Ballista Revolution

Ballista Revolution ;)

I just want to throw this word out there to any remaining or new Ballista players so that they can be better informed of the current situation.

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I'm hoping to get a community established on the test server for those that can't server hop to Carbuncle, Phoenix or Lakshmi(I don't have an applicable link here - but it's a server known for 99 cap Official Matches now, reminiscent of old Fenrir.)

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Ballista Royale on Undine proposal~
NA vs JP
Was Ballista your favourite thing to do in FFXI?
Ballista - Test Server!
FFXI Ballista: Vocal Remarks


This is the program I use regarding the official match schedule.

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For those really dedicated, we run a LS that focuses on playing with JP players in the diorama.

Welcome to Ballista Revolution
—Written by Teishi

It has come to our attention that some players may view this website or our videos but never come forward and present themselves. Even several of our current members admit that they were shy and hesitant before introducing themselves to us. As the group leader, I really want to make it clear that we want you to come play Ballista! Even if you’ve never played a single match or don’t have any level 60 gear, it doesn’t matter. Take that first step, and I guarantee you’ll enjoy what we have to offer.

P.S. To those who may have quit FFXI or have lost interest in the grind, consider trying Ballista. With us, Ballista is a completely separate game from FFXI. The mechanics and strategies are totally different. You can have a fresh start in a whole ‘new game’, and your hard earned gil and job levels give you a nice head start!

Members
Rooks
Lv60 Sync
How to Organize Diorama (Hako)
Strategy 001: Temp. Team Strategy
Strategy 002: Two Hours & Mage Killing
Strategy 003: Field Advantages & Deep Analysis
Strategy 004: Quarrying Theories
Strategy 005: Battle Skill vs. Tech Skill (Hyper)
Strategy 006: Hyper Experimentation
Strategy 007: X-Hyper
Strategy 008: How to Improve in Ballista
Strategy 009: Generalized Quarry Theory

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Various youtube channels within our community:
Teishi
Vyiv
Teska
Valvosa
Yayokichi
Galkax
Irvinez
Zirk
Selt
Valenty
Tigerbalm
Galkax
Nordal
Evviva

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I will supplement this thread with Ballista videos, screenshots, live streams and blog posts from our community.


I thank you all for your time and will be happy to answer any questions.

I used to Ballista everyday back in the day, I loved it! tournaments, titles, watching whm/nin rule the battlefield. I'd love nothing more then to see it revived

I'd love to just return to when it was brand new. Some of those first matches were awesome. I think the first day on Shiva we had a couple of matches with over 100 players.

=\ Now I can shout for an hour and maybe find 2 people that want to play.

They should make a Ballista server that works similar to the test server, where you register a copy of your character's data to play that doesn't carry over to your primary character.

They'd only really need to include the Diorama zones, so you'd just log in, pick a Diorama, fight people. One of the main reasons people don't do Ballista is the lack of interest. But if there was a separate server where you can just pop in and have a match at any time, and against players from every server, there would be a lot more participation.

I would think if they Upped the rewards both Exp and Gil and maybe add item rewards, people would do it again. GoV brought life back to some zones, so the same should hold true for ballista

A cross-server system would make it a lot easier to pick up and play without forcing every ballista fan to dogpile onto one server. It's pretty much the primary reason I don't hook up with this, I already know people too well on one server and don't want to switch. =\

Cmon SE, give the game a little love.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Cmon SE, give the game a little love.

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It really wouldn't take much work...

Also...

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/se...archid=5165385

A little love indeed...

I'm having issues with the link:mad:

My point was, if you search through the website for ballista specific threads, you will notice that all of them don't have one clear response.

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Originally Posted by Evviva

Also...

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/se...archid=5164990

A little love indeed...

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link is broken

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Originally Posted by Aeri-cat

link is broken

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Bah.. thanks!

FFXI Ballista 箱 Hako 2012/05/16 MNK POV((FULL))
Match [1]: 3:22
Match [2]: 18:00
Match [3]: 37:27
Match [4]: 1:00:33
Match [5]: 1:32:40

Check out Vyii's perspective! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iioIdJMbOUw

In this video, I chose to keep fraps running through the entire 2 hour reservation. Apologies in advance for the idle time.
Featured:
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Vyii http://www.youtube.com/user/vyiv - VS - Evviva ((MNK/WAR))
Southamerican - VS - Kayci ((DRG/SAM))
Desuyo http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0 - VS - Pikkiwoki ((DRK/SAM))

Berserkr replaced Vyii as MNK/WAR in the last match, all because of a serious case of the munchies..

