
• Completed the Wizard's set
• Helped out with CoP 4.3 run
  
• Jelly Ring

The Jelly Ring is especially nice to have, coming one night after the Maat disaster. What made it special, though, is that I couldn've have done it with help and patience from friends. Mosh, Cyrilis, and Lpsojiro, and Valenia deserves all the credit for that ring.

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Crafting! Don't think this would ever go very high, but at least there's progress to report.

Bonecraft: Lv.10.0 -> Lv.12.6
Goldsmithing: Lv.10.0 -> Lv.13.2

Synthesis: Cornette (Lv.14 Bonecraft; Lv.14 Goldsmithing)
Wind Crystal, Brass Ingot, Bone Chip

Consumed:
Wind Crystal x46
Brass Ingot x32
Bone Chip x31

Result: Cornet x22 (Yes, lot's of breaks.)

Gross Expense: 16,100 Gil
Expected Recoup: 19,800 Gil

This is not a profit synth, though; the gross expense figure didn't include some 20 Brass Ingot from my stores. At 11,700 a stack, that's nearly another 20k Gil expenditure, making it roughly a 16k loss. Toss in the extra Bone Chips and Wind Crystals, it's about 19k or so.

Yet, it doesn't seem that bad; 19k Gil for 2.6 level of Bonecraft and 3.2 level of Goldsmithing at the same time isn't entirely horrible for someone so rusty at crafting. Plus, it got rid of a lot of synth material I've been saving.

Will have to find better synths, though, if I want to continue with it. Should really aim to break even, at least.

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I miss leveling BLM...

Haphazardly Progressing

Decided to forget about Master Caster's Bracelets for the moment, and just march on. Some accomplishments in-game since last posting:

• Moldavite Earring
• Olduum Ring
• Casting Wand (BLM Artifact weapon)
• Wizard's Sabots (BLM Artifact feet)
  
• Gallant Surcoat (PLD Artifact body)
• Windurst Mission 5.2
• CoP Mission 4.3
• Zilart Mission 3
  
• Volbow's Outpost Quest (Cape Teriggan)
• Red Mage Lv.68

In addition, progressed to the point of NM fight for the "The Root of the Problem" quest (for Wizard's Petasos), and collected Garlaige Citadel and Davoi coffer keys. Still lack the Eldieme Necropolis coffer key, however. In summary, still haphazardly progressing with the Black Mage Artifact set.

The next major worry is the Lv.56 Sleepga II scroll, a quested item which requires a lot of questing.

Searching For the Right Words
\_ A Candlelight Vigil (Done?)
\_ Rubbish Day
^^^^\_ Collect Tarut Cards (Done)
\_ Never to Return
^^^^\_ Your Crystal Ball

With only two (if that many) of the quests in the series completed, it's somewhat doubtful if this scroll could be acquired before Black Mage hits Lv.56, especially with the Artifact set taking up a huge chunk of the time. It's utterly beyond my imagination on how I am to obtain enough Gil for the some of upcoming Ancient Magic spells still missing. Geez.

There's also Lpsojiro's Soboro Sukehiro as well; not able to gather enough people was very disappointing for me, and probably far worse for him.

One thing is for sure; one can't really run out of things to do.

Damn you, S-E!

Damn you, Squre-Enix and all those FFXI database sites; now I have to get to Windurst rank 8 just for some stupid Master Caster's Bracelets before I can go back to leveling Red Mage. Arrrggggh!

After finally getting the Spider Torque, too. *sob*

What goes through their minds?

I wonder what goes through the minds of other people sometimes.

Yesterday, just as I came out of Promyvion-Dem as RDM67/NIN33 (not on /anon) , with nothing but Lv.30- gears, some dude /check'ed me and started to send me /tell's.

Unholyangel>> y u not got the ochudes cote or w/e it is?
>>Unholyangel : pardon? who are you?
Unholyangel>> just lookin at ur wares
Unholyangel>> just wonderein y u aint got those gloves that r like 2mil
>>Unholyangel : >_>? 1. I don't have 2 mil
>>Unholyangel : 2. RDM cannot use Ochiudo's Kote.
Unholyangel>> o im srry just say the hairpin & the boots
>>Unholyangel : 3. That's Lv.33, not usable in [Promyvion - Dem]
Unholyangel>> my bad srry ; ;

How could someone interested enough in Ochiudo's Kote to know its price missed the fact that only MNK, NIN, and SAM can use it? Plus, he checked out my hands slot, so he must have noticed I was using Battle Gloves, which NIN and SAM cannot use--but I couldn't have been a MNK since I was wielding dual Centurion Swords. >_>

The "hairpin" he referred to was the Empress Hairpin, by the way--rare/ex; no way to "purchase" one. Leaping Boots aside, I had nothing which marked me as a possible Rich Player. (Those boots were a gift from a friend who left FFXI.)

Maybe just a not-so-clued gil buyer? Who knows?

Control Freaks

Quoting ShaunB @ ffxi.allakhazam.com:

my girlfriend is stil new but about to hit lv 40 i've spent quite a bit of gil on her character but willing to spend some more so when i let her go into xp she'll be able to convert and be able to have as close to 1:1 as she can

He think he's kind, and has done everything for her. Heck, she'd be nothing without him, he believes. Probably has no clue he's a control freak. "What? FFXI is for exploring? Nah, I'll tell you when you can do what--I know what's good for you, baby."

This is the personality of wifebeater, isn't it? Even FFXI is no haven from these real life monsters. Perhaps they are the normal ones, and we are the freaks?

Reading those words gives me the chills. And, there are more like him. They all believe they are kind at heart, too. Sincerely so.

Kind enough to hurt with words and fists. Kind enough, to kill.