You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

[Neo Geo]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

What I meant is like Impaction said it, "force down their throats".

Double Post Edited:
Argh elipsis, just read the rest of my post, says enough about it.

[Murphie]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

I don't try to force information down anyone's throat Neo Geo, no worries. What you see in the chat logs is how I always chat with folks in the game. I try my best to be as polite as possible, but during that conversation with the BLM that wanted me to duo with him, I probably could have been friendlier.

Re: Making my own parties - Ideally, of course. You'll note at the bottom of the first post I mentioned that I was the only person LFG for a long stretch there. And I don't mind soloing while waiting for an invite. I find it to be pretty peaceful, really. The only problem was that my inventory was so stuffed that I could barely fit any of my drops in there.

Regarding PL parties - I'd rather just solo, thanks. A party with a PL that hangs out just in case, and keeps us from adds and makes sure that we move faster than a normal party, I can handle. But one that just has the PL tank (with a bunch of subless folks in the group) isn't one that I'm going to stick around in.

I've leveled several jobs through the dunes levels on this character. Some went from 10-20 with only one or two invites (MNK), and others partied nearly the entire way (BLM, WHM). Yesterday was just exceptionally bad. I still don't mind the dunes, but I'd prefer to make my own party and group elsewhere.

[Hamlet]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

As a follow up to my last post, I'd like to add:

_______________________________

Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
We got fun 'n' games
We got everything you hate
Honey we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money honey
We got powerleveling


Chorus:


In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Watch it bring you to your shun n,n,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,n,,n,n,,n knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleeeeeeeeeeed


Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
We take it day by day
If you want a level you're gonna bleed
But it's the price you pay
And you're a very sexy mithra
That's very hard to please
You can taste the bright light
But you won't get it for free
In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Feel my, my, my serpentine
I, I wanna hear you scream (LVL 10WAR/2 BLECK MAGE LFG!!!)


Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
It gets worse here everyday
Ya learn ta live like an animal
In the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for a new ability
You'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want
But you better not take it from me (Dood u stol my snipper!)


Chorus


And when you're high level you never
Ever want to come down,

so down,

so down,

so down

YEAH!


You know where you are
You're in Valkrum Dunes
You're gonna die
In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Watch it bring you to your shu n,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,,n knees, knees
In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Feel my, my, my serpentine
In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Watch it bring you to your shun n,n,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,,n,n,,n.n, knees, knees
In Valkrum Dunes
Welcome to Valkrum Dunes
Watch it bring you to your
It's gonna bring you down!
Ha!

__________

[Icemage]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Places I hate for XP:

Valkurm Dunes
Qufim Island
Crawler's Nest

Invite me to any party in the above zones and I'll probably decline. There's better and less idiot-prone alternatives to all of them. Bibiki Bay, Garlaige Citadel, and Yhoator Jungle almost qualify, but I'll at least entertain the notion of partying in those zones.

Places I adore for XP:

Maze of Shakrami
Korroloka Tunnel
Bhaflau Thickets
Caedarva Mire
Wajaom Woodlands
Gustav Tunnel
Ru'aun Gardens

Chances are, if a party is going to any of the above zones, it'll be at least decent or better. I've had almost universally good experiences in these zones.

Places I'd love to try but haven't had a chance to yet:

Misareaux Coast
Mount Zhayolm
Carpenter's Landing

I think the above all have a lot of potential, but haven't had the right jobs in the right level range to try them.


Icemage

[Murphie]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

I've only ever duo'd in Carpenter's Landing. BRD and RDM. It was pretty good times.

If there's anywhere I really hate for exp it's probably either Crawler's Nest (unless we're referring to the lower level near where the coffers spawn) and the second Jungle. Heck, the first Jungle too.

[Lucky and Elizabeth]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

You must be good. When ever I try and solo I useally die, or give up and look for party cause it takes forever. Then I join party and die.

I die a lot.

Did I mention I usually solo most of my subs to 25 at least? (Although in most cases I've gone all the way to 37 solo most of the time)

[Jei]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

the dunes used to be a very good place for levelling back in the old days.
For now it's rare to get a good PT there : /
I solo like 6 jobs to 20. never touch the dunes.

[Murphie]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Heck, I'm soloing right now!

[Raydeus]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Heck, I'm soloing right now!

Get out of there! You might get a party if you stay!! >.<

[Murphie]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Get out of there! You might get a party if you stay!! >.<

I've already turned down four blind invites.

[Matera]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Good old blind invites.

I have a bone to pick with those.

[McBride]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

You have way more patience than me. I'd probably just as soon take my chances and accept one of those blind invites.

I have the patience of a gnat when it comes to FFXI.

[Murphie]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Well, I was getting 75-120 per kill, so it really wasn't bad. And it was peaceful.

[Lucky and Elizabeth]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

Ok, I trired to party in dunes again....

Leader had left party that was right next to us and resued to leave spot.

We fought 2 mobs and then I afk to bathroom and when returned he has gone and I was leader.

someone left and I invited two people ater 10 rejects.

We went throught about 5 others players rotating until I finally gave upo, gave someone else leader and logged.

500 exp for about 3 hours in Dunes

Then I came here and told all of you

[Kirsteena]

Re: You know how I said not to hate the dunes so much? Yeah...

I have to say, having partied with Aelathir a couple of times he is unfailingly polite - way more so than me. One party we were in in the dunes were complaining that the odd mob I pulled was T (no choice to create a path), but they were getting the best xp per hour they had had...

Bahamut seems to be having a rash of total noobs atm - there is the odd gem, but in general levelling lowbie jobs is absolute hell. Blind invites all over (I even put blind invite, no thanks in my comment - it makes no difference). I've given up and decided my rdm needs merits, waiting it out a bit. It's been bad before, but not this bad... Mind you - I even got a blind invite on my rdm to a merit party...