Picture Diary of Sorts

Looking at my new surroundings. Adventures get all the excitement in traveling.



Ember and I chilling and bonding at an old Garlamand Base - Castrum Oriens



Hubby says to hurry. Area is not safe. Too many Qirin roaming around.





Look, I'm swimming. Ah, the water is soooo refreshing.




Gorgeous city. Reminds me of my travels to Asia.




It's the butt, but I finally got my Sylph beast tribe mount.





Don't remember the name, but it reminds all of the game Jenga. I would have loved to see how the natives built this tower.




More swimming, yay!




I'm under water. I am blessed by the water, so I can breathe like a fish now, no gills necessary.




Even my mounts are blessed.



Won fat cat minion from my Free Company's Raffle. Lowest roll got the cat. My RNG finally paid out.




Hubby and I on a much needed relaxation.




Got my Ginga mount from 10 wins at Frontlines (PvP)




Finally got my mount for finishing Sahagin beast tribe quests.



Emanation - the most beautiful trial. Do not let the beauty distract you, she's pretty deadly, lol. But it's breathtaking.



The Yoh mount. I love this mount. It is so pretty.



Friendly battle with my buddy Lyse. This shot was pretty great. I had good timing.




Bennu mount gift from Hubby. Besos to him.



Bard Level 70  relic gear. Story completed and Job completed. I am an end gamer again, lol. Not that I do endgame content. I dabble in it.



Guess who's back!!! Should I trust him?



Opening Omega raid. Looks pretty don't it?



The imagery in this game is so awesome. Look at this picture? I could frame this and hang it in an art gallery. It's so stunning.




Moonfaire Fireworks. They do pay attention to the smallest details in this game. Makes you feel like you really in this world. Easy immersion. You have to remember what is reality.




Made it to the final floor of the Lost Canals of Uznair. This lion was just a pussycat.



Mount from Garuda fight. I lucked on this during a wonderous trails run. Yay me.



My first pony farm and got this from Ifrit. Won it with only a roll of 67. But the party leader was a jerk and the party was a bit tense going forward. Hubby got first horse, I got the 2nd, and the leader got the 3rd. We were in there for 2 hours. But I also lucked out in this run and also got this..........



BAM!!  Nightmare. with a roll of 47.  Blam!!!!!! Who wins with low rolls like this? Me, that's who, lmao. But in all seriousness, this was my lucky day. I don't usually get this luck.



Also got Titan's mount too.  Hubby and I decided to try duoing this at first, but we couldn't. He kept putting us in goals so we kept losing so we got a 4 or 5 person party and we knocked out ponies. We also tried to duo Leviathan but it's too much for both of us. So I have like 3 more to go, then I can get the Kirin mount.


Well this is my picture post. Hope you enjoyed it. 

In Midst of a Storm

Hubby and I are finally back from our vacation. Stormblood launched before we came back and we were seeing so many issues going on the game via Reddit, that we were worried if we actually can play. So far so good. We didn't fall in the Rauhbaun crash issue. Only issue is that even though hubby and I are in a party, they still separate us into different instances. So we have to zone and try to get into the same one. It really is annoying.

So far, I have gotten my RDM, but really haven't done much with it. I haven't even gotten to level 51. It is fun so far. I am going thru the main story quest with BRD. My BRD is now 63 and I have done 2 job quests. I guess the next is at level 66 I gather. We have only done 1 dungeon so far. We do have another to do today.

I am really loving the stories and the scenery. Square Enix always comes thru on that. I am also enjoying the game because I'm doing it with my hubby. I have a lot to do.

Accomplished:

• Finished Sylphs beast tribe quests
• Expert roulette was accomplished - now it is moot since new expansion, at least I'm up to date.
• Accomplished finishing majority of quests. Left the leve quests and the Post Moogle quests. Leves I probably won't do unless I'm desperate. Post Moogle will give me stuff to do on down time.

Working On:

• Main story quests
• Sahagin Beast tribe quests
• Leveling RDM
• Leveling BRD

There is so much to do now. I am loving the expansion. 

Here are some pics.

Scenary is gogeous

Look Ma, I'm,m swimming

 More Swimming in clear water. Beautiful blue water. 

Under the Sea, Under the Sea

Settlement under the Sea

Waiting for Storm Blood

So it’s been couple of weeks since I last posted. All is doing well. Still enjoying the game. I’m improving on my DPS and learning playing with Wanderer’s Minuet. That was my biggest issue when Heavensward (HW) came out. It’s all about to change again in Stormblood (SB).  So let’s list my accomplishments:

• I got my BRD up to ilvl 240 
• I did the 3 big raids: Void Ark, Weeping City and Dunscape
• I completed all dungeons for my level 60 roulette
• I finished 2 beast tribes and gotten mounts: Ah’malja and the Kobolds
• Finished all of Main Story Quests
• Finished Hildebrand and scholastic quests

This is what I’m working on now:

• 2 beast tribes (Sylphs and the Ixals) 
• Opening expert roulette (all I need is to do dungeon Solm Al Hard Mode)
• Getting other quests done that I didn’t pick up yet so I don’t have to worry about them in SB
• Working on leveling Carpenter (my first disciple of Hand – DOH)

I am taking my time and enjoying the game. I will work on 2 beast tribes at a time. The old ones move so fast now that I am I am over leveled for them. By time I touch the HW beast tribes I will be over leveled by then too. I have the Sahagans and the Allied wrap up to do before I even start the HW ones.

I also no longer have bubble guts going into big battles.  I’m more steady handed. So here’s my list of what I haven’t done but in my are in the works for future:

• Extreme primal trials
• Alexander Raids
• Binding Coil Raid
• Mount/Minion collecting (some of this is done with dungeons, trials and searching) l
• Palace of the Dead (much sooner than later)

I will be off the game for a while though. My mother is coming to town and then hubby and I will be finally going on a much needed vacation. Stormblood releases just as we leave for vacation so when we get back, hopefully everyone will be a pro at the dungeons lol.

Here are some pictures from my adventures:

 Cool graphic of old time heroes in Hildebrand Quest

Got my mount from the Kobolds

Well carry on and will catch you upon my return.
Red Mage for the WIN

We're Back

After nearly 2 years of not playing the game, we decided to come back.  I will probably make a post every now and then. We left after finishing up the story to Heavensward.

We are at the eve of the new expansion called Stormblood. This is why we came back. They are introducing my favorite job into the game: Red Mage.

When I logged onto the game, I couldn't believe how much I missed the game. I missed the story, the characters, the feel, all of it. I, of course, have to re-learn the game. I don't remember how to play my character job much anymore. I just learned how to take screenshots again. So I will post some pictures later.

What we have done so far:

• Get ilvl 235 gear from PvP merchant
• Do daily roulettes for games
• Finished up to 3.2 patch for story line
• Completed Hildibrand quest lines (my favorite side quest)
• Tried Void Ark

What we plan on doing:

• Finish up Story quests (up to Nidhogg Trial)
• Get appropriate gear
• Try more Raids
• Level up Red Mage once it is released. 

It's good to be back.