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July 11th, 2011.

Its free Slurpee day at your local 7-11, so hop on that NOW.  Wish I could partake however it seems that in Savannah we don't have a "real" 7-11.  We just have a 7-11 minit shop, and a 8-11 (which is really sketchy if you want my opinion).

This day is about something else though.  I mean come on, this is not a blog about 7-11 nor Slurpees (however if you would like to look at a Slurpee blog, check this one out: http://slurpeesurprise.blogspot.com/.  It seems to be dead, however it was the best I could do finding a Slurpee blog).

No, today is update day for Final Fantasy XI.  They try to do an update once a month, and then about once every quarter one BIG update.

I hate updates.  I love the new features and things they bring.  I despise the time it takes to get online and start the update; the time it takes to check files, download files, and install them; how many error messages you get because you pay for your own internet and can only afford the 6mbps package and the damn 13 year old whose parents can afford the 50 mbps package keeps getting in front of you in line and dropping you off the server.    DAMN THEM

I have had updates that take upwards 2 hours to get everything downloaded and installed (this does not include when I fresh install the game or get back on after awhile and it is an overnighter.)  These 2 hour updates however take forever however cause you keep getting booted from the server and have to restart, and then restart, and then restart, and then restart...BAM

Today though was not that long.  Got home after work, some shopping, helping the family in time for the update to just have finished.  Its barely 5pm, so I get on and get the update done in about 45 minutes (I switched to another input to watch some TV so I wouldn't pass out from the docile music being played).  Get on, put some things on the auction house to make some cold hard gil and then log off.

So where am I going with this??  I decide to maybe get back on later tonight cause a lot of my pals on the game will probably be busy going to the premieres of Harry Potter on Thursday (tixs confirmed for Friday night HELL YEAH) and when I check the website I see this.



It is emergency maintenance.  Well break out the champagne and celebrate defeat.  What does this mean?  Well, some dweebs over at SE screwed up and something was crashing.

I hope this means I won't have to completely delete and install FFXI all over again on my PS3.  It takes about a day.

I guess I will turn to Final Fantasy V and try to work on that.

Hunt for Gold Trophies

Rewards.  Medals.  Achievements.

TROPHIES.


Ahh.  The amazingly simple but addicting thing of earning trophies by playing a game.  It is crazy how one can think that they don't need them, but once you get your first bronze trophy for just doing the tutorial you are hooked.  Next thing you know you are trying to collect all 692 pieces of whatever for a silver one.  Trying to travel 50km in the game for a gold one (which is a pain in the ass if I may say so since you can't figure out what the ratio of what the screen is displaying to actual size is supposed to be.)

So what do you get from all these wonderful trophies??  What pray tell.

You get a trophy level.  Which you can compare to your PSN friends.  To brag in their ear that you traveled 50 km in the game while they only completed it.  HA HA  In your FACE!!!

Yeah.  Pretty amazing isn't it??   I like the trophies cause it helps keep you playing the game.  Makes little benchmarks for you to clear which all the while lead you closer and closer to the goal of completing the game.

Now only if they were on older games.