Yes! As you can see folks, I've gotten Samurai to 37!! The funny thing is I "dinged" (what people online say when they gain a level on this game) at 0 exp! Talk about strange odds!
Playing the job of Samurai was an interesting experience; the abilities and job traits are really good. I can see why a lot of people level it beyond 37. Its been very helpful for Warrior as a very good subjob option.
Now that I've completed this task, I went and geared up Blue Mage afterI sold off the samurai gear I used. With Theif drawing into the 70s range and sam out of the way I have more freedom to start another job besides Blue Mage. Paladin will be next in line as well. Those two jobs will be slow starting however since I have to finish meriting Warrior.
I went back to Sand'oria and zoned into West Ronfuare to level Blue Mage a little bit last night before bed. I had forgotten that the last recent updates came out with the Fields of Valor manuals. I hadden't tried them out yet untill last night. It's a really impressive feature! Not only do you get a really good exp bounus from completing the tasks that you have to follow, you also get exp normaly from the mobs you kill. I reeled in about 1.5k exp in under 5 min just following a task. I'm told there's other features using Fields of Valor but I have yet to look into it personally.
Last weekend I finally picked up my copy of Street Fighter 4 for playstation 3. While I don't normally buy ps3 games once they come out, I gave this one an exception for two reasons: 1. I've become mentally frustrated with ffxi lately. No lie. On top of that I got this wonderful console, the ps3, and all I been using it is for ffxi, not the other games I do have, which are very few. Might as well "milk out" my ps3 to its fullest potential. 2. With what I've said to number 1, I need an outlet, so Street Fighter 4 will be that outlet for a very good while.
The game is great and its good to play a fighting game again. My only bane is my partner when he uses Zangeif! >.> They-Capcom-tweeked Zangeif to where now its tough to beat him, skilled or not. Normally Foulei doesn't play him but hes grown rather attached to the "so-called" Red Cyclone because of these tweeks. So i've been getting my butt kicked (won't tell you who i play, sorry folks, secret :-P)!
The online pvp feature is pretty nice. No lag, a few disconnections here n' there but that's about it. You can host matches to random people or pick and accept challenges from your friends only. So there's a lot Street Fighter 4 has to offer!
Ready. Fight!!
-Rusty.
