Ragefire Against the Machine…

I can't accept any kind of nostalgia server, like Ragefire or Lockjaw, while the Commonlands and Freeport are in such sad shape. Of all the things I did not like about the Prophecy of Ro expansion, I liked the "upgrades" to Freeport the least. Taking the advice of the more experienced, I snuck — sloooowly … Read more

Starting off in Ul’dah…

After much discussion, Kasul and I decided to start Final Fantasy XIV in Ul'dur (I think that's how it's spelled), me as a Guardian, he as a Thaumaturge. Though I don't think he's created his character yet — he's been fully pulled in to EverQuest, Ragefire style 🙂 I wanted to get past the newbie … Read more

Ma, A Moss Snake Kicked Me!

With the opening of the new Lockjaw progression server, life on Ragefire settled down enough for me to log in at prime time, and even find, eventually, all the moss snakes (who no longer seem to kick much, darn it) and black wolves I could want to destroy. After an hour of grinding, and thanks … Read more

Tipa Stabs Again!

Tipa stabs again. I can't even recall how long it's been since I made Tipa v1.0. I do remember that I twinked her with a lot of Rygorr armor from the orc fort in Velious, so that was probably the timeframe. She was my sixth character, I think? Mehve the Erudite Wizard, Etha the Halfling … Read more

Ding 66, and I’ve left Fiery Pit.

Ding 66, and I've left Fiery Pit for awhile to return to Reclamation Rock. Leveling up is going fairly slowly. There's a lot of grinding going on. Almost all the old level 60 content has been bumped up to level 70. This means that we're all doing a lot of work just to get back … Read more