Category Archives: Missions

Apocalypse Nigh and Proto-Ultima

Normally I wouldn’t combine two larger events into one post.  But we done done good, and got good drops, and it was in a single afternoon into evening.

First off, Apoc Nigh.

Our first thoughts were “Its easy, and we need a monk and a summoner, pyra can dual box it”.  It was much harder than I’d expected.  A wipe later, I switched to Monk and White Mage, with the White Mage on the main computer to focus on her.  As was mentioned in our party chat, “Ahh good ol’ CoP missions, where you can never win on your first try.”

It worked better, but I would not want to dual box it again.

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Also, I got the kill shot 🙂

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Which includes something interesting — the wiki only warns of a Light Skill Chain.  Here we see a Fusion causing him to recover HP.  Didn’t know that before, and didn’t notice until I was editing the image.

After the win, the cardinal lady comes back, and does something.

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Then a quick CS in Jeuno with Aldo, then a wait until JP midnight :(.

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After this CS, I went to work on my SAM in its run to 37.  I hit 35, about 2K to 36 before I had to go for Limbo.

We decided on Proto-Ultima, which is a fight I still really hate.  But the drops are good and my friends (and my summoner) want some items, and they all help on my goal of becoming a full homam princess, so I happily go.  But I’m usually shaking and wishing I wasn’t sober.

This time, I got to go as a MNK/WHM for the first time since I finished my /WHM for chi blasting.

So I got to test out the full effect of my +MND gear.

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Without a massive amount of money spent on 2 earrings and 2 rings for a total of +4 more (also there is a +4 MND belt that drops from a NM Gnole, but I only found out about this a day ago and have not looked into it more), this is about as high as I can get.  Still, 64+81 is not bad no matter how you look at it.

It got me these two Chi Blasts (no bard songs either).

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I don’t know who would be embarrassed by those numbers on a Ultima.

One of those got me Holy II’d, then a later Chi caused me to be the target of a Buster.

I was not going to go down quietly.

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I’m a little disappointed.  He only Armor Busted me, which wouldn’t have killed me.  It was the melee hit and the Holy II that caused my demise.

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Bye bye Kitteh indeed.

It was worth it, even if 2 of our BLMs d/cd before the fight and didn’t come back (so we went in with 1 BLM and a couple RDM/DRKs for stuns).

As a tradition in our shell, we always /random for opening the final box, especially if we have time and it was a really hard fight.  I randomed highest (which is so rare for me).

The Whammie reference is what got us 2 legs, I know it.

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About time Ultima put out for us.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have my Apoc Nigh earrings to go retrieve (only 2 1/2 years after beating ZM17 with my old shell to help them get their earrings).

-pyra

New Missions — Gay Dancers and Half Breeds

I’m all about trying to keep up with the missions for this expansion.  In the past, I always fell behind quickly.  Now, after 7 months, I’m still caught up, which isn’t too bad.

Anyways…

New Mission!

Apparently you have to go into the present to get a ticket for the past.

But I got a golden ticket….

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Then you hand it to the new CS NPC, who is a flaming dancer.

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Who doesn’t accept it.  Then you get saved by that elf again.  I like him, but, he’s an elf, and elves are just gross.

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So anyways, there is this performing group.  The lead is this half-elf, half-hume.

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And she couldn’t be any more JP in her movements.

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On the upside, whoever is scripting the movements has gained a lot of skill since the original game was released.  The movements are much better, on par with the rest of the WotG CSs.

So the elf who saves you has to go rally the troupes.  I know this because they all hold their swords high, like they are about to do something.

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But they are elves, so they don’t end up doing much more than this…

The half elf looks like she wanted to go.

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Look at that pout.  Reminds me of my younger siblings when they were 8.

So you run off to whatever Davoi is called in the past.  But someone left the oven on.

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And stuff is burning.

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Then, for some reason, you fight a dragon.

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It is a very easy fight.  Only took me 8 1/2 minutes, and was followed by a 10 minute CS.

Which has some fomor-type elves in red mage AF recolored blue.

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They give the half elf a lesson in possible futures.

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In which sandy burns.

The oddest part about this is that I was just watching Farscape, season 4, which covers a lot of the theory of possible futures and possible realities.

Then she wakes up.

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Anyways, that’s it for the storyline.  It ends with this CS.  See you again in 4 months story.

As to this elf–

She is so creepy.  It is the most realistic character that has been added, so while she takes advantage of the last 6 years of technology, she doesn’t quite fit in the lower-polygon count world we all love and waste our lives in.

Once again

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Creepy!

Oh, and for another reason yet to be shown, there is more than on Cait Sith.

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Its like herding cats.

Since I call CoP, CSoP, I’m hereby coining the name — Wings of the Cut Scene.  It fits, since 90% of what there is is Cut Scenes.  Don’t get me wrong, I like CSs and story, but I like making fun of things even more.

-pyra

New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 7 – Conclusion, and for some reason, more Chess

Pyra smells nice.

But I like chess.

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Knight to King’s Rook 3

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I’m sorry, I wasn’t listening, I’m so good at this game, did you say something?

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Indeed.

New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 6 – The Male Mithra and the Pyra

After the battle, a male mithra is let loose inside the female mithra troops.  What follows can only be described as Mithra’s Gone Wild.

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But he’s too cool for all of them.  And instead, he decides to go for the Pyra.

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And he sniff me.  Weird.

Hmmm.  You smell like cat food.

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*Sniffs again*

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Interesting.

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New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 5.7 – Aftermath

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New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 5.5 – Windy’s Crazy Taru

Mwahahaha.  I feel like Dr. Frankenstein.

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I am Zonpa-Zippa, I command the Cardians.

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Fly my pretties, fly!

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Awww, reinforcements.  I was having too much fun.

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Zonpa-Zippa:  Made of Win.

New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 5 – To Windy

The day is our’s!

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Except that attack was a distraction, the real force is using some tunnels for a sneak attack on Windurst!  Quickly, go and ensure the day is our’s!

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Ok, so way to fail there.

Round 2!

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Victory is Mine!  I was quite surprised by the performance of a White Mage with a staff.  I think that Ata killed more than Pyra did.

However, this fight is VERY laggy (maybe buggy still), so I wouldn’t recommend such a small group — nor would I recommend dual boxing it with just yourself.  You do lose exp in this fight.

We made it to Windy, and just in time!

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For the Glory of Windurst!

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Fight with all your might!  If we win here, we win the day!

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The Yagudo master is retreating!

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But still getting the last word in.

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“I’ll be back.”  Yes, we all love the Terminator, but isn’t that line a little overused at this point?

New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 4.5 *SPOILERS*

This post contains spoilers.  You have been warned.

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New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 4

Romaa is rescued!

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Taru mages are meleeing!

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And something’s about to go boom!  The suspense is building.

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Yes, I am going to leave you hanging there.

New Storyline Cutscenes, Part 3.5 – The Rescue

With Romaa down for the count, who will save her.

Its the Chess guy!  Looks like he won his match.

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(this is one long, but amazing Cut Scene, and it isn’t over yet!)