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    You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

    Current Lakshmi prices
    Venomous Claw: 3.9 ~ 4.0 mil
    Scorpion Harness: 3.8 ~ 3.9 mil
    Scorpion Harness +1: 7.5 ~ 8.0 mil

    I had my latest NQ SH up for sale at the AH. I only have about 1 mil in between all my chars, so I needed it to sell before I could take another shot at the +1. I logged on this evening and was pleasantly surprised to see that my NQ had sold, and that there were still a couple of V. Claws up for sale. I proceeded to buy a claw, rolled the die, and... HQ!

    I needed to take care of some business in Windurst, so I walked on over to the airship dock and waited for the next flight out. That's when I get a /tell from someone I don't even know.

    RandomGuy>> ty^^!
    RandomGuy>> you bought my Vclaw {Thank you.} ^^
    >>RandomGuy : no. {Thank you.} I ended up HQing it ;-)
    RandomGuy>> can i have HQ <_<;;
    >>RandomGuy :
    RandomGuy>> i didn't wanna take the chance of it breaking
    >>RandomGuy : yeah... I broke 2 Claws with no HQs my first 13 attempts @.@
    RandomGuy>> ill give u the gil back from claw and 1 mil <_<

    He then went on to tell me how he was trying to help his g/f with the Brown Belt quest, and how he couldn't land Morbolger. Perhaps he was trying to get me to give him a sweet deal on the +1 out of sympathy.

    Well, I can't fault the guy for trying to get the +1 with his first kinda-joking comment. His follow up "offer" was borderline insulting though. He was basically proposing I sell him the +1 I just made for at least 2.5 mil less than market price.

    Sorry, pal. You didn't take the risk. I did. I'll reap the full reward for my HQ, thank you very much. You took the safe road, and for that, you get enough gil to buy the NQ at no risk, and you even get some spare gil to boot. Enjoy your NQ SH (which is nothing to sneeze at).

    Moral of the story: never tell a random stranger about your recent good crafting fortune.
    Lyonheart
    lvl 75 WAR, 75 BST, 75 BLM, 75 NIN, 47 SCH
    Cooking 100.0+3+3, Culinarian's Signboard, Raw Fish Handling, Noodle Kneading, Patissier
    Fishing 60

    Lakiskline
    Bonecrafting 100.0+3+3,
    Leather 60+2, Woodworking 60, Alchemy 60
    Smithing 60, Clothcraft 55, Goldsmithing 54.1, Cooking 11
    Boneworker's Signboard, Bone Purification, Bone Ensorcellment, Filing, Lumberjack, Chainwork
    Tags: payout, risk
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  • #2
    Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

    /clap
    The Tao of Ren
    FFXIV LowRes Benchmark - 5011

    If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
    Originally posted by Kaeko
    As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
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    • #3
      Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

      God, people like that piss me off.


      What was it, chicken little or the little hen or something? You don't bake the bread, you go hungry, or something like that.
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      • #4
        Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

        Chicken Little said that the sky was gonna fall.
        The Tao of Ren
        FFXIV LowRes Benchmark - 5011

        If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
        Originally posted by Kaeko
        As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
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        • #5
          Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

          That's why we need the fifth mother crystal!



          Or something like that...
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          • #6
            Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

            Tighten up those graphics, Feba.

            Then you'll find the Mother Crystal!

            Oh, hold on, I have to move all my Zigs...
            The Tao of Ren
            FFXIV LowRes Benchmark - 5011

            If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
            Originally posted by Kaeko
            As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
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            • #7
              Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

              Originally posted by Feba
              God, people like that piss me off.


              What was it, chicken little or the little hen or something? You don't bake the bread, you go hungry, or something like that.
              It's a children's story called "The Little Red Hen." , My mother read it to me when I was a wee little lad.

              http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157...lance&n=283155

              Basically, the hen harvests some wheat, and asks her friends the Duck, the Cat, and the Dog to help her out. Being the lazy animals that they are, they say {Thanks for the offer, but I'll have to pass}. So she says fine, she'll do it herself.

