Buffer

I've

Gimme a buffer, you gigas bastard.

set my daily Campaign quota at 3,000xp when I'm on Dragoon, which is a meager amount that can be knocked out in two good battles if they last long enough and I don't spend the entire time resting off death weakness. Everything else after that is just gravy.

I wasn't online very long today, but I did enough battles to get a little XP buffer since my last session ended with me barely into Lv. 65. Neyla popped on briefly to tool around in Gustav. We chatted a bit while I did my fights, and I logged out shortly after he did.

Exciting, I know.

Darwin in Action

I'm

Yellow with green fringe! /dance

in a good mood today. I logged on and ran for the Windurst stables to check the chocobo's progress, since this is magical Day 19. Chocobo changed from a cute yellow chick into an adolescent with green feathers. As much as I've complained about that particular shade of green, I can't wait for him to reach maturity so I can start riding him around Vana'diel.

To celebrate the successful activation of his color genes, I gave him a name. He's no longer merely "Chocobo." Now he's "Green Boy." Not the most lively and descriptive name out there, but he's strictly breeding stock. If I manage to get a "Green Girl" from the next egg, their offspring will get a distinctive name along the lines of Papa Paprika.

The other thing helping my mood was finally getting to 65 on Dragoon. Yesterday was a complete and total crapfest of frustration, where I spent more time waiting for death weakness to wear off than actually fighting mobs. I expect a certain amount of deaths when I don't have Neyla around to tank, but yesterday was insane. I can handle it when I die from my own stupidity, but I get aggravated when people drag monsters with AoE attacks where I'm trying to rest. I got fed up, homepointed and logged out yesterday because I was so disgusted.

Today was a lot better. I managed to stay alive and racked up some good numbers. I learned to loathe the gigas because my poor wyvern died quickly, but the yagudo and quadav were great. I still need a little buffer and will have to get some polearm skillups, but I ended the day feeling very positive.

Toil and Trouble

I'm

I want the scroll for my Dragoon.

starting to think I should flag up on Dragoon and try to get an XP party. It would be so much faster than my current methods, I think. It's not like partying is anathema to me... it's just that I'm kinda lazy and usually stop playing by 6 p.m. when most groups are gearing up to start.

Still, I'm slowly grinding out XP through various methods. I logged on yesterday to do the San d'Orian escort quest with Neyla and Dalamar, using the scroll on Dragoon.

I've also been doing the Crimson Domino III Campaign Op, which is ridiculously easy and gives 361xp each time. All you have to do is ride out from Windurst and talk to an NPC near the zone line to Fort Karugo-Narugo to pick up some supplies and then take them to the Campaign NPC near the tower. Every so often you'll be told the supplies were lost in an attack, requiring you to click a ??? to the East to obtain them, but then it's a straight shot over Starfall Hillock to the tower. All that XP adds up if you do it frequently.

I did a few Campaign fights yesterday, but I was too sleepy to make a real time commitment. I did a few more today and got about 5k away from 65. I'll get that tomorrow or Wednesday.

In other news, my new chocobo's physical stats are starting to rise. Thursday will be the moment of truth, when I find out if he'll have green feathers or if he'll be sent to the factory to be turned into dog food.