The rebirth of my Miqote

I was back in WoW for the third month when FFXIV: A Realm Reborn launched. It was also when I lost an argument that would eventually lead me to play FFXIV: ARR completely... and thus WoW is on deep-freeze once again and I'm now channeling my hours into FFXIVARR.

Things started off on the wrong foot I admit. I played the alpha and early beta of FFXIVARR and found it to be completely lacklustre and slow. Maybe I was playing the wrong game at the wrong time seeing that we just had some wonderful action MMOs such as Neverwinter Online, Tera, Defiance.

I gave it another shot anyways seeing that I had the time (a ton of time in fact). Even if I do prefer action mmos over classic types anyday.

More than a month into ffxiv and I do kinda enjoy it? At least I dont hate logging in anymore, which pretty much summed up my 1st few weeks of the game. Well, mind over matter! The first few weeks after launch was hell; server limit was tiny, there was no queueing system in place and no anti afk-ing. Now that its fixed, you'll still get the occasional 20-odd person queue when logging in but that's fine. I still enjoy the gathering, although leveling it can be a lil slow without other perks, and definitely enjoy running dungeons. Every few levels you will unlock a new dungeon to try out!

I absolutely love the free company (guild) I'm in. I found them by accident but am totally glad now, as they're wonderfully friendly, (mostly intelligent, interestingly) chatty and helpful. Most of its core are from 1.0 so they know what they're talking about. Absolutely glad I spoke to the guild leader about his guild :) So I stuck with my original 1.0 toon when I restarted ARR. Didn't bother changing her looks much but when SE mailed me a bottle of Fantasia I changed my Miqote's highlights to white (the darker pink was starting to annoy me) and gave her silver eyes ^^ I still have another bottle of Fantasia... maybe I'll give her pigtails next time!

I finally paid for the 1st installment of my home loan last month! Exciting and all (but why must it be soooo expensive x__x I'm still pretty excited about it though :) It's a lovely place... Low density, slightly more upscale, great access to shops and food places. The apartment itself is of moderate size, furnished very nicely (we get most of it when the owners move out). Will have to start looking around for beds, bedding, and most importantly, computer tables! :D Once I move in, I'll be able to invite friends over for boardgame sessions and fun timez! ^___^

Also caught the final's of the League of Legend's World Championships 2013 :) It's amazing as usual. I totally admire their skill and flair. So amazing! Wish I played like that.