Six Months on - and I'm still here!

[[ WARNING: This blog post contains sentimentality. Read at your own peril. ]]



It's been a little bitover six months since Saikyo returned to FFXI after having a long break. 2009 marks the sixth year I have been playing the game (which is a fairly mind bending statistic) but I still thoroughly enjoy the game.

Why?



Friends!



I don't have an exhaustive friendlist in FFXI. Many of the players listed on it stopped playing years ago, and others are listed who I haven't spoken to since 2005. I've been lucky to be part of 3 excellent linkshells over the years (CactuarParagons, USAChan and Ansible). But also included on the list are a handful of true mates who make the game a joy to play.



These days, almost all of them are part of the Ansible linkshell, a tiny little LS with probably no more than 10 members total and around half a dozen regulars. Due to time differences, I spend most of my time on my own in the shell, which can get a bit lonely, but I wouldn't drop the pearl for the world.



Without a doubt, those core members - Charless, Demajen, Lukiki, Feike, Soran and Obsidion -are the friendliest bunch of FFXI players you could ever wish to meet. Without them, I doubt I would last another week in Vanadiel.



The list of cool things these fine people have helped out with could fill half a dozen blog entries. I'd list them all, but then the post may explode in a cloud of sentimentality, and that just wouldn't be British, would it? ^_~



So, just to say - thanks gents (and lady!) for making the last 6 months in Vanadiel such great fun. Hope you know how much its appreciated!