Shout out to Kalifornia!

It's been far too long since I uploaded a video of our Hako matches, when in reality; I play hako far more than I play official matches.

For more information about hako and Ballista Revolution please visit:http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/

Enjoy~

P.S. I stole your stars shit again V!

FFXI Ballista Carbuncle 箱 2012/05/16 (Practice)
Friendly Diorama [practice] matches between our LS members.

These matches are also available from Evviva's perspective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQR-SbogTY

2012/05/16

===Settings===
Game type: Auto-balance
Items: OFF
Temporary items: OFF
Rook: 1
Briefing time: 1;00
Match time: 15;00
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For more information regarding Diorama settings, please refer to: http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/

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• Game [1] start: 2:16

Griffons
MNK/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
MNK/WAR Vyii [E]
DRK/SAM Desuyo [T] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
DRG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [2] start: 20:27

Griffons
MNK/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
MNK/WAR Vyii [E]
DRK/SAM Desuyo [T] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
DRG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [3] start: 39:54

Griffons
MNK/WAR Vyii [E]
DRK/SAM Desuyo [T] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
DRG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
MNK/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [4] start: 1:03:01

Griffons
MNK/WAR Vyii [E]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
MNK/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRK/SAM Desuyo [T] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
DRG/SAM Kayci [M]

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Shout-out to Kalifornia—yes, indeed spelled with a 'K'—for being a total baller and such.

There seems to be a black screen from time 1:15:54 to 1:16:30, and I'm not quite sure how that happened (I do apologize that Youtube does not currently have functional links for hourly time stamps). During this time, I continued to pursue Desuyo after expending some of my job abilities and landed a few hits on him. Carefully calculating the delay between my attacks, he succeeded in casting bind on me. However, the bind only lasted for a second or two but gave him enough time to escape to the tunnel, waiting for the next rook move with his handful of petras ready. Unfortunately for him, the new rook spawned near the Herald. Since he was already fairly far away, I disengaged and began heading back to the Herald in the westward direction.

Imagination :D:D

If I figure out what the problem is, perhaps I could upload it again to remove the black screen. Also, if possible, please let me know if uploading whole reservations like such or individual matches like originally is preferred. Thanks.

Enjoy, let us know what you think~ :o

Good. I like unedited footage like that :D not so much audioswapped ones.

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Originally Posted by Alhanelem

Good. I like unedited footage like that :D not so much audioswapped ones.

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I'm glad you liked them!

2 more reserves on the way, DRK and PLD POV~

FFXI Ballista Carbuncle 箱 2012/05/17 [2]

• Reservation [2]:

Game [1] start: 8:28
Game [2] start: 26:32
Game [3] start: 44:34
Game [4] start: 1:03:32

Reservation [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qez1l_iAI0

Friendly Diorama matches within the Carbuncle Ballista community.

These matches are also available from Evviva's perspective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBG9tdYv74

2012/05/17

===Settings===
Game type: Auto-balance
Items: OFF
Temporary items: OFF
Rook: 1
Briefing time: 1;00
Match time: 15;00
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For more information regarding Diorama settings, please refer to: http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/

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• Game [1] start: 8:28

Griffons
PLD/WAR Vei [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGalkax)
DRG/SAM Berserkr [G]
SAM/WAR Vyii [E]
MNK/WAR Kayci [M]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Zeni [G]
SAM/WAR Pikkiwoki [E]
MNK/WAR Kalifornia [H]

• Game [2] start: 26:32

Griffons
PLD/WAR Vei [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGalkax)
DRG/SAM Zeni [G]
SAM/WAR Vyii [E]
MNK/WAR Kalifornia [H]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Berserkr [G]
SAM/WAR Pikkiwoki [E]
MNK/WAR Kayci [M]

• Game [3] start: 44:34

Griffons
PLD/WAR Vei [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGalkax)
DRG/SAM Zeni [G]
SAM/WAR Pikkiwoki [E]
MNK/WAR Kayci [M]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Berserkr [G]
SAM/WAR Vyii [E]
MNK/WAR Kalifornia [M]

• Game [4] start: 1:03:32

Griffons
PLD/WAR Evviva [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Zeni [G]
SAM/WAR Vyii [E]
MNK/WAR Kayci [M]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Vei [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGalkax)
DRG/SAM Berserkr [G]
SAM/WAR Pikkiwoki [E]
MNK/WAR Kalifornia [H]

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38:08 - The P-turn:
I must give Pik credit for pulling such an innovative maneuver. That's the first time that I've ever seen anyone use that shortcut in an actual game, let alone making such practical and effective use out of it. Thus, history has been made, as I title that stunt the P-turn.

