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Got to thinking, most of us have played this game for quite some time. We've all had accomplishments, let downs, pet peeves, moments of elation, moments of boredom, goals, failures, blood, sweat, and tears.
So what are your top five? What are those moments you will remember for the rest of your life? The moments that still give you chills?
Mine (in no particular order):
I know you guys have some great moments. Feel free to describe them in detail, how you felt, environmental, all that. It's amazing what people remember when they call forth a memory - what music was playing or who was in the party or what food you were munching on at the time. So many people and things I'll never forget. So share!
So what are your top five? What are those moments you will remember for the rest of your life? The moments that still give you chills?
Mine (in no particular order):
- Getting my Duelist's Chapeau. I had waited longer than most for it, I suppose. I was nearly at the top of the list in my first linkshell when I quit the LS, unhappy with the leadership and some of the members that I couldn't get along with. So I started all over in a new Dynamis LS, toiling away week by week by week with them until it dropped. I still remember how badly I was shaking and how I almost couldn't lot. I remember the chat in LS when it dropped, from the "it's mine, right!!!!" and the "OMFG" "OMFG" "OMFG" spam. I was at Cerealkiller's house then (we were still dating back then) and I think he may have been concerned that I was going to die of hyperventilation. And I was on WHM, so I couldn't even put it on. Posted on BG, posted here, I was so elated. Probably one of my crowning moments in the game.
- Getting my Cleric's Belt. It was the first thing I put on my wishlist when I got into Excellence, and it stayed there for seriously I don't know how long. Everyone else in the LS already had it so I was first in line from the get go, how many times did we do Qufim and Valk (I think Valk? Fuck if I can remember) without it dropping. I still remember all of the teasing from the ls about me possibly d/cing (a distinct possibility) and the "F:LKDG:OISUDG" spam that I put into /linkshell. I won't ever forget that being the one drop I wanted more than anything else from Ex, and finally getting it.
- My first Dynamis LS's first Dynamis Lord kill. I joined this LS at level 69 RDM, poorly geared and later would find out that I'd joined the LS's first ever run. I had no fucking idea what I was doing and watched the /assist and wasn't sure if I was supposed to be sleeping mobs, nuking stones with the BLM /assist, or casting enfeebs on regular mobs. I kind of wandered around for a bit randomly casting for a while until someone (can't remember who) kindly told me what I should have been doing. So this LS I stayed with for a while, working my way up on points and getting some AF for my RDM and WHM. So when we finally made it to Xarc and got to DL, we failed probably seven or eight times before finally, finally getting him down. I was living in Pittsburgh with roommates at the time, people who I barely knew and whose names I don't remember, I'm chatting on vent already which is strange enough to them, but suddenly when we take the DL down and out pops a "OH MY GOD" among other things I think I scared the crap out of those girls. And I wasn't the only one. That celebration will stay with me for a long time. I was glad to be a part of that.
- Getting into Excellence. It wasn't much of a secret when I left my sea/sky LS that while I was sick of the people there, I had always wanted to move forward and not stay in the LS with them because they didn't do HNMs. My boyfriend at the time was in Excellence and several of my friends from a social were there, as well, so it seemed natural that I would gravitate toward it. I spent a lot of time with a couple of my friends who were sackholders helping me get my gear in line and put my app together. I was granted a trial and I think I almost failed - but I asked for another chance and after a month of coming to events with no points gain and no drops, I was offered the opportunity to get a BLM hat in Xarc, with the stipulation that it would be my first item as a member, and that if I let my attendance drop, I would be out. I think I pretty much jumped out of my skin when I got that /t. And I may have /danced IRL.
- A super late night Khimaira pop and claim with three BLMs and a PLD. Late, late, late, late, late, not sure why I was still up, late, late, late. One PLD and three BLMs camping Khimmy and the fucker pops and we claim him. Immediately we work on getting the hate up on the PLD and calling people on their phones and <call> <call> <call> and the PLD gets petra'd. Three BLMs sit there spamming Cure III until it wears off ... finally we get it under control and a couple of our members asleep at camp wake up and I warp back to town to change to WHM. I have never changed jobs so fast in my life, ran like hell back to the camp. That was perhaps the most challenging and fun HNM pop ever. I'll never forget how three BLMS kept a PLD alive through nothing more than Cure III while he was unable to do anything but ... pray.
I know you guys have some great moments. Feel free to describe them in detail, how you felt, environmental, all that. It's amazing what people remember when they call forth a memory - what music was playing or who was in the party or what food you were munching on at the time. So many people and things I'll never forget. So share!
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