FFXI – Part 109: Logging Off

Summary: Brief final thoughts on Final Fantasy XI.

FFXI – Part 108: Coronation

Summary: The end of “Seekers of Adoulin.” Hades falls. A queen rises. My final FFXI play session.

TW: an animal teased/in pain at one point.

FFXI – Part 107: August and Everything After

Summary: The legacy of August Adoulin, Founder King. “Melvien’s” betrayal. Balamor’s curse.

TW: animal death, suicidal ideations

FFXI – Part 106: Feline Rescue

Summary: Cats save the day. Ingrid’s betrayal and atonement. The Winged Scourge rises.

FFXI – Part 105: Ingrid the Merciless

Summary: My first attempts at the brilliant Cloud of Darkness encounter. Uncovering mysteries in Adoulin with an exorcist and a not!vampire.

FFXI – Part 104: Trinity

Summary: Twin Detolillas ascend as gods of light and darkness, working together against the Cloud of Darkness. Altana Herself appears.

The Last Week of FFXI

Summary: This is last week of Final Fantasy XI on Coldrun Gaming. Moving on to two new games next week, even with FFXI left unfinished.

FFXI – Part 103: Cloudy with a Chance of Godhood

Summary: In Rhapsodies, an old Big Bad is revealed. In Adoulin, factions clash. Grand Chancellor Leafkin. 

FFXI – Part 102: Twin Trees

Summary: On Abyssea, Gilgamesh and Promathia’s rise. In Adoulin, the ancient pact and weakening of the World Trees.

Earn a Mythic Weapon in 15 Easy Steps!

I recently learned about the possibility of a mythic dragoon weapon in FFXI. "AWESOME," I thought naively! "The mythic dragoon lance, Ryunohige! Sounds super badass. Let's do it!"

So I researched how to get it.

Look. Ok.  *deep breath*

FFXI – Part 101: New Frontiers

Summary: Exploring the post-apocalyptic dimension of Abyssea and the new frontier of Adoulin.

The Final Stretch of FFXI

Whew! Starting out this week, I passed the 100 session marker for FFXI, as well as passing 400 hours in played time. This is by far the most time I've spent in a Final Fantasy game.  It is starting to be a bit exhausting, and I'm psyched as hell for the next games, but I still love it. :)

I want to warn y'all that the remaining FFXI posts will likely less focused and more infrequent.

Endgame content requires more non-story grinding than before. I might play for ten hours and only have a bullet or two worth noting. Also, some content requires the help of linkshell-mates.

To alleviate the slow-down, I plan to focus on a broader range FFXI content per session.  For example, my last session was just about "A Shantotto Ascension."

Instead, my next session may have some Abyssea content, some "Seekers of Adoulin" content, some gearing-up, and some "Rhapsodies of Vana'diel." The variety may help some FFXI-burnout I feel coming on as I push for the finish line.

Thank you for reading, kupo!

FFXI – Part 100: Doppelgangland

Summary: A transporter accident results in Good Shantotto and Evil Shantotto. Spoiler: there is no such thing as a “good Shantotto.”

FFXI – Part 99: Kupo d’Etat

Summary: A story about capitalism, the evils of gentrification, and cute lil moogle tummies.

FFXI – Part 98: Ode of Life Bestowing

Summary: The entirety of “A Crystalline Prophecy,” the story of an evil crystal. An odd addition to FFXI.

FFXI – Part 97: Boss Rush

Summary: Birth of a new mothercrystal. Balamor and Volto Oscuro go down. Three Detolillas. Expansion bosses return to haunt me.

FFXI – Part 96: Gods of Vana’diel

Summary: Rhapsodies of Vana’diel. Pursuing Volto Oscuro. A meeting of avatars. Balamor, the demon jester. Iroha the heroine.

FFXI – Part 95: Future Fabulous

Summary: Lilisette returns. Lilith goes down… sort of. History set on a bright path. The conclusion to “Wings of the Goddess.”

FFXI – Part 94: Shattered Memories

Summary: Lilisette has been shattered into memories scattered by Atomos. Time to put those pieces back together.

FFXI – Part 93: Bonds of Mythril

Summary: The full history of Zeid and Klara. Exorcism. The conclusion to this expansion's Bastok storyline.