I do apologize that Youtube does not currently have functional links for hourly time stamps. Also, if possible, please let me know if uploading whole reservations like such or individual matches like originally is preferred. Thanks.

FFXI Ballista Carbuncle 箱 2012/05/17 [1]

• Reservation [1]:

Game [1] start: 7:27
Game [2] start: 26:49
Game [3] start: 51:11
Game [4] start: 1:09:39
Game [5] start: 1:28:06

Reservation [2]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXHaRBMBY9M

Friendly Diorama matches within the Carbuncle Ballista community.

These matches are also available from Phyro's (Evviva's) perspective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbdSzdBcXz8

2012/05/17

===Settings===
Game type: Auto-balance
Items: OFF
Temporary items: OFF
Rook: 1
Briefing time: 1;00
Match time: 15;00
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For more information regarding Diorama settings, please refer to: http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/

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• Game [1] start: 7:27

Griffons
PLD/WAR Saraphy [H]
DRK/SAM Phyro [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Vyii [E]
RNG/SAM Kayci [M]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Ryvi [T]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Teishi [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
RNG/SAM Southamerican [H]

• Game [2] start: 26:49

Griffons
PLD/WAR Saraphy [H]
DRK/SAM Phyro [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Teishi [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
RNG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Ryvi [T]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Vyii [E]
RNG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [3] start: 51:11

Griffons
PLD/WAR Saraphy [H]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Teishi [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
RNG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Ryvi [T]
DRK/SAM Phyro [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Vyii [E]
RNG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [4] start: 1:09:39

Griffons
PLD/WAR Saraphy [H]
DRK/SAM Phyro [H] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
DRG/SAM Teishi [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
RNG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Ryvi [T]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Vyii [E]
RNG/SAM Kayci [M]

• Game [5] start: 1:28:06

Griffons
PLD/WAR Ryvi [T]
DRK/SAM Pikkiwoki [E]
DRG/SAM Teishi [M] (http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0)
RNG/SAM Southamerican [H]

Wyverns
PLD/WAR Saraphy [H]
DRK/SAM Kalifornia [H]
DRG/SAM Vyii [E]
RNG/SAM Kayci [M]

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I do apologize that Youtube does not currently have functional links for hourly time stamps. Also, if possible, please let me know if uploading whole reservations like such or individual matches like originally is preferred. Thanks.

FFXI Ballista 箱 Hako 2012/05/17 DRK POV((FULL))
...youtube audioswap is in effect, without it, my video would have been blocked in several countries; apologies!

Match [1]: 3:39
Match [2]: 22:40
Match [3]: 47:30
Match [4]: 1:06:00
Match [5]: 1:24:05

These matches are also available from Vyii's perspective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qez1l_iAI0

Saraphy VS Ryvi ((PLD/WAR))
Pikkiwoki VS Phyro ((DRK/SAM))
Kayci VS Southamerican ((RNG/SAM))
Vyii VS Teishi ((DRG/SAM))

Also check out, vyii's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/vyiv?feature=watch and teishi's youtube channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0

Once again, another installment of our hako reservation, this time featuring DRK.

I play DRK(and WAR) on an alternate character to supplement combat and magic merit distribution.
My experience with DRK is not very strong; thus please avert your eyes to some obvious mistakes D: With that being said, DRK is -the- busiest DD when it comes to competitive diorama games and the multitude of tasks presented is rather overwhelming considering you're target #1.

For more information about hako and Ballista Revolution please visit:http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/

As a side note, please don't hesitate to contact either of us for additional information or.... anything really!

Enjoy~

FFXI Ballista 箱 Hako 2012/05/17 PLD POV((FULL))
...youtube audioswap is in effect, without it, my video would have been blocked in several countries; apologies!

Match [1]: 00:24
Match [2]: 18:09
Match [3]: 36:12
Match [4]: 55:12

These matches are also available from Vyii's perspective: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXHaRBMBY9M

Zeni VS Berserkr ((DRG/SAM))
Pikkiwoki VS Vyii ((SAM/WAR))
Kayci VS Kalifornia ((MNK/WAR))
Evviva VS Vei ((PLD/WAR))

Also check out, vyii's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/vyiv?feature=watch and teishi's youtube channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/deshi0

Once again, another installment of our hako reservation, this time featuring PLD.

Playing PLD in this type of setting is pretty interesting, choosing when and who to cure is of the utmost importance. Likewise PLD has a large responsibility of guarding the rook, as well as scoring a large amount of petras. It is similar to DRK in a few ways, as you need to be able to juggle your offensive and defensive stance.

