Well, this is certainly a post that has been a long time coming. Sorry for the long delay, but getting the all new evolpmal.com up and running really occupied quite a bit of time, so I haven’t had the chance to post up my goings on. So enough of the intro. Let’s get reflective.

Who Wants Some Kirin?

So the first order of business for me to reflect back on is the first Kirin fight in the history of Evolpmal. This was my first time even laying eyes on Kirin since back in the days of DownRightFierce on Cerberus over 2 years ago. This would also be my first serious NM fight on Scholar.

Some confusion at the beginning of the fight when he spawns the "mini" version of the four other Sky Gods was a bit silly, but the group pulled itself together, and bested those. The task of taking care of Kirin afterwards took some time, but for a first time being done as a group, the battle went very well.

The reward? W. Legs. The recipient of those? Surprisingly, ME. To this day, i still don’t have a very good screenshot of me wearing them, but I did end up getting the HQ version (Blood Cuisses), and only yesterday paid back the load the linkshell gave me to scoop those up. To say I am very grateful to them for allowing me to get them is a huge understatement.

Sorting Out Other Loose Ends

In the time after getting that done, especially heading into the holiday break, I had decided to tend to some things I hadn’t gotten to. Here’s a summary of what went down:

Leveling Subjobs

With the help of Fields of Valor, I managed to get Dancer to 18 at a relatively quick pace, and with that I finally, FINALLY, achieved level 37 on Ninja, which allowed me to use that scroll of Utsusemi: Ni that I’ve had in storage since 2005 at least!

Getting Diabolos

In one of those "Well I wasn’t expecting to get THIS done" moments, with the help of the great folks at Evolpmal, I have acquired the avatar Diabolos. I think the battle against his "Prime" form lasted all of 2 minutes, and 1 minute of that was just prepping to start attacking.

Now if I could just get Fenrir, maybe I could start leveling Summoner? Although, with how long it has taken me to level the three jobs that currently have at 75, it might be 2012 before I see any other job at 75.

Nearing Completion of "A Crystalline Prophecy"

After completing "A Moogle Kupo d’Etat" back in November, I have been wanting to get the other add-on scenarios done, but like most things I would like to get done, it’s taking quite a bit of time.

I am happy to now report that I am on the final mission of "A Crystalline Prophecy", and could very well have the add-on completed by the end of the month!

As for "A Shantotto Ascension", well, check back in a few months, and maybe I’ll have it done by then, lol.

The Return of An Old Friend

Excitement filled the air, as an announcement hit the web of beta sign-ups for the North American version of an old friend of mine. An "old friend" that I have actually covered previously on this very blog. The friend?

That’s right. It’s baaaaaaaaaack.

The FINAL FANTASY XIV Beta

And finally, we’ve also had the announcement of beta sign-ups for FINAL FANTASY XIV. Of course I signed up for it, and I’m really hoping I can get into either the PC or PS3 versions. Of course that’ll be just about all I’ll say, as acceptance and/or taking about the beta is under a Non-Disclosure Agreement. So don’t expect anything from this blog about if I get into beta or not. I’ll only post about any information that is put out in press releases or official website updates.

And there you have it! I am very sorry it took so long to get up a proper post. Again, building up the new Evolpmal website, and the work schedule I had during the holiday season made it difficult to post something big, since I wasn’t playing FFXI as much as I would have liked. Maybe now I can post I much as I would want to, lol.

But there’s your update on what I’m up to! See you online!