Drusenija

I created an SMS to Email gateway back in 2011 when data was still expensive on phones and I was trying to see if I could turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone. (I was a poor student at the time, was trying to find ways to save money 😅)

Basically I had a 3G modem plugged into a Linux server that could receive the messages, a prepaid SIM card with a long life credit expiry, a domain name set up with unknown email address capturing, and some tools to handle the actual SMS part.

At the time I published the scripts I used online and apparently they're still online 😅 This is on Whirlpool which is an Australian telecommunications forum.

https://whrl.pl/RcXD5e

Something I realised too late to do anything about it was that I should have been stocking up on Vs and VIIs during the end of Endwalker. IXs less so because of Island Sanctuary, but I'm sure there were periods there after everyone already had their pentamelded Indagator gear where the price on those got cheap enough that it would have made sense to be buying them up in preparation for Dawntrail's launch.

Oh well, something to plan for this time around!

No problem! I still haven't fully worked out how it's all put together yet myself 😅 This was why I got the commission done; people who have worked out how to layer things together to make things that technically aren't in the game are wizards wielding black magic and you can't convince me otherwise.

Welcome! We're glad to have you here 😊

Definitely consider pentamelding your accessories though! 7.1 will likely only give us LHS gear so the accessories should be good for a couple of patches.

Failing that, just stock up on materia instead 😊

Oooh, I've been there for panic crafting gear 😂 Similar situation, we had someone drop out of a Savage static and had someone who could fill the spot but they weren't geared up for it. So I crafted the gear, another friend who was fairly involved in the hunt train scene and had materia to burn handled pentamelding it all and I think we had them geared up in under an hour. (Sadly that static fell apart before we cleared our first fight, but oh well).

Well done on capping your weeklies too 😊 In the grand scheme of things it's probably not going to hurt much if you don't but it's always a good feeling to have them maxed out.

It's like anything I suppose, we're predisposed to focus on the bad outcomes so they're the ones that stick out in our memory. I'm sure I've probably had plenty of examples of going 4/4 on a 40% chance as well.

Congrats! I have nothing but respect for people who can make the housing system in this game do what they want it to 😊

Maxing all your combat jobs is still a massive achievement, well done! I have exactly 4 jobs at level 100 right now, the bare minimum I need to cover all 5 role quests 😅 (Scholar and Summoner both come from Arcanist, so you can argue it as 4 or 5 but I only had to level it once).

If you keep repeating it while rocking in the corner it might eventually become true... that or Stockholm Syndrome will kick in 😅

But congratulations regardless! I haven't got the time or inclination to try out Savage this tier 😅 And doing it in PF is achievement to be proud of... or a torture to survive through... but either way, well done 👍🏻

Well done! 👏🏻 Have you managed to unlock mentor roulette as well or just the fancy crown? (This is me right now, I need to still do 4 of the 7 EW EX fights 😅)

I still have never tried Frontlines! My PvP experience is limited to Rival Wings (which I love but only ever pops during mog tome events) and Crystaline Conflict, and for that only in unranked. What's it like as a game mode?

That's a good summary 😂 Personally I'm excited with what they do with all the new threads they've started to drop, but I hate the wait between patches 😭

Also as a (reformed) FFXI player I'm very much looking forward to the 7.1 patch though and the first of the FFXI Alliance Raids.

Congratulations! Welcome to endgame ❤️ What did you think of Dawntrail as an expansion?