1.0

1.0 Crafting, gathering the materials, struggling with the Mini Games to harvest resources which was unique in the day. Having to synth and level other crafts and mats to make a tool even.

Running through Gridania and turning a corner and seeing mobs that could tear your face off, and would tear your face off, where 5 steps ago there were low level mobs.

Fighting and grinding against the exp limitations after your time counter and leve counters ran out, leading to groups to chain exp like back in Valkurm Dunes in FFXI.

The feel of marauder back then. The look and feel of Gridania, and exploring the regions around Limsa and the cliffs.


2.0 and after

The Beta and waiting in line for the sword in the stump in Gridania

Ishgardian restoration. Completing the final step alongside my Best Friend on Sargatanas and being there with everyone when it was completed. The celebration then…

The Battle in Whitebrim for the Dark Knight storyline.

ALL, of the Dark Knight Storyline.

Everything involving Shadowbringers. Such a beautiful story. One of the best ever.

Playing Gladiator starting in 2.0 and remembering things like the aoe blind, being able to remove bind on yourself. Stoneskin and cleric stance.


And one of my favorites. Helping my Best Friend level her rogue on Miqote lad, and her fighting the massive crabs in Limsa while I just stood there doing nothing and my fairy from scholar auto healed. And her expressing frustration after multiple levels of why they were taking so long to die. And then I examined her and started laughing my arse off. And she was like “ What? “. It took me a few solid minutes of guffawing to finally tell her she was still using the level 1 daggers and she was almost level 10 or 12 at that point. And I just started howling and said “ I guess my character decided you need to train in hardcore mode and handed you a pair of flint rocks and said good luck!!! “

We still joke about that to this day.

“ These aren’t daggers!!! “

My character: “ Sure they are! They’re sharp and pointy!!! Now go bring me dinner!! “ *Points at 2 story tall crab*