User:Goldenfoon



=Linkshell= Pies is the linkshell that I belong to. If it wasn’t for the people in this linkshell I don’t think I would be playing FFXI today. Most the people in this linkshell have completed the majority of missions and quests this game has to offer and yet they eagerly lend a hand to lower level members that still need to complete them. I have yet to hear anyone complain about helping others in this linkshell and I believe that is the attitude that all the players in FFXI should have. You guys lead by example and I applaud you for it.

Thank you Pies ^^

Linkshell(s): Pies

=Jobs=

Well the job that I started out with was RDM and since I spent most of my time getting to 30 with it I have decided to take it all the way to 75. I plan on leveling at least three other jobs to significant levels, a Tank, a Support, and a Damage Dealer.

On the side I am leveling RNG and NIN to get the feel of those jobs, but I am starting to think that there are cheaper roles to play in this game. However I feel that these are important subjobs to have since I really want to level COR.

=Missions=

National Rank
Thanks to the following that have helped me up to this point:


 * Mission 2-3: The Power Tarutaru Bro and Leelo who helped me slay that Dragon!


 * Mission 3-3: The monk monstrosity Clayyak who single handedly cleared out Delkfutt's Tower allowing me to leisurely stroll to the top


 * Mission 4-1: Quadav Charm collector Darkpenence, who redefined the meaning of Turtle Power!


 * Mission 5-1: The cool cats Gheila and Kittana!


 * Mission 5-2: The Pied Piper Amanada and Ghelia's MNK/DNC which turn the tide of battle when things were looking grim.


 * Mission 6-1 & 6-2: Too many Pies to thank^^

Chains of Promathia
I have recently joined up with a COP Static Party. We are currently getting the last Promy done for 2 of our members. We meet up once a week for a COP mission and I am really enjoying it, so far this story line is the most interesting out of the ones I have seen.

/cheer OblivionKnights

Treasures of AhtUrhgan
I am really waiting to get to level 50+ to start doing some of these missions.

Wings of the Goddess
I have joined the Fourth Division but have yet to participate in Campaign.

=Crafting=

Goldsmithing was the first craft began leveling. I started to accumulate a lot of ore leveling up on worms outside of Bastok and I wanted to do something more constructive with them then mindlessly selling them on the AH (however this is a great way to make some gil in the beginning). After I hit the Zinc stage in leveling Goldsmithing I went from farming to mining and this is where I started to dig up more ore that I couldn’t craft with then I could. So in order to utilize all that ore that I dug up I leveled Smithing to the Iron Stage.

Mining and crafting ingots was my first source of income, however it was really slow going for me and I wouldn’t get that much return. Then I stumbled on to Stray Mary and she dropped that coveted horn which I promptly sold for 200K. There I was standing with the most gil I have ever had and I was tempted to blow it all that day, but I decided to invest it in a craft instead.

The craft I decided to level up was Alchemy. Playing it smart I leveled all the way to 52 with only a net loss of about 20k, by farming and fishing up most of my materials. By doing that I got 7 levels in fishing and 11 levels in cooking, not a bad by-product of leveling a craft.

Now that I have achieved level 60 in Alchemy I plan on taking another craft to 60 instead of just plowing on through to Alchemy 100+3. Since Alchemy is considered a “Consumable” craft going directly into a “Durables” craft might be too much of an abrupt change for me. I think I am going to work on both Smithing and Cooking so I can offset some of the slow selling of durables with the faster sales of food or bait. This will also prevent me from over-saturating the AH with a certain durable item.

But before I venture off work on those two crafts I need to do a little Mog House cleaning on my mules. I have a bunch of miscellaneous crafting materials that are taking up valuable space which I would rather store some gear instead.


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= Chocobos!=

Raising a Chocobo is probably one of the most important things to do in this game. Once your Chocobo reaches the adult stage of life you are able to call it most areas using a Chocobo Whistle. Having a backup form of agro-free transportation is priceless, and since a Whistle Coupon can be easily found in the The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game you pretty much have a free Chocobo at your disposal.

Breeding
I have currently raised two Chocobos in this game and I am starting a third one soon. The first bird I raise was a yellow female named AutumnOrchid. I got her egg as part of the Chocobo on the Loose quest. The second bird that I raised was a green female named AutumnJade. I breed two other green Chocobos to get her egg. She was born with the ability Gallop and I later taught her Treasure Finder.

