Blarg (FFXI, anime, RL)

[thistlechaser]

I'm trying to catch up with my flist. 150 posts read, 150 to go. I figured I'd jump on it now, since after tomorrow things will get hopeless.

FFXI's been okay. Trying to get ready for being away for a week. Mostly failing at that.

Spent the afternoon/evening today farming for a RDM testimony for Ead (a special object you need for a fight to raise your level cap). He got one, so yay! Plus we got a coffer key for Cehra's AF and she got the coffer, so then we went to right Dark Spark again for her AF gloves. I was happy there was something I could help out with, though by the end I was getting highly grumpy due to lack of dinner.

A guy I sort of know was AF hunting at the same time and in the same area as us today. Almost without delay, he started feeling me out to join the LS. It's highly annoying that people think of CTY as just a resource to use to get their [insert hard task here] done. To get help, you not only should give help, you should happily give it often. Be on the LS, be active, jump in and help when it's needed. Be a member, be a friend. People don't see that, they just see us as a big group of helpful people and think "Hey, I could use them for X...". Bah.

Anime: I started watching a new anime series! For the firsr time in, what, a year? So many people have been mentioning Bleach that I finally checked it out, and I'm totally loving it. I've seen about 6 eps, and have the rest downloaded. What a great story! And such fun characters! And no black-and-white, just shades of morals and such.

On the other hand, I'm behind on just about every other series I follow (all three of them!). Naruto, Champloo, and D-whatever D-whatever (the wacky 5 minute long animals-in-the-forest one).

RL: Mother is flying in tomorrow night. Eek eek eek. Still lots left to do to get ready. I'll be totally out of contact for a whole week starting tomorrow night. At the very most, I'll get on for a few minutes a day to check my email, and maybe I'll log onto FFXI long enough to check my auctions and relist stuff. I also probably will show my mother around the game a little, but I'll be turning the LS off the moment I log on. Never know what shocking things you freaks might say. :) But seriously, if you see me on after tomorrow night, my mother will be standing over my shoulder, so be good! (That means no vibrator jokes, loneguardian! :) )

Comments

[glaciation.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I guess?

Yes, it was a compliment on making your position clear.

Well, it's good to know that you guys are against people wanting handouts. In that regard, I'm certain you can see why your hopping in earned the reaction it did. If you guys were planning something for your members that you could easily handle on your own and suddenly a stranger piped up and said 'hey, me and my friends need that too, let us come!', surely you'd be hesitant to give them that handout without knowing if you'd ever even see them again.

Actually, PrincessGuard makes a point of helping people out when it's no trouble to do so, whether or not we'll hear from them again. We figure that when people ask us for help with something we're doing anyway, it's good to be friendly. So, no, I still don't understand, but I accept it as a cultural difference. It could be a small vs. large linkshell thing.

Forgive me if I will not change my stance on helping until I see active participation in LS events though.

If it's CTY policy that new pearls can't participate in certain events until they've proven themselves, that's cool. Now I know. Hopefully, if I can make time for CTY events, someday I will feel confident enough to ask CTY for help without worrying that I will be perceived as asking for a handout. Thanks for the calendar of scheduled weekly events -- that will be useful.

[loneguardian.livejournal.com]

Actually, PrincessGuard makes a point of helping people out when it's no trouble to do so, whether or not we'll hear from them again. We figure that when people ask us for help with something we're doing anyway, it's good to be friendly. So, no, I still don't understand, but I accept it as a cultural difference. It could be a small vs. large linkshell thing.

Yes, that is a small 'vs' large LS difference. We have a lot of members. If we agreed to help -everyone- who asked us who knew a member in some way (and this isn't even counting strangers who poke us for stuff), we would have no time to do things for ourselves. Now, I know that wording can sound kinna selfish, but honestly, we're players too, we need time to just relax, craft, earn gil, what-have-you. We're already really busy and active with random activities that are spur-of-the-moment and never make it to the calendar because people just pipe up and other members agree to help, so our calendar really doesn't show all the activity that goes on. @_@ By the end of a day, I'm ususally worn out, and I spend a LOT of my time on-game.


If it's CTY policy that new pearls can't participate in certain events until they've proven themselves, that's cool.

It's not really 'policy', but as we've grown larger (we used to only be like 10 people @_@), we do realize that we just have to say no. You're not really a 'new pearl' anyway, you've had one for a long long time and never used it. ^^;;; Since the only person you really know is Thistle, I do highly suggest getting to know our members through Eco, Escort, and such. Maybe then you can organize your own AF3 run and invite CTY members to come along. Make friends, friendships will do you a lot more good than leaping in and looking like you just want something for free.

As for AF3s... I know, the whole 'but you guys are already going' argument, but you must realize, each of the AF3 runs we've done for only a handful of people has taken 10-12 hours to do. It's -hard- to herd an alliance of people to the right spots, make sure everyone's done the footwork for their AF, nevermind spending the gil for silent oils and prism powders and possible loss of exp from death (oh god, RDM AF3 is horrible ><). AF3 runs are not something you can just hop in to if no one knows you, plain and simple. It's nothing personal, honest, just the way things are. We're already looking at probably 8-10 hours for the LS members who need it. We don't call them marathons for nothing. @_@

[glaciation.livejournal.com]

Maybe then you can organize your own AF3 run and invite CTY members to come along. Make friends, friendships will do you a lot more good than leaping in and looking like you just want something for free.

I'd love nothing more than that! I hope I can figure out when it's safe to ask without being accused of wanting it done for me. :)

Thanks for taking the time to respond today!