A hard decision (FFXI only)
Apr. 29th, 2005 01:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thistlechaserWhen I first started playing DRK, I said I wanted to be the best one the best one possible. Know my abilities as well as possible, be able to hit my macros without thought, to have the best equipment possible.
As part of that, at level 59 I'd need a Haubergeon. Though that's a whole 9 levels away, I knew it'd cost a lot (I figured around 2 million), so I went and checked the prices today.
I was wrong. It wasn't 2 millions. It was nearly 5 million.
*cringe* I've never even spent 1 million on anything, so where in the world would I get 4,800,000+? And worse than that, this really isn't "exceptional" DRK armor, it's the expected stuff (along with sniper's rings). But how to get so much money?
At first I thought I'd just make arrows endlessly. Spend every weekend in Jeuno making and selling them. I could probably make a couple million in a few weeks... but I'd be bored out of my mind and probably hate the game by the time I had enough money.
As I was thinking about this problem, I checked someone's bazaar. He had a Lu Shang's Fishing Rod listed for just over 2 million.
2 million for selling one item. An item that I have. An item I never use.
Hmmm.
I was going to wait at least until tonight. Think it over. Be sure. But I hate fishing now. SE ruined the system and I never want to fish anymore. I have not fished in weeks. I need to break rods to level woodworking, and I don't even want to do that much fishing. Plus, if I ever wanted to I could buy a new rod. The prices are falling. I have the key item, and that's the important part; the rod is replaceable.
So today I listed my Lu Shang for sale at the AH for just over 2.5 million. (History was 2,600,000-2,800,000 with a few at 3 million. 4 currently for sale. Higher than 50,000 listing fee.) It was a hard decision, but I think it's the right one. I never want to fish. I can't make myself fish. I hate the system. And I love being a DRK and still want to be the best one I can.
When I hit 59, I will have a Haubergeon to wear.
Edit: I did consider buying the raw materials and having it crafted, but they cost more than the finished product. One of the ingots alone cost 3,800,000. I would never do a synth with an item that costs so much, and so I wouldn't really want someone else to do it for me, either.
As part of that, at level 59 I'd need a Haubergeon. Though that's a whole 9 levels away, I knew it'd cost a lot (I figured around 2 million), so I went and checked the prices today.
I was wrong. It wasn't 2 millions. It was nearly 5 million.
*cringe* I've never even spent 1 million on anything, so where in the world would I get 4,800,000+? And worse than that, this really isn't "exceptional" DRK armor, it's the expected stuff (along with sniper's rings). But how to get so much money?
At first I thought I'd just make arrows endlessly. Spend every weekend in Jeuno making and selling them. I could probably make a couple million in a few weeks... but I'd be bored out of my mind and probably hate the game by the time I had enough money.
As I was thinking about this problem, I checked someone's bazaar. He had a Lu Shang's Fishing Rod listed for just over 2 million.
2 million for selling one item. An item that I have. An item I never use.
Hmmm.
I was going to wait at least until tonight. Think it over. Be sure. But I hate fishing now. SE ruined the system and I never want to fish anymore. I have not fished in weeks. I need to break rods to level woodworking, and I don't even want to do that much fishing. Plus, if I ever wanted to I could buy a new rod. The prices are falling. I have the key item, and that's the important part; the rod is replaceable.
So today I listed my Lu Shang for sale at the AH for just over 2.5 million. (History was 2,600,000-2,800,000 with a few at 3 million. 4 currently for sale. Higher than 50,000 listing fee.) It was a hard decision, but I think it's the right one. I never want to fish. I can't make myself fish. I hate the system. And I love being a DRK and still want to be the best one I can.
When I hit 59, I will have a Haubergeon to wear.
Edit: I did consider buying the raw materials and having it crafted, but they cost more than the finished product. One of the ingots alone cost 3,800,000. I would never do a synth with an item that costs so much, and so I wouldn't really want someone else to do it for me, either.
