Breaking Out

Bowling Green, Ohio student Robert Ricketts, 19, had his head bloodied when he was struck by a Conrail train. He told police he was trying to see how close to the moving train he could place his head without getting hit.

"Chicken with a Train" 1995 Honorable Mention Confirmed True by Darwin

Yes, I did it. I finally made it to 75 once again and on Paladin. It took a lotta work, and it was no suprise to me that I had to get a party as a Damage Dealer and Backup Healer and not a tank. (Thanks in no small party to the Hauby my good friend Windy lent me--THANK YOU!) The thief found it funny to Sneak Attack/Trick Attack on me periodically. But I did my best to keep the monsters away from the healers or black mage. From this point on, I do believe that I will be feeding my PLD's XP meter with XP Scrolls since I doubt I'll be able to get more XP Parties as a Paladin. More's the pity. I really love the Paladin game. Heheh.. I'm almost ready to accept an invite to a godshell just so I can be a paladin and tank things again.


It all started because I wanted to farm crystals; I was board and fustrated with my current work in the game, and I did really need fire crystals. I ended up leveling a bunch of jobs in order to have something that could kill fast enough to collect the crystals. Then, after I finally passed the Promys, I leveled four jobs to level 40 in order to use them on further CoP missions. Then, since my red mage wasn't going anywhere, I decided to level it further. And the more I continued the better I loved it. But what is more a reason to do anything than that you have fun doing in a game.

I have thought what my next step would be. I am lost if I do not have a goal or process to work to attain. I have begun to level Red Mage once again, yet I don't think that will take very long to reach 75 one more time. Red Mages seem so much in demand its not even funny. Even if I refuse to do some of the crazy stuff that people demand over time--I left a party once that was one ninja, two monks and theif. And then they invite a dragoon for the last slot. I understand the concept, but these things always end up the same way: They give you insufficient resources to accomplish too much effort. I may be in charge of main healing, but they will want haste on everyone, removal of status effects and dispel and debuff and... you get the idea. When you cannot do such things, the conclusion becomes "You Are Terrible." I remember one occasion when someone kept demanding a Protect and a had to say "Do you want a cure or a protect?"

Anyway.. I digress.. and.. complain. Wow.. I gotta stop that.


Well, I think I will finally end up playing with the fun little jobs and get them to 60. Dark Knight seems very versitile; Warrior AF is worth the trip alone. And of course Beastmaster... lol.. can't say how many people have demanded that I level beastmaster.

Beastmaster is a sexy looking process, and full of things I do anyway. I think, however, I'd end up doing more things I normally do, and not the way most play it. I mean, I understand the process; but misscharms..yuk... With the use of alchemy and cooking, I and thinking I could do all sorts of new and different things. I would love to experiment with new ways to play the job. And of course..when I'm board.. I'll do the old way.