We need more days off
Jan. 17th, 2005 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Why is it the rest of the world sees the US as a bunch of slackers? At most US companies, we get a grand total of ten days off. In Japan, not only do they have many holidays, but they have things like Golden Week -- an entire week when everything is closed! As the company I work for has offices around the world, we keep getting emails saying "X country's offices will be closed on Y date for Z holiday". I swear, India is closed more than it's open!
But anyway, despite me not wanting to be here, life's not so bad. Apparently my sleepless period has ended (I got 8 hours BOTH weekend nights! And I stayed asleep almost all last night, too! Other than when the surprise in a nightmare startled me awake, but I went right back to sleep after it.) Actually sleeping is so so so nice! And it makes me better able to get through the day, too! Woo woo.
The weekend had its ups and downs. The major down came on Sunday and was FFXI-related. I swear to god, the game is on crack. I fully believe that it exists just to mess with my mind. (Non-players: Crafting is a complex thing. Success depends not just on your own skill, but (sometimes) on the moon phase and (some feel) the day and the direction you face.)
Last week: Darkday, new moon. Crafted 58 pieces of Noct armor. I got nearly 60% HQs. One failed synth with nothing lost.
This week: Darkday, new moon. Crafted 30 Noct pieces, got a grand total of 4 HQs. Failed four, three of those times lost everything.
Where the hell is the sense in that?! My skill was exactly the same (31 levels over cap on cloth, 50+ over cap on leather). Same day, same moon. Though I don't believe in such things, I even faced the same direction. WHY was there such a difference in results? It makes no sense at all, but it depressed and annoyed the hell out of me.
If I see one more "lol" on the damned LS, I'm going to lose it. It used to be that our LS had people on it who could (generally) type better than the average player, but that's long gone. Now there's so much crap on it (no punctuation, no capitalization), "lol" all over the damned place. It drives me batty. Grrr.
Know the funniest thing? When I'm at home and can play FFXI, I don't want to. When the game isn't annoying me, I have nothing to do there... but the moment I get to work, all I want to do is be home and playing. How insane is that?
But anyway, despite me not wanting to be here, life's not so bad. Apparently my sleepless period has ended (I got 8 hours BOTH weekend nights! And I stayed asleep almost all last night, too! Other than when the surprise in a nightmare startled me awake, but I went right back to sleep after it.) Actually sleeping is so so so nice! And it makes me better able to get through the day, too! Woo woo.
The weekend had its ups and downs. The major down came on Sunday and was FFXI-related. I swear to god, the game is on crack. I fully believe that it exists just to mess with my mind. (Non-players: Crafting is a complex thing. Success depends not just on your own skill, but (sometimes) on the moon phase and (some feel) the day and the direction you face.)
Last week: Darkday, new moon. Crafted 58 pieces of Noct armor. I got nearly 60% HQs. One failed synth with nothing lost.
This week: Darkday, new moon. Crafted 30 Noct pieces, got a grand total of 4 HQs. Failed four, three of those times lost everything.
Where the hell is the sense in that?! My skill was exactly the same (31 levels over cap on cloth, 50+ over cap on leather). Same day, same moon. Though I don't believe in such things, I even faced the same direction. WHY was there such a difference in results? It makes no sense at all, but it depressed and annoyed the hell out of me.
If I see one more "lol" on the damned LS, I'm going to lose it. It used to be that our LS had people on it who could (generally) type better than the average player, but that's long gone. Now there's so much crap on it (no punctuation, no capitalization), "lol" all over the damned place. It drives me batty. Grrr.
Know the funniest thing? When I'm at home and can play FFXI, I don't want to. When the game isn't annoying me, I have nothing to do there... but the moment I get to work, all I want to do is be home and playing. How insane is that?
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Date: 2005-01-17 05:55 pm (UTC)I noticed when you started, you mentioned that everyone in the area where you were also sat and started making noct gear. I've noticed that when I am near other crafters and we're making the same things, I get /less/ HQs. I'm sure that's not what SE intended, but I have to question their program that calculates how many HQs one is able to get when they are near others doing the same thing.
In short: I think the thing fucking overloads and breaks. :P
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Date: 2005-01-17 06:56 pm (UTC)If that one single "scientific" study is to be believed, I should be getting about 50% (52%? 58%? I forget the exact number) on Darkday and a new moon. So my first effort was over that, but the second was way way way under it. (That being said, I don't believe one single study is proof of anything.)
I've noticed that when I am near other crafters and we're making the same things, I get /less/ HQs.
How very interesting! There are rarely more than two people in the leathercrafting guild, and I've never once made the same things as whoever else was in there, so I never experienced anything like that! Very interesting twist... (So I wonder if getting support and then warping back to the mog house would help? Or zoning? Hmmm.)
Darned SE, making everything so complex and impossible to figure out! :)
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Date: 2005-01-17 07:26 pm (UTC)Isn't that sweet? Granted, if you're ordering something from there it causes a bit of a delay, but it's no biggie. What sounds good to me are the "bonus seasons" in winter and summer. They get a bonus totalling in about 2.5 months pay in most companies.
No, I'm not saying everything's wine and roses over there, but I sure wouldn't mind if we adopted -that- tradition. :)
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