User:FFXI-Socrates

About Me
Fairly active on the Linkshell Community Beta, even if no one else is. I also have a FFXI blog!

Living and Coping with Job ADD; aka, All About Socrates
I used to play on Titan. Naturally, after I finally went and deleted Severus (RDM45/BLM37 - rest in peace), Square-Enix introduced server transfers. Grumble, grumble. I miss my old LS from there - the RedCrossSociety, and later InMemoryOf after LS drama made the linkshell explode - but RisingPowers is the closest thing I can find to it on Midgardsormr, so it works.

I'm currently at 3 and a 1/2 classes through the Valkurm Dunes School of Hard Knocks - Monk is halfway there. I like it, but I think I plan to leave it where it is and just use it to take Puppetmaster to 25. And, yes, there's a reason for every job I've leveled - usually to sub it to some other job, which may or may not in turn be used to sub to another job.

I'm planning to take either Puppetmaster or Blue Mage to 75 first, because that's how I roll. Everyone tells me Ninja gets more fun after 37 but I'm pretty sure it just gets more expensive. No thanks. (Side note: I usually don't rename pets, but when I saw I could rename my automaton Calcobrena, I couldn't resist.)

I do, as my userboxes say, hate Caedarva Mire. On the other hand, from running through that place so many times, I can now find my way to Arrapago Reef blindfolded - or at least the part where people can do the Corsair and Puppetmaster flag quests. So, yeah, if you're on Midgardsormr and you need help with those, give me a /tell and I'll see what I can do.

I also need to find a reliable way to make money. Fishing seems like my best bet. I also need to do some BCNMs to get the level 30 latent effect Wyvern gear; so far, not so good.

I think sinking money into using Ninja tools is a huge waste of cash; therefore, I'll probably start learning to craft these ASAP. There's only so long this stack of toolbags of shihei is going to last me, after all.


 * Alchemy Guides
 * Cooking Guides
 * Clothcraft Guides
 * Goldsmithing Guides
 * Smithing Guides
 * Woodworking Guides

Work(s) In Progress

 * Puppetmaster Equipment Guide - format borrowed from the Beastmaster Equipment Guide.