              Then she goes to grind the wheat into flour, asks the animals for help, they response in turn is the same. Fine, she'll go it alone.

              Then she starts using the flour to bake bread, again, they don't wanna help.

              Then the lazy animals smell that the bread is delicious and most awesome, and the Red Hen brings out the bread and asks them who will help her EAT the bread.

              Of course, they all go {Yes Please!} , then the Hen, being the returner of Karma that she is, says {I'm playing solo right now} {Party} {No thanks!}

              So, be sure to put an honest days work to reap an honest day's reward ^^

              The mooooore you knooooow -===* (FFXI cares)
              Wevrain - Shiva
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              • #8
                Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                TY PTT, that was a lot more entertaining than the actual story, lol. Rate Up!
                The Tao of Ren
                FFXIV LowRes Benchmark - 5011

                If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
                Originally posted by Kaeko
                As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
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                • #9
                  Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                  The mooooore you knooooow


                  The More You Know　三☆
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                  • #10
                    Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                    Originally posted by WishMaster3k
                    Rate Up!
                    One of the tell tale signs of a fellow Alla refugee
                    Lyonheart
                    lvl 75 WAR, 75 BST, 75 BLM, 75 NIN, 47 SCH
                    Cooking 100.0+3+3, Culinarian's Signboard, Raw Fish Handling, Noodle Kneading, Patissier
                    Fishing 60

                    Lakiskline
                    Bonecrafting 100.0+3+3,
                    Leather 60+2, Woodworking 60, Alchemy 60
                    Smithing 60, Clothcraft 55, Goldsmithing 54.1, Cooking 11
                    Boneworker's Signboard, Bone Purification, Bone Ensorcellment, Filing, Lumberjack, Chainwork
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                    • #11
                      Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                      Lol, not quite. I've been a member of DiV for like..... Uhm, Too long. Back when Fuidama was the shit.

                      But yeah, Rating up is t3h hot sauce.

                      MOVING ON!

                      Someone once told me (in a windower argument) that they needed the timer to do this that and the other. And me (I objectively took the other position, because I do that sometimes, regardless of whether or not I actually agree...), being the pertinent asshole, said that I write things down.

                      It's generally easy to know that based on your direction, the day, and the moonphase how successful you'll be at a synth. I argued that if you were using Windower to synth, then you don't deserve to synth.

                      They claimed that they didn't want to risk losing materials.

                      Then I said that losing materials is the essence of what the economy is based off.

                      Granted, while they may have been right in curbing their loses (shit, who DOESNT want to make more of a profit?), no excuse exists for justifying windower to use a timer that is based off of simple 9th grade calculations that one can do on a simple sheet of paper in 15 seconds.

                      Windower can be used for other things, but as I said, I was just being a prick that day. (but Feba might recall that I am a prick often >.> )

                      Moral of the story? No risk, no reward.
                      The Tao of Ren
                      FFXIV LowRes Benchmark - 5011

                      If we don't like something, collectively, if our hatred for it throbs like an abscess beneath every thread, does that mean that they're doing something right?
                      Originally posted by Kaeko
                      As hard as it may be, don't take this game or your characters too seriously. I promise you - the guys that really own your account don't.
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                      • #12
                        Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                        And if you have to use charting and pre-figured calculations, why not spruce up the office at the same time? ^^

                        http://www.cafepress.com/buy/FFXI/-/...t_/pg_/c_/fpt_
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                        • #13
                          Re: You didn't take the risk, you don't get the payout

                          Originally posted by Imagitek
                          And if you have to use charting and pre-figured calculations, why not spruce up the office at the same time? ^^

                          http://www.cafepress.com/buy/FFXI/-/...t_/pg_/c_/fpt_
                          L O L

                          and I might just be geek enough to buy one

                          Thanks Yyg!
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