For more information about hako and Ballista Revolution please visit:http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/05/15...-diorama-hako/


As a side note, please don't hesitate to contact either of us for additional information or.... anything really!

Enjoy~

Apologies for the audio swap;
Youtube blocked my video in several countries because of my music selection.. so I had to compromise!

didn't you guys tell everyone to move to Lak? now you moved to carb? orz.

FFXI Ballista 箱 Hako 2012/05/30 DRG POV((3/6))
Match [1]: 0:00
Match [2]: 17:31
Match [3]: 31:03

Keithlight VS Ryvi ((PLD/WAR))
Herald VS Zeni ((SAM/WAR))
Berserkr VS Kumadoli ((MNK/WAR))
Valvosa VS Evviva ((DRG/SAM))

Also check out Valvosa's youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/ValvosaZero

I was able to record only 3 matches out of 6 in this reservation before my laptop overheated. Huge shame, as the following matches were just as exciting, if not more so!

I love a match with so many provokes, it makes things very very interesting.

This reservation was sponsored by the Japanese linkshell - Hakoooooooooooooox


Enjoy~

FFXI Ballista 箱 Hako 2012/06/01 RNG POV((1/5))
The equipment set that I am using in this particular game is my pre-hyper damage set - a very risky set used to goad the enemy into killing you(hyper activation). With how the game was setup, killing the ranger and paladin would have been detrimental. Running the risk of the ranger achieving hyper was too high. However, as can be seen, the opposing team's ranger was disposed of, this was a risky decision, but it worked out in the end.

For this reservation, I was able to record only one game out of 5.
As can be seen, we had 3 rangers in total, so we had to cycle rangers for each game.

Having re-worked my macro quite recently, I found myself scrambling profusely x_X

This reservation was sponsored by the Japanese linkshell - Hakoooooooooooooox

Enjoy~

Level 60 cap Jugner Forest sign ups(Carbuncle) start in 24 hours for anyone interested~

OP updated~

FFXI Ballista バリスタ Diorama 箱 Carbuncle 2012/06/13 MNK POV 6 vs 6(2)

http://vyiv.wordpress.com/

Friendly diorama match within the Carbuncle Ballista community.

Griffons
WHM/SCH: Yuzumochiko (T)
RNG/SAM: Nyaruo (E)
PLD/WAR: Kilinx (H)
DRK/SAM: Ryvi (T)
DRG/SAM: Valvosa (G)
MNK/WAR: Zakat (G)

Wyverns:
WHM/SCH: Keithlight (T)
RNG/SAM: Herald (G)
PLD/WAR: Saraphy (H)
DRK/SAM: Mariaslily (M)
DRG/SAM: Onimusya (G)
MNK/WAR: Evviva (M)

I chose to exclude music from this match. Please let me know if this is preferred thanks!

Enjoy the match~

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didn't you guys tell everyone to move to Lak? now you moved to carb? orz.

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Said people more so invaded our server, rather than answering our call.

FFXI Ballista NA vs NA 箱 2012/04/19 3:3 [4]

Game start: 0:18

Fixed team Diorama match within the Lakshmi Ballista community.

2012/04/19

===Settings===
Game type: Open
Items: OFF
Temporary items: OFF
Rook: 1
Briefing time: 1;00
Match time: 15;00
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Griffons
DRK/DNC Ryolen [T]
RNG/WAR Aboutsixmidgets [M]
MNK/WAR Sayomi [M]

Wyverns
DRK/DNC Pikkiwoki [E]
RNG/WAR Scudo [E] (http://www.youtube.com/user/Evviva3980)
MNK/WAR Vyii [E]

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Fourth game of the series. The first three games were simply depressing, so I decided that it would be pointless to upload them. After the first three rounds of lopsidedness, Sayomi senselessly blamed his team's losses on equipment, claiming that they couldn't do anything against us due to our higher defenses. Heeding his accusation, my team decided to remove our head, body, hands, legs, and feet pieces, subtracting well over 100 defense in gear. For whatever reason, Ryolen, who was on the opposing team, wanted to join our 'no pants' party, but regardless of our nude play, the results of the match were still the same.

