Three Men...

Bashraf, Wahboud and Foudeel... Oh My! While I'm somewhat indifferent about this quest myself, it is frequently cited as one of the most loved in FFXI, and you gotta admit, there's a couple of great lines. Bill Withers reference anyone? This video includes the cutscenes from the two related quests:

• Got It All
• Three Men and a Closet

A Shantotto Acension

She's the taru you love to hate;

Watch this video to learn her fate!

O~hohohohoho!!!

 

This video includes all the missions from the mini-expansion, including:

• Burgeoning Dread
• That Which Curdles Blood
• Sugar-coated Directive
• Enemy of the Empire
• Sugar-coated Subterfuge
• Shantotto in Chains
• Fountain of Trouble
• Battaru Royale
• Romancing the Clone
• Sisters in Arms
• Project: Shantottofication
• An Uneasy Peace

New WotG additions

Two new videos have been added to Veoh, Missions part 3, and Bastok part 3. For full details, visit my original WotG post, which has been updated to reflect the new material. Additional WotG videos (and maybe a surprise!) will be recorded and uploaded in the next few weeks.

A Crystalline Prophecy

Picking back up with the mini-expansions released last year, A Crystalline Prophecy brings the lore of Memoria de la Ŝtona full circle, re-uniting Aldo with his long lost sister when Vana'diel is faced with an other-worldly threat.

This video includes all the missions from the mini-expansion, including:

• The Echo Awakens
• Gatherer of Light
• Those Who Lurk in Shadows
• Remember Me in Your Dreams
• Born of Her Nightmares
• Banishing the Echo
• Ode of Life Bestowing

 

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The final fight of this add-on was a real bitch for me, requiring numerous attempts with many different setups over the course of about a year. In the end, I think we won with only one person left alive at a couple hundred HP left. Many thanks to my comrades at Got Jugs for bringing these missions to a close.

Of course, even though I finished and recorded the cutscenes a couple of months ago, Veoh continues to be tempermental about accepting my large divx files. I finally lucked out with a random attempt to upload this week, so here you are.

As for the overall project and my playtime, I had a couple of months this summer where I got back in the swing of WotG, but my schedule caught up with me again, especially given the new job I started recently. My future play time is therefore in limbo, and my highest job is still only 76, but I am at least planning on spending some time this holiday weekend editing part three of the missions (#16-26) and trying to record parts three and four of the nation quests through Q11, which have all been completed except Bastok - What Price Loyalty. As for Shantotto, the final fight is every bit as annoying as ACP and I'm 0/3.

Oh, and in case ya'll are wondering, while I did reserve a blog space for FFXIV, I'm really not sure if that's gonna happen or not, especially with FFXI not even done, but you never know.

Wings of the Goddess - Part 2

These videos were recorded and prepared several months ago, but due to technical issues, I was unable to get them uploaded to Veoh. After some recent software updates, I am finally able to bring them to you. 

For full details on the cutscenes contained in these videos, please consult my original WotG post, which has been updated to reflect the new material. 

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As I've mentioned in several comment responses, the future of this project is currently in limbo due to ongoing real life issues over the past several months. Simply put, I'm not a kid with endless amounts of time to sink into MMORPGs. While I have recently reactivated my content IDs and have returned to FFXI, my schedule is more unpredictable than ever and I cannot make any definite commitments on future installments at this time. With new updates and level cap increases, there is so much happening in game that it's often difficult to simply try to find people willing to help me through the fights. My only request from my fans is that if you play on the Shiva server, or know others that do, {Help me out!}. The faster I can actually get through the missions, the quicker I get the scenes recorded and edited. I appreciate everyone's enthusiastic support for this project over the years and certainly hope I'll be able to bring you more in the months ahead.