I need to do more...

[Haggai]

What do you feel you have been putting off for too long?

[Mog]

Re: I need to do more...

Mithras. I need to have fun while not leveling. XD

[Omni]

Re: I need to do more...

more and more things open up when you get your first job to 75. if you can hound other blm for manaburns or just focus on grinding i think you'll find a ton of things to do with a 75blm.

[Taskmage]

Re: I need to do more...

I checked like 7 things. I've got such a long list of goals that regardless of what I'm working on it feels like I'm neglecting something. I've also got that "trying not to suck as a parent" thing going on like Hantz, but judging by our levels it seems like he's doing a much better job than me.

[neighbortaru]

Re: I need to do more...

I have a tendency of getting stuck at "Money Making" instead of Leveling so I guess I'll pick that

[Mog]

Re: I need to do more...

I checked like 7 things. I've got such a long list of goals that regardless of what I'm working on it feels like I'm neglecting something. I've also got that "trying not to suck as a parent" thing going on like Hantz, but judging by our levels it seems like he's doing a much better job than me.

crap, I didn't realize you could check more than 1 thing. damn ><

Ok, some of the things I'm putting off:

BCNM
Limbus
Dynamis

And right now I'm juggling leveling and staticing CoP and rank missions with my ls. ^^ Already finished sky.....so the big thing that I do not want to until later is dynamis.

I'd really like to hit 75 with my blm before anything else, kinda want to enjoy my last few moments of grinding before I head into endgame. I'm in no rush!

[Hantz]

Re: I need to do more...

I checked like 7 things. I've got such a long list of goals that regardless of what I'm working on it feels like I'm neglecting something. I've also got that "trying not to suck as a parent" thing going on like Hantz, but judging by our levels it seems like he's doing a much better job than me.

Don't feel like that now. With one child, being a good parent still leaves plenty of time to gain some hefty levels. It just seems like the plate-spinning gets exponentially harder with each additional child. Especially when any of them are infants.

Man, if I could go back and get some quality FFXI time in when I only had one kid, I'd be much more impressive. I've tried the "play with one hand while you stand up with the baby in the belly harness thing" before, and it just ain't happening.

[Humar]

Re: I need to do more...

well i checked
linkshell events...
Leveling...
and missions...
(also i shoulda picked Money making but passed it up accedentaly ><)
But mostly i wanna level so i can try and unlock NIN to sub on my THF and then after that is money making because i here NIN is one of the more expenceive jobs to have)
Hopefull i can have my LS help me unlock NIN (does that count as a "Linkshell Fun Event"?)

[Pai Pai Master]

Re: I need to do more...

I currently have about 2,000 gil and a hungry chocobo to feed, so I should probably make some money.

That is, if I can ever finish my homework or stop playing Dawn of War.

[Bricklayer]

Re: I need to do more...

1) Leveling
2) Money Making
3) Missions (2-3 *sob*)

Raising the chocobo seems to keep me from leveling, though it's pushed me to do more money making... I don't know when I'm going to get to Mission 2-3. Gotta go get that Mithril Sand someday...

[Caspian]

Re: I need to do more...

All of the above, atleast that are relevant to my level.

As far as the kids go, do what my old boss did for his infants(worked for sleeping atleast), lay the kid on your chest and just do whatever while sitting there. He'd usually just sleep since it was 4 in the morning, but ffxi should work well too so long as you don't move around too much.

[hongman]

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It good to know that there are others trying to balance the whole baby/infavnt thing with game time. But saying that, I have nearly stated a party tell "BRB 5 mins just gotta see to the baby" and its been ok.

[Asir]

Re: I need to do more...

I chose Other because there was no All Of The Above option... And I didn't realize you could pick more then one. I tend to take my time doing a little bit of everything which results in a very slow leveling process for me.

As for being a gamer parent, I find it's easiest when they are just infants. Once they start walking and talking, time becomes more difficult to juggle until they start going to school. On the plus side, some kids enjoy "Helping" with the game so you can let them run around on a mule (Tarus work best for letting kids "Help").

[Hantz]

Re: I need to do more...

On the plus side, some kids enjoy "Helping" with the game so you can let them run around on a mule (Tarus work best for letting kids "Help").

That's why I feel like it's easier to play once the kids get older. My 5 yr-old loves to watch me farm (of all things) because she likes me to kill 'bugs' (crawlers). She'll sit there all night and be happy, and all I have to do in return is drop a few /comfort motions on any goblins I see.

My 7-month-old won't be having any of that though. If I set him down too long, he will freak out. He's like a little bald, tasmanian devil.

[Haggai]

Re: I need to do more...

IAs for being a gamer parent, I find it's easiest when they are just infants. Once they start walking and talking, time becomes more difficult to juggle until they start going to school. On the plus side, some kids enjoy "Helping" with the game so you can let them run around on a mule (Tarus work best for letting kids "Help").

Yeah, just be careful about them running around on a mule that has valuable things. I let my girlfriend's 7 year old play around on a mule and she ended up selling a pair of Zealot's Mitts to an NPC. I'm just glad they were only Zealot's Mitts

My 7-month-old won't be having any of that though. If I set him down too long, he will freak out. He's like a little bald, tasmanian devil.

Awww... what a lovely nickname for a parent to give.