[Griffons - Wyverns]
Game 1 results: 0 - 28
Game 2 results: 1 - 29
Game 3 results: 0 - 28
Game 4 results: 0 - 14 (naked)

Please refer to blog entry: http://vyiv.wordpress.com/2012/04/29/why-are-people-so/

This is my story~

Like most FFXI players, I cherished the many challenges of the game since I first started playing, from completing the subjob quest to limit breaks. After hours upon hours and days upon days of tedious play, I finally reached the maximum job level, found myself a loving linkshell, and was able to participate in the endgame events in which I always dreamed of doing. However, those endgame days were short lived and slowly faded away, as I found a new purpose of playing FFXI.
I found Ballista.

When I first started playing, it was a blast, killing friends and foes on the blood-stained battlefield. It was an experience like no other. Of course, it wasn't always fun and games. I had my share of the bitter taste of defeat several times, but that didn't stop me from playing. In fact, those defeats motivated me to improve as a player. Over time, though, as new features were introduced to the game, the majority of the few who played Ballista gradually returned to endgame. I admit that even I did. Soon, the thought of Ballista escaped my conscious mind, but I always had a feeling that it was still lurking somewhere within my cloud of thoughts.

I was bored one day, browsing through many different sites on multiple windows of Google Chrome: Facebook, Gmail, Youtube, Redtube, etc. Somehow, I ended up doing a Google search for Ballista and came across a variety of Ballista videos. Most of them were of seemingly senseless '1 on 1 duels', but I stumbled upon some that just blew my mind away. They were from a Ballista LS known as BallistaRevolution, and from there, I was linked to their LS website. I discovered something completely out of the ordinary. Ballista teamplay? There are actually people who do this?

Immediately, I became a fan of their work and wanted to join their Ballista community. Although we were on different servers, I paid the transfer fee and hopped over to theirs without any regret. At first, I was a bit hesitant to speak with them; they seemed to play at an entirely different league than what I was used to. Eventually, I summoned what little courage I had at the time and went for the touchdown. Talking with them turned out easier than I originally thought. After introducing myself, my motives, and goals, my chances of joining their LS seemed more than likely, or so I thought. My Ballista aptitude was tested... rook guard, hyper, third eye ws dodging.. sprint ws dodging, poison>sleep timing.. communication... it was like a game within a game, but rather one so much deeper.

Currently, I'm a proud member of BallistaRevolution, a well-respected LS within the Ballista community.


I just wanted to share with everyone my passion for Ballista, and how those varieties of events influenced me.

I realize that this post is fairly long and completely understand if it was skimmed, but regardless, I humbly thank you for your time in hearing me out.

Two respectable Japanese players opinion on NA Ballista players.

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FFXI Ballista バリスタ Diorama 箱 Carbuncle 2012/06/13 MNK POV 6 vs 6(1)


First of two games in the 6v6 series. I failed to record the other few;
http://vyiv.wordpress.com/

Friendly diorama match within the Carbuncle Ballista community.

Griffons
WHM/SCH: Keithlight (T)
RNG/SAM: Nyaruo (E)
PLD/WAR: Kilinx (H)
DRK/SAM: Ryvi (T)
DRG/SAM: Valvosa (G)
MNK/WAR: Zakat (G)

Wyverns:
WHM/SCH: Yuzumochiko (T)
RNG/SAM: Herald (G)
PLD/WAR: Saraphy (H)
DRK/SAM: Mariaslily (M)
DRG/SAM: Onimusya (G)
MNK/WAR: Evviva (M)

I chose to exclude music from this match. Please let me know if this is preferred thanks!

Enjoy the match~

FFXI Ballista バリスタ Diorama 箱 Carbuncle 2012/06/15 MNK POV 5 vs 5


http://vyiv.wordpress.com/

Friendly diorama match within the Carbuncle Ballista community.

Wyverns~
PLD/WAR: Nyarlathotep
WAR/SAM: Hannsamu
DRK/SAM: Nerodysepia
SAM/WAR: Herald
MNK/WAR: Kumadoli

Griffons~
PLD/WAR: Keithlight
WAR/SAM: Irvinez
DRK/SAM: Ryvi
SAM/WAR: Zeni
MNK/WAR: Evviva

I've had a successful winning percentage as MNK in the last few reservations, hoping to keep the streak going!

I chose to exclude music from this match. Please let me know if this is preferred thanks!

Enjoy the match~

For anyone kind enough(or bored enough!) to click on this thread, I thank you =)

Similarly, I would like to pose a few questions apropos~

1) Were you aware that FFXI has a PvP system?
2) Do you enjoy PvP style gameplay?
3) Do you have a "Ballista License"?
4) Have you ever tried Ballista?
4a) What did you not like about it?
4b) What did you like about it?
5) Would you support a Ballista update, or would you rather prefer a new PvP system?

Thanks for reading, and consequently answering any question(s)!

