What to do while Final Fantasy XI is down.

[Burmecia]

I used 3D Studio Max 2010 (Rendering and such)
FFXI Modelviewer (Viewing the modules and ripping)
Graphics Converter Ver3 (Creating alpha maps from the rip)
Metaseq (Editing to module)
Photoshop CS3 (for the name)

Got tones of this sort of stuff here https://picasaweb.google.com/crawlerbasher
This is one of my hobbies and something I'm still learning.

Oh okay! That's really cool. I love how your character models turn out with such a smooth texture.

[Dragen]

I'm probably going to reread all of Lvl Up again. I do that every few months anyway. I gotta decide if I should make a sig picture for here also. ^^

[Vinceroth]

Honestly, I think is crazy to shut down FF11. They could have been smart and setup central centers in each country incase of things like this. Just because 1 country has problems doesn't mean they should make everyone else that plays suffer. Im not saying this to be mean, but we pay them monthly, so they should have come up with ideas, and ways to keep certain areas up and running in events like this. Californa is already home to many other MMO's and they could have, or if they do, set up a server to run there. Its just a suggestion, but SE could get their ducks in a run and figure out a way to keep service to the countless that spend their money on this game. Japan has their problems, and our country has its, but you don't see japan suspending their games bc of katrina, or any other major event that happens over here.

[CrystalWeapon]

I may draw some new comics, brush up on my programming, maybe finally sit down and finish beating some console games, like the new castlevania :3

[MrWigglles]

I went bowling today

Bowling!? my condolences.

[MrWigglles]

Honestly, I think is crazy to shut down FF11. They could have been smart and setup central centers in each country incase of things like this. Just because 1 country has problems doesn't mean they should make everyone else that plays suffer. Im not saying this to be mean, but we pay them monthly, so they should have come up with ideas, and ways to keep certain areas up and running in events like this. Californa is already home to many other MMO's and they could have, or if they do, set up a server to run there. Its just a suggestion, but SE could get their ducks in a run and figure out a way to keep service to the countless that spend their money on this game. Japan has their problems, and our country has its, but you don't see japan suspending their games bc of katrina, or any other major event that happens over here.

You're jonesing, I hear you bro.

[JagerForrester]

Honestly, I think is crazy to shut down FF11. They could have been smart and setup central centers in each country incase of things like this. Just because 1 country has problems doesn't mean they should make everyone else that plays suffer. Im not saying this to be mean, but we pay them monthly, so they should have come up with ideas, and ways to keep certain areas up and running in events like this. Californa is already home to many other MMO's and they could have, or if they do, set up a server to run there. Its just a suggestion, but SE could get their ducks in a run and figure out a way to keep service to the countless that spend their money on this game. Japan has their problems, and our country has its, but you don't see japan suspending their games bc of katrina, or any other major event that happens over here.

I'm sure when they are able to recover successfully, they will think of ways to prevent this from happening again. Humans aren't perfect, nor are they prepared for everything.

[Vinceroth]

You're jonesing, I hear you bro.

Not really, just upset something happens there and we pay the price when stuff happens here and they don't even hiccup.

[Vivivivi]

I think I'm going to make a text only version of ffxi MUD style.

[Jamesruglia]

First, I have to get off my chest the weird feeling this has; it doesn't feel like a temporary maintanence. I don't have any doubt about the game coming back in a timely fashion, it's just... Loading the POL viewer and then trying to connect feels like nothing's even trying-no morse code-like sounds or anything. It all behaves the way they will twenty or thirty years from now, with the game still ghostily installed on my old computer when the game is down for good, and it(and possibly XIV by then, too)-one of my favorite installments of the entire series-will be the only FF I can't still play.

... But I guess I'll just do what I normally do when not on FF11: School, work, and real life level grinding. And with spring break in effect and minimal extra hours at work, I may gain an entire level this week alone!