User:Demetress

Main
My main character is called Demetress, (a name initially given to me by the random system of the FFXI installation at startup). Demetress is a Hume Male on the Hades server. His current residence is San d'Oria, to where he moved after living long enough in Bastok and Windurst to complete the mission storyline there and reach Rank 10. His main job (and first to 75) is Beastmaster. Demetress likes to solo-level jobs, trying out different job combo's (some of which might seem very strange at first, like RDM/BST; others are more generally accepted like DRG/BLU or SAM/DNC). He also particularly enjoys leveling jobs in a static with linkshell friends. However he is not very fond (understatement of the year) of leveling with pick-up parties. Demetress is a crafter too: he's a level 100 in Cooking and has reached level 60 for all other crafts (except Smithing and Goldsmithing, but working on that). Demetress really regrets the limitation of not being able to level more than one craft to 100 on the same char (which is why he created an army of mules to accomplish that goal). Finally, Demetress likes to do quests, missions and Assault/Nyzul Isle type events. He's not particularly interested in end-game activities, however he does faithfully participates each week in Dynamis and Sky events. Currently, his major goals are to get BLM to level 75 and make sufficient gil to fund the necessary gear (especially the set of HQ staves), to get most of the jobs to level 37+ for subjob use (working on DRG, WAR and MNK in that order) and to finally finish CoP and gain access to Sea (brand new static starting up next month). Signed: --Demetress 13:44, 25 February 2009 (UTC)

Mules
In addition to my main character, I have a bunch of mules for different reasons. One of my ultimate goals is to have a level 100 dedicated mule for every craft existing in the game.

Meet the family:


 * Donkybas, Alchemy mule. Hume Female, THF17, residence in Bastok.
 * Donkysan, Woodworking mule. Mithra Female, MNK20/WAR10, residence in San d'Oria.
 * Donkywin, Clothcraft mule. Tarutaru Female, WAR15, residence in Windurst.
 * Donkyjeu, Jeuno sales-mule. Elvaan Male, THF5, residence in Jeuno.
 * Donkybastwo, Smithing mule. Galka, MNK14, residence in Bastok.
 * Donkysantwo, Leathercraft mule. Hume Female, MNK14, residence in San d'Oria.
 * Donkywintwo, Bonecraft mule. Elvaan Female, THF14, residence in Windurst.
 * Donkygold, Goldsmithing mule. Mithra Female, THF15, residence in Bastok.
 * Donkyhold, pack-mule. Mithra Female, WAR12, residence in Bastok.
 * Cutekitty, pack-mule. Tarutaru Female, MNK20, residence in San d'Oria.
 * Greenfingers, pack-mule. Hume Female, MNK15, residence in Windurst.

The above table shows the progress of my crafting in general (main character and mules). It holds the current level of all crafting skills. The bolded numbers indicate my current level in that craft and also indicate this is the dedicated craft for that character (to be taken all the way to 100). The italic numbers indicate a desired subcraft I intend to take to 60. Green background means 'Goal Achieved', yellow background means 'Goal not yet Achieved'. The status of my Guildpoint (GP) Item Gear collection can be found on the subpage Guildpoint (GP) Items

Background
FFXI (pc version) was my first contact with the game (heck, even the genre). I created my character on October 29th 2004, and began finding my way in the Bastok City area as a male, Hume WAR. By the time I had it leveled up to 15, I realized I made the wrong choice. I was not destined to become a famous WAR. So I changed jobs and started over as a WHM.

I really like magic to help other players out where needed. This somehow gives me a better feeling of satisfaction than just slicing up the zillionth monster. However, after hitting level 20 I found out that the live of a WHM is very hard in Vana'diel. Keeping your party alive is a very demanding job and you can forget about that solo career. A WHM's body is not made to catch more than an occasional blow.

So once again I decided to switch jobs and take on BLM as my main job with WHM subbed. I took both WHM and BLM to the mid 30's, then started on BST. Loved every second of it. I finally dinged BST75 on June 9th, 2006.

I stayed around as BST75 for a long time (over half a year), enjoying it every moment. I leveled BLM, WHM, NIN and THF for subs to 37-40 soloing as /BST. Then ToAU came out and I started to level BLU (2007). Got it to level 75 in a static with LS members but never got the same feeling as with BST. As a consequence I haven't done much with the job and I'm still lacking the spells from Sea (can't seem to get past them darn CoP missions).

Recently (2008-2009) continued to level BLM in the same static I joined as BLU and intend to take it to 75, so I can be more useful and versatile in my Dynamis and Sky linkshells. I also soloed a bit on RNG, PUP and DNC and have been playing with SAM and DRG lately.

Job Progress List
This table shows the progress of my main character, Demetress, throughout the various jobs. It holds the current level of these jobs and the level I ultimately wish to attain. The status of my Artifact and Relic Gear collection can be found on the subpage Arefact and Relic Gear Obtained

Spell Progress List
A lot of the jobs in FFXI use some form of spellcasting (be it magic, ninjitsu, singing, dice throwing or commanding pets and puppets). Some of these jobs I like (such as BLU, WHM, BLM), others I really dislike (such as BRD and SCH). To see an overview of all spells and alike my main character has gathered during his career, check out the subpage List of available Spells

Mission Progress List
Missions thend to be harder to solo than quests. For some of the missions, it has also become much harder to get together a good group of people to finish them. This seems to be a problem especially for CoP missions. I have been in half a dozen CoP statics so far, and all of them seem to fall apart just when we appear to be done getting other members to the level I can finally make some progress too. One day, however, one day... I will finish CoP too.

For a complete overview of my mission status, check out the subpage Mission Progress Report

Quest Progress List
What can I say? I love to do quests. Gathering materials from different areas or mobs; running from one place of Vana'diel to another; talking to different NPCs, who each of them unveil a fraction of the total puzzle; watching the cutscenes (or better yet, the storyline) and last but not least getting some spiffy rewards... all of this was one of the aspects of FFXI that kept me going, kept me wanting for more.

For a complete overview of my quest status, check out the subpage Quest Progress Report