~

Ballista Royale on Undine proposal~

FFXI Ballista バリスタ Carbuncle SAM POV ((FULL)) Pashow! 06/16/2012
Jugner Forest level 60 cap official match held on Carbuncle.

In this video I play on my alternate character Scudo.
Sadly, I forgot to bring along food items, so my performance was altered;

Keep an eye on Zeni(THF/WHM) Galka, who was primed to score 80+ petra if we kept the gate breach flowing~

Music playlist:
Death Note Movie OST 3 - Mello (Mero)
CROW´S CLAW - terra theme
Crow's Claw - Dancing Mad [Final Fantasy 6] - Battlefield 1987 Final Fantasy HM Arrange
Crow's Claw - Liberi Fatali [Final Fantasy 8] - Battlefield 1987 - Final Fantasy HM Arrange
Death Note OST III - 07 - Action
Crow's Claw - Burning Big Bridge [Clash On The Big Bridge - Final Fantasy 5] - Battlefield 1987 Final Fantasy HM Arrange
Powerglove - Birth of a God
Crow's Claw - The Dark Crystals [Final Fantasy 3] - Battlefield 1987 Final Fantasy HM Arrange
Crow's Claw - Roar, The Moon [Last Battle - Final Fantasy 4] - Battlefield 1987 Final Fantasy HM Arrange
CROW´S CLAW - the dark messenger (kuja theme)
Crow's Claw - Roar, The Moon [Last Battle - Final Fantasy 4] - Battlefield 1987 Final Fantasy HM Arrange
Powerglove - Holy orders
Powerglove - Decisive battle
Powerglove - X-Men
Powerglove - Omnishred
CROW'S CLAW - Possesion
Dearly Beloved -Birth By Sleep-

Time stamps will be edited at a later time!

Enjoy~

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Evviva

Two respectable Japanese players opinion on NA Ballista players.

http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/...byrsaf_007.png

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This is so wrong haha. NA don't "win" at Ballista because all they want to do is kill each other (epeen etc.). This is not because they don't know how to play, but because this is all they want to do, which makes perfect sense to me. If I'm going to engage in PvP, I don't care if my team wins the match, I only care if I'm better than that other guy who might be better than me. Apparently JPs actually care about winning.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Helel

This is so wrong haha. NA don't "win" at Ballista because all they want to do is kill each other (epeen etc.). This is not because they don't know how to play, but because this is all they want to do, which makes perfect sense to me. If I'm going to engage in PvP, I don't care if my team wins the match, I only care if I'm better than that other guy who might be better than me. Apparently JPs actually care about winning.

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While you are correct in your interpretation of PvP; it doesn't begin to describe Ballista. The best I can tell you is that PvP is a direct antonym of Ballista.

Following is the official match listing for 3 days in advance. If you're unable to participate on the test server, I hope this schedule helps de-mystify match times.:cool:

17/06/2012 > 20/06/2012

---60CAP ---
Jugner Forest 17/06/2012
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 17/06/2012
Entry: 10:52PM PST Match: 11:21PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 18/06/2012
Entry: 12:48AM PST Match: 01:16AM PST
Jugner Forest 19/06/2012
Entry: 01:45AM PST Match: 02:14AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 19/06/2012
Entry: 03:40AM PST Match: 04:09AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 19/06/2012
Entry: 05:36AM PST Match: 06:04AM PST
Jugner Forest 20/06/2012
Entry: 06:33AM PST Match: 07:02AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 20/06/2012
Entry: 08:28AM PST Match: 09:57AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 20/06/2012
Entry: 10:24AM PST Match: 10:52AM PST

---99CAP---
Jugner Forest 18/06/2012
Entry: 02:43AM PST Match: 03:12AM PST
Pashow Marshlands: 18/06/2012
Entry: 04:38AM PST Match: 05:07AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains: 18/06/2012
Entry: 06:33AM PST Match: 07:02AM PST
Jugner Forest 19/06/2012
Entry: 07:31AM PST Match: 08:00AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 19/06/2012
Entry 09:26AM PST Match: 09:55AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 19/06/2012
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST
Jugner Forest 20/06/2012
Entry: 12:19PM PST Match: 12:48PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 20/06/2012
Entry: 2:14PM PST Match: 2:43M PST
Meriphataud Mountains 20/06/2012
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST

Please do not change job mid match -or- sign-up before 18:00 to avoid unbalanced job sorting by the herald, thanks!

Please respond to this thread if possible to acknowledge your participation(or PM me) - otherwise, show up at the times listed and we'll go from there. I won't personally be able to attend every match, however the stage is set, and everyone needs to do their part~

This is the program I use regarding the official match schedule.

