The LS Luna Veneris has been great. As there is not much content provided by SE, the officers are very imaginative in adding LS events nevertheless. A while ago, we had a scavenger hunt. Owen, an officer, posted 9 pictues on the forum, and we all rushed to take the same screenies. The first 5 people got a gil reward, but for me it was just really fun.
I didn't want to participate at first, because it involved teleporting around all 3 cities and I didn't have too much anima at that time - but after I bumped into Sariae, the linkshell leader, I kind of got hooked with the idea, and actually made second place.
This is the pic I took from Sariae (task was to cheer an officer on), it was quite fun because all the officers tried to evade people by teleporting or running really fast - not always fast enough, as this picture shows! ;P
Other than that, we have been having crafting fairs twice a week. I love those. I can get my equipment repaired, and give my extra crystals to people.
Now that I have been taking up cooking, I can even contribute myself and help people out, which makes me quite happy. Dodo omelettes, which are good for crafting, are especially sought after. :)
I have stopped leveling THM altogether for now. In the last patch, a lot of stuff has been changed, especially SP-gaining. It's now static, which is what I wanted. Soloing is doable now, however party SP seem to be messed up. But I'm still not interested in party grinding as I find it too mindless, without tactics. However, despite teh fact that I now COULD level my THM I don't because I'm focussing on BTN and CUL - doing those leves takes up almost all my playing time.
My BTN with a new outfit, that Jeuth Altari made for me. I figured since I now level more slowly I wanted colored gear - hence the auburn. Jeuth even tossed in the Voyager's belt for free, and it even fits the Jerkin.
Well, what else. I temporarly had to turn down my graphics, because the card was overheating. I resolved that issue now, by cleaning it from dust and installing a second case fan. FFXIV sure does draw a lot of power :(
The November patch fixed a LOT of things. The UI lag is almost gone, managing retainer and selling stuff to NPC has gotten a lot easier and they made a lot more stuff more convenient. They improved targetting, they gave us 40 more inventory space... and much more that I can't remmeber now. Oh did I mention that before the patch they extended the free play period even more? I got 2 months for free now. They openly acknowledged that the game was not in the state that it should have been in at release. I think it's a good thing that they acknowledge that, however I believe that they shouldn't accumulate all the little things into a big patch, but patch once a week and improve steadily. A lot of people don't have the patience to wait that long. I do have it, because I'm enjoying my time in game. The next patch is scheduled for December sometime, so I'm looking forward to that. I hope they will implement the recipe book now. Culinarian is fun, but a lot of recipes take 6+ ingredients.
Just a random landscape picture to close this post. ;)
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