devastated about the beta announcment

[Raven_Reborn]

I see a lot of people missed the sarcasm and humor in the OP.

[AdorraEloom]

at least you can afford a vacation, I have not had a vacation in over 12 years!

[Gramul]

I see a lot of people missed the sarcasm and humor in the OP.

I'm saying he should be pumped regardless.
I've never even been out of my country.

Also: sarcasm on the internet.

[PSxpert2011]

Well, there comes a point in everyone's life where they're met with a huge life altering event.

Today is that day or me.

As everyone is aware we've been given a date for the first phase of the beta.

My plan initially was to sit at home in a vegetative state when the beta came out and play it until level cap and enjoy the splendors that the game offered. This is now no longer a likely possibility. <<< You had me cracking up @ this line(I knew you had me going for a ride! XD

In December I decided a vacation would be nice so I booked ten day trip to Maui for the wife and me. <<< You my friend iz a very luck man!I didn't know it at the time but that set in to motion what is surely going to be one of the more devastating moments in my life. The dates just so happen to coincide with the first phase of beta... (gasp).

At first, I thought I may be able to just post-pone the trip but it seems my wife has grown keen to the idea of leaving the frigid temperatures of North Idaho for the sun soaked sands of Hawaii. She's new to FFXIV so she just doesn't understand, and I was once in her shoes so know how ignorant she is at this time in her adolescent adventurer status.

I'm hoping that those lucky adventurers that happen to have not made plans and make it into the beta can grind twice as hard to cover my lack of being there..

See you all in phase two.<<< See you then and post pictures of IRL! ^^

ADDED:
Of course I'm going to enjoy my time on vacation with my wife and my exaggeration in the first post was suppose to be a bit humorous and satirical.

Don't take a post like this and think that I was seriously thinking about postponing a much needed vacation.

Yes I'm upset I wont be able to play before I go, upset enough to make a joke post about it and that's it.

At-least in IRL, the only LAG you'll experience is the TSA. Other than that, the travel & adventure experience should be smooth!

[maxaud]

I am in the same boat as you. Going to Seattle tomorrow for 9 days. I will have an amazing time but I will look to the forums and hope that news of how amazing the game is at the moment is plenty to satisfy my thirst for the game.

I don't live too far from Seattle (North Idaho). Always fun to drive that direction for a weekend. Check out the "Underground Tour" if you can, it's way sweet.

I miss Hawaii soooooo much T.T thats where I met my XI boyfriend back in feb 2006. Flash forward to 1013 and were married and in the cold climate of Canada. lol Oh Hawaii.. how I miss you..

Congrats! That's pretty cool. So you're stationed in Canada now?

I see a lot of people missed the sarcasm and humor in the OP.

Thanks for not missing that! (:

at least you can afford a vacation, I have not had a vacation in over 12 years!

Not sure if I can really afford it but we had a family friend donate the condo for us so that definitely helps save some gil.
Anyone want to buy a firstborn?

At-least in IRL, the only LAG you'll experience is the TSA. Other than that, the travel & adventure experience should be smooth!

Hoping I wont have to encounter too much handsy-touchy-feely TSA agents. I used to do a lot of one-way trips when I was buying and selling cars and it became a common part of life for me..

[SniperRifle]

Play Beta while in Maui... Best of both worlds.