Furthermore, I encourage everyone, irregardless of the server, to consider a Ballista match when things are slow~
Posting the new official match schedule shortly.

I am personally working on a video entry showcasing the entire process of acquiring a Ballista license.

FFXI Ballista バリスタ Lakshmi SAM POV ((FULL)) Jugner! 06/21/2012
My first official "99" cap Ballista~
I used to play uncap matches all the way up to level 90, but since then, I haven't had a chance to participate.

I fumbled with my macro so much, I wasn't even sure how to approach the mass arsenal of job abilities and weaponskills that I had at my disposal..
So as you can tell, I played my 99 samurai, as a 60 cap samurai, lol.
Adjusting to the damage parameters wasn't an issue, but as witnessed my body boost dropped incredibly fast versus the one man army DD that approached me @@; I wasn't very prepared for the match in terms of macro management, and food selection, but everything seemed to work out in the end!

This match was poised to be a 5v4, but thanks to Zahara who dropped to make it even, the match was converted into a 4v4 with 2 rooks. I'm never a fan of the 2 rook system, especially in a match of this size as it promotes tactics that I personally would never use.

I chose to exclude music from this video, let me know if this is preferred!

Enjoy~

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Puck

They should make a Ballista server that works similar to the test server, where you register a copy of your character's data to play that doesn't carry over to your primary character.

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Better yet, make a server accessible from your own, this in lames terms is cross-server access(unlike registering for the test server), once your in-game and you start a quest up until you complete that curtain quest, your registered! People get online to play with others, not wait-and-see for a time to team up! That's why there's so many multiplayer games on the markets now!

I don't mind going up to and NPC (with or without a party) and checking if there's open slots for PvP(...say like at the colosseum), along as i don't have to log off and log back on somewhere else,lol! . This is good enough for me instead of all the 'other' hassle. SE plans this same very concept for FFXIV v.2.0. Hopefully it'll be a game breaking experience with the PvP everyone was dyeing for so long, with much sportsmanship and still have fun.

Following is the official match listing for 3 days in advance. If you're unable to participate on the test server, I hope this schedule helps de-mystify match times.:cool:

22/06/2012 > 25/06/2012

---60Cap---
Jugner Forest 22/06/2012
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 22/06/2012
Entry: 6:04PM PST Match: 6:33PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 22/06/2012
Entry: 8:00PM PST Match: 8:28PM PST
Jugner Forest 23/06/2012
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 23/06/2012
Entry: 10:52PM PST Match: 11:21PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 24/06/2012
Entry: 12:48AM PST Match: 01:16AM PST
Jugner Forest 25/06/2012
Entry: 01:45AM PST Match: 02:14AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 25/06/2012
Entry: 03:40AM PST Match: 04:09AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 25/06/2012
Entry: 05:36AM PST Match: 06:04AM PST

---99CAP---
Jugner Forest 22/06/2012
Entry: 9:55PM PST Match: 10:24PM PST
Pashow Marshlands: 23/06/2012
Entry: 11:50PM PST Match: 12:19AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains: 23/06/2012
Entry: 01:45AM PST Match: 02:14AM PST
Jugner Forest 24/06/2012
Entry: 02:43AM PST Match: 03:12AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 24/06/2012
Entry 04:38AM PST Match: 05:07AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 24/06/2012
Entry: 06:33AM PST Match: 07:02AM PST
Jugner Forest 25/06/2012
Entry: 07:31AM PST Match: 08:00AM PST
Pashow Marshlands 25/06/2012
Entry: 09:26AM PST Match: 09:55AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 25/06/2012
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST

Please do not change job mid match -or- sign-up before 18:00 to avoid unbalanced job sorting by the herald, thanks!

Please respond to this thread if possible to acknowledge your participation(or PM me) - otherwise, show up at the times listed and we'll go from there. I won't personally be able to attend every match, however the stage is set, and everyone needs to do their part~

This is the program I use regarding the official match schedule.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Psxpert2011

Better yet, make a server accessible from your own, this in lames terms is cross-server access(unlike registering for the test server), once your in-game and you start a quest up until you complete that curtain quest, your registered! People get online to play with others, not wait-and-see for a time to team up! That's why there's so many multiplayer games on the markets now!

I don't mind going up to and NPC (with or without a party) and checking if there's open slots for PvP(...say like at the colosseum), along as i don't have to log off and log back on somewhere else,lol! . This is good enough for me instead of all the 'other' hassle. SE plans this same very concept for FFXIV v.2.0. Hopefully it'll be a game breaking experience with the PvP everyone was dyeing for so long, with much sportsmanship and still have fun.

