update!

SAMURAI
havn't updated for a while since i needed to work tons of overtime Now that i finally have some time, here is a quick update. so after two weeks of ffxi-less life, i finally pick up my samurai again. and i went from 72-75 in 4 days (i think), thanks to some ls-mates.

and this is what i look like at 75, pretty much the same look as my war and bst.

i really enjoyed pt w/ ls mates. not only are they skilled, well-geared, they are also fun to hang around with. (yup, we're the blue pearled ppl)

and because of the ls pt, we're abled to mess around, and this is what we fought. if you have fought this mob, you know this thing's AOE is a pain, its DoT spells drains your hp at an amazing rate, not to mention he dispels every effect you have on you. (goodbye hq sushi)

sometimes it would cast Utsuemi, and we would get two of them.

these are the highest gekko i've got so far, i think i was 71 or 72?

and not short after i got 75, HELLO STORAGE!!! i think i'll take them out again if i get to use my sam on some HNM scene. (i doubt it though).

all in all, sam was pretty fun, and really powerful too. it's really easy to get hate no matter what type of tanks i had. either SE broke sam with its new abilities, or i just had crappy tanks. now that i am done with samurai. merits, anyone? with the new version update, 20 combat merits are available, right now i have 8 into H2H, 2 into Katana, and 2 into GK. i'm really debating if i should max out katana or GK..... tough choice. suggestion/opinions are welcomed, thank you.

Assault
other than leveling, did some assaults, and this was the first time i did "searat salvation," it was funny seeing all these rats running around, couldn't help but took some pictures:

and shortly after, i got the rank-up quest, and this is a pix i really like, ontop of the lotus lake:

and of course, SERGEANT!!

Salvage
after the version update, salvage is supposed to get easier, with better drop rate. Well, this is what SE did:

SE gives us a treasure chest at the beginning of the salvage. -_-; yes, this made salvage easier, BUT THE DROP RATE STILL SUCKS!!!! no matter cells or items, the drop rate SUCKS!!! nevertheless, with weapon cells at the beginning, the mobs on the first floor are a joke. Last week we did Arrapago Remnants (again), we were able to clear it with just six/seven people.

one of the pretty shots i like, cherry blossom:

and i got these:

Dynamis

Dynamis has been the same, did the usual cities, northlands, DL, blah blah blah.

i think we got like drg/bst/smn/bst on that run? for some reason this cracks me up (the ls chat) :

Misc.

since he begged me to take a picture of him, and he is one of the three people that actually read this blog, here he is with his new armor:

after a typical limbus run, we ran into this NM:

and it dropped the shield.

two samurais waiting for bcg to start:

taru utsusemi:

elvan in an over-sized coat:

well, that is it for now. look forward to doing more assaults to rank up, more salvage to gear up, and more ppl to merits with. Hopefully i will have something to show for next update.