Why a spork? Because I’ve always been amused by that word. As my first aside of this post, do a google image search for “spork in the roadâ€.
My tagline on the blog has been “There’s a lost soul coming down the road, Somewhere between two worlds†which sometimes loses the apostrophe in “There’s†during WordPress upgrades (the original tagline was “Updated Reguarly, Except When It’s Notâ€). It comes from a song by “Bruce Hornsby†named “Lost Soulâ€, and was included on the album I purchased “Greatest Radio Hitsâ€. It is a very good song, but somewhat depressing (one of the lines is “He said he was a lost soul didn’t fit in anywhereâ€.
The original reason behind it was the two worlds we all exist in – the real world and the game world – and how we are all divided into two existences, and the balance that must be achieved to do what you want to do and need to do in both.
Or I might have been drunk and thought the song sounded good.
At another point, it may have been to describe being torn between two games, FFXI and WoW.
And now, oddly enough due to some of the people I met in WoW, it describes two servers in FFXI.
As horrible as my original experience was on Diabolos, I’ve always been somewhat torn after leaving the old server. As much as I love Caitsith, there were a few friends on Diabolos who I still miss, much more so after playing WoW.
I’ll explain.
The group who I joined up with in WoW used to play on Diabolos. I was briefly in their shell, and I didn’t really know them well at all.
A few of the people I met in this WoW guild went back to Diabolos. One of them was someone who I really became good friends with. We had the same classes on WoW and would compare gear/notes/builds. Ok, so more often than not I was doing the learning.
While playing my 14-day trial for FFXI, this player helped us out, getting our sub-job items. His THF is very well geared. It made me miss mine, which is not as geared, but still a lot of fun to play.
After talking with him again, it made me somewhat torn. There is much I miss from Diabolos (people mostly, and most of those I couldn’t stand have left the game/server).
I said my goodbyes today as my 14-days will be up before I am able to play again. But it got me back into the game, so I guess it wasn’t a total loss.
He did say something interesting though – if he didn’t have so many friends on Diabolos, he’d probably join me on Caitsith. In a way, I feel the same. If I didn’t have my friends on Caitsith, I’d at least consider moving back. My former shell regrouped, and I was basically given an invitation back (not sure I’d join though, but I hadn’t thought about it really). I know for one thing, I’d miss my Dynamis shell. They have been around for a while and can get zones cleared and relic to fall. And its fun.
Not even going to think about how much I’d miss my Limbus group. Without either group or the people in it, there would probably not be much of a decision. While I wasn’t playing, it was the people I missed the most.
But, I have not felt this torn between the two servers since I initially left Diabolos. And all due to some people I met playing WoW.
Whodathunk?
Like when I originally planned my departure, I am presented with opportunity no matter which decision I make, and will (probably) be missing out on good times with whichever group I’m not a part of. It is kind of sad in a way, but I can’t see me leaving Caitsith anytime soon.
I hate this feeling.
-pyra
ToD was sometime that doesn’t matter anymore because the server was reset.
I was a little disappointed. The other one only hit me for 700ish. My monk has ~1600 HPs in Dynamis gear (and I was /WAR)