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That would be nice..

On my server(Sylph), I'm not really sure if anyone even does Ballista. I would need to spend all day asking around. -.-

ＦＦ１１　バリスタ　箱庭　７月７日　鞄鯖

FF11　バリスタ　公式　沼　７月９日　パート１ 鞄鯖

FF11　楽鯖60制限バリスタ7月5日森

FF11　鞄鯖60制限バリスタ7月3日沼

FF11　楽鯖60制限バリスタ7月6日沼

Following is the official match listing for July 9th to July 23rd.
Ideally, the proposed schedule is posted to promote participation on any server.
The current active Ballista servers are Lakshmi and Carbuncle as well as the test server, Undine.

Please do not change job mid match -or- sign-up before 18:00 to avoid unbalanced job sorting by the herald, thanks!

---60Cap---
09/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 1:16PM PST Match: 1:45PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 3:12PM PST Match: 3:40PM PST

10/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 6:04PM PST Match: 6:33PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 8:00PM PST Match: 8:28PM PST

11/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 10:52PM PST Match: 11:21PM PST

12/07/2012
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 12:48AM PST Match: 1:16AM PST

13/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 3:40AM PST Match: 4:09AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 5:36AM PST Match: 6:04AM PST

14/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 6:33AM PST Match: 7:02AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 8:28AM PST Match: 8:57AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 10:24AM PST Match: 10:52AM PST

15/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 1:16PM PST Match: 1:45PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 3:12PM PST Match: 3:40PM PST

16/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 6:04PM PST Match: 6:33PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 8:00PM PST Match: 8:28PM PST

17/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 10:52PM PST Match: 11:21PM PST

18/07/2012
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 12:48AM PST Match: 1:16AM PST

19/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 3:40AM PST Match: 4:09AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 5:36AM PST Match: 6:04AM PST

20/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 6:33AM PST Match: 7:02AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 8:28AM PST Match: 8:57AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 10:24AM PST Match: 10:52AM PST

21/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 1:16PM PST Match: 1:45PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 3:12PM PST Match: 3:40PM PST

22/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 6:04PM PST Match: 6:33PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 8:00PM PST Match: 8:28PM PST


---99CAP---
09/07/2012
Jugner Forest 09/07/2012
Entry: 5:07PM PST Match: 5:36PM PST
Pashow Marshlands 09/07/2012
Entry: 7:02PM PST Match: 7:31PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains 09/07/2012
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST

10/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 9:55PM PST Match: 10:24PM PST
Pashow Marshlands

11/07/2012
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 11:50PM PST(July 10th) Match: 12:19AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST

12/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 2:43AM PST Match: 3:12AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 4:38AM PST Match: 5:07AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 6:33AM PST Match: 7:02AM PST

13/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 7:31AM PST Match: 8:00AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 9:26AM PST Match: 9:55AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST

14/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 12:19PM PST Match: 12:48PM PST
Pashow Marshlads
Entry: 2:14PM PST Match: 2:43PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST

15/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 5:07PM PST Match: 5:36PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 7:02PM PST Match: 7L31PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST

16/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 9:55PM PST Match: 10:24PM PST

17/07/2012
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 11:50PM PST(July 16th) Match: 12:19AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST

18/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 2:43AM PST Match: 3:12AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 4:38AM PST Match: 5:07AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 6:33AM PST Match: 7:02AM PST

19/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 7:31AM PST Match: 8:00AM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 9:26AM PST Match: 9:55AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 11:21AM PST Match: 11:50AM PST

20/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 12:19PM PST Match: 12:48PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 2:14PM PST Match: 2:43PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 4:09PM PST Match: 4:38PM PST

21/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 5:07PM PST Match: 5:36PM PST
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 7:02PM PST Match: 7:31PM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 8:57PM PST Match: 9:26PM PST

22/07/2012
Jugner Forest
Entry: 9:55PM PST Match: 10:24PM PST

23/07/2012
Pashow Marshlands
Entry: 11:50PM PST(July 22nd) Match: 12:19AM PST
Meriphataud Mountains
Entry: 1:45AM PST Match: 2:14AM PST

In regards to the the test server, Undine. Please respond to this thread if possible to acknowledge your participation(or PM me) - otherwise, show up at the times listed and we'll go from there. I won't personally be able to attend every match, however the stage is set, and everyone needs to do their part~

This is the program I use regarding the official match schedule.