The reason I decided to raise a second Chocobo was to have a bird with Treasure Finder so I could get past the Dunes and Coastal Chocographs in so I could receive the Desert and Jungle Chocographs. Treasure Finder is a must have if you are serious about participating in The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game.

So the reason why I have decided to raise a third Chocobo is that I have found myself receiving the “K-KWEHHH!!! You're right on top of it” message before fatigue sets in and still not finding the VCS Crate. I read on some forums that possibly one of the digging traits, such as Burrow or Bore, could possibly reduce the number of digs it takes to find the VCS Crate after receiving the “K-KWEHHH!!!” message. So the plan is to raise this new bird with both Treasure Finder and Bore traits and see if it affects the number of digs it takes to pull up the chest.


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The Chocobo Hot & Cold Game
Well I really enjoy all the “Chocotivities” that you can do in this game. Currently my favorite is the The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game. This game takes a little getting used too and with some luck it can net you some decent gil. This game is really helpful to people currently raising a Chocobo since the bulk of the items you can find are related to Chocobo Raising. This is especially true more so now because you can get Chocobo Slips with each successful dig. These Chocobo Slips can be exchanged for Chocobucks which you can use to buy feed from Chocobo Racing NPCs. The only catch to the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game is that you have to be able to call your Chocobo in the field.

On a side note if you use Chocobucks to purchase items to sell to an NPC, Azouph Greens or Sharug Greens have the best Gil to Chocobuck ratio.

Chocobo Digging
I first tried digging when I got my Chocobo license, bought 2 stacks of greens and went out to South Gustaberg. I dug up one lizard molt and a few pebbles and then I thought this was stupid. Since I am enjoying the Chocobo Hot and Cold Game I figured I would give digging a try again.

Apparently I now have an A50 skill in Chocobo Digging. This is rather strange since I have never really dug more then 20 times. I read somewhere that playing the The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game raises this skill, but it was never confirmed. So based on my experiences playing the Hot and Cold game has an affect on your Chocobo digging skill.

I primarily dig in the less common areas of the game, so I don’t have to compete with high level diggers. I find that I can make a slight profit from doing this but for the amount of time I put into digging I could make more of a profit doing other things. Perhaps if I raised a Chocobo with Burrow and Bore I will have a better time with digging.

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Mining

If your starting city is Bastok then I highly suggest you start mining. Mining can be a great way to put a little gil into your pockets early on by selling the raw ore until you get the start up capital to begin crafting. Zeruhn Mines is the place that I started mining. Since this place is easy to get to and there is virtually no aggro to even level 1 jobs it can get pretty crowded.

When it comes to mining in Zeruhn Mines it helps to take a laid back approach. What I usually do is take a level 1 job and sub puppetmaster, equip a level 1 weapon and my Field Gear. I have a circular path that I normally run when I am mining and I just hack and mine my way through. By having two goals when you zone in makes it a lot easier not to get frustrated when people keep stealing your mining points. The exp is ok until you reach level 7 and you can level Smithing and Goldsmithing to roughly 30 and 20 from just the ore found here. As a side note make sure you keep all of that Zeruhn Soot you find off of the mobs in here. The soot can traded to an NPC for Bastok fame or be sold on the AH for a decent amount!

Gardening

I have only recently gotten into gardening. I like the hands off approach to it. It is a gil source that is kind of on autopilot in the background. It is also some of the only sources for crafting materials in the game. I have read numerous forums on what day to plant, when to fertilize which crystal, and what moon phase to harvest on and it can be really over whelming. I just decided to dive right in head first and learn as I go!

Currently I have only one mule dedicated to gardening. As part of leveling Goldsmithing I made some Brass flowerpots to start gardening, I also have one Arcane Flowerpot that I acquired from The Chocobo Hot and Cold Game. Eventually I plan to start gardening on all of my mules, but that will have to wait till I am able to craft my own Porcelain Flowerpots.

Currently I have only grown Tarutaru Rice from grain seeds and Tree Saplings from Tree Cuttings. I recently planted a Tree Sapling in both a Brass Flowerpot and my Arcane Flowerpot to see how the grow times vary. Eventually I would like to be able grow elemental ores, but so would everybody else. So what I am shooting for is a recipe that is generally profitable with both the “Desired Result” and the “Failed Result”. One example is trying to grow Ice Ore because the “Failed Result” can be Platinum Leaves and these NPC for a decent amount of gil (this is probably why Ice Ore the cheapest elemental ore on the AH).

=Mules= I Currently have 7 mules that are spread out across the four major cities.


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