Submit Your 10-Dai News

[Elmer the Pointy]

This is a fun activity I would like to spread across the various forum communities and blogs related to Final Fantasy XI. There's no contest or prize involved, but I thought it would be interesting to see the kinds of accomplishments that are important to each set of players.

If you want to run this thread on your forum or blog, just make a New Thread or blog post, copy/paste this explanation from JPButton (CLICK THIS LINK), and then Pingback/Trackback the page. A link to your forum will appear, and I will manually add it to the list of all forums and blogs participating. Other visitors can then check out your list, and the lists of your forum-goers.

Anyone can participate: big forum communities, Linkshell forums, personal blogs... just Pingback and you're added! If you can't Pingback, you can e-mail me and ask to be added manually.

What is 「10大ニュース」？

10大ニュース (juu dai nyuusu), is literally a list of 10 big(大) bits of news(ニュース) or events that have happened to you over the past year.

In Japan, the end of the year is filled with parties and drinking, much more so than the beginning of a new one. As the next year fast approaches, people will hold a 忘年会 (bou-nen-kai) , or a gathering (会) to forget (忘) the current year (年). This is accomplished through copious amounts of alcohol, and often times, the telling of one's 10大ニュース. It's like a personal Top-10 list.

This list can contain any 10 events that you feel have affected you deeply, most often in a positive way. As we all close another year here on Earth, (and thus another 25 years in Vana'diel), I felt it would be fun to combine a little bit of Japanese culture with the community's penchant for touting in-game accomplishments. Everyone likes sharing their success, so here's a perfect chance!

Here's an example of what a list might look like:

You can include equipment you've gotten:

10. Acquired Dancer AF Attire

9. Completed all Automaton attachments

You can include things that were special to you.

8. Got promoted to Sackholder in my LS

7. Convinced my friend to sign up for the game

Maybe you conquered some personal challenges, however big or small.

6. Beat all the Level-20 Avatar quests

5. Solo'd all my Scholar Artifact quests

Perhaps endgame is more your thing.

4. Completed Relic Weapon: Claustrum

Or e-peen.

3. SOLO tanked Cerb against ally of DD's

The more creative of you out there could write from your character's point of view.

2. Teamed up with Lilisette to catch Cait Sith

And game-related stuff is okay too

1. Opened a new website and received amazing support from the best MMO community in the world.

What's your 10大ニュース？

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[Darkrift]

10. Fully merited summoner.
9. Finished Nyzul Isle.
8. Unlocked all mythic WS for my jobs.
7. Made a butt load of gil.
6. Finally lvled my 36 war sub to 37.
5. Started to rank up in assaults.
4. Playing the game a little less.
3. Learned about script macros.
2. Use and love script macros.
1. Started salvage, and hoping for some usukane drops!



like this? did i do it right?

[Jkun]

10. Moved server and joined an HNMLS full of nabs and emos who I actually ended up loving.
9. Capped all my merits for all my jobs and weapons.
8. Helped a lot of people and was asked for a lot of advice by fellow PUPs. (And became loved and hated by many others at the same time, dohoho.)
7. Finished Nyzul Isle with the same group I started it with. (<3 My Fruity Friends)
6. Discovered the delightful creatures Tinnin and Hammerblow, and soon learnt they are both gigantic fence fucking faggots who never drop anything.
5. Found my tru bro, brother-from-another-mother, Aeyze, luls.
4. E.Body GET!!
3. Completed 5 pieces of Salvage gear and counting. /lewtwhore.
2. Broke 2k WS DMG on PUP (Fuck you it is so an achievement).
1. Realised I might actually become a hobo forever unless they shut the servers down soon. :/

<3 Japanese culture.

[Elmer the Pointy]

10. Fully merited summoner.
9. Finished Nyzul Isle.
8. Unlocked all mythic WS for my jobs.
7. Made a butt load of gil.
6. Finally lvled my 36 war sub to 37.
5. Started to rank up in assaults.
4. Playing the game a little less.
3. Learned about script macros.
2. Use and love script macros.
1. Started salvage, and hoping for some usukane drops!



like this? did i do it right?

Exactly. Any 10 things that impacted you this year.

[Kadaj]

10. Became shellholder of my HNM LS, which has been running since summer 2005.
9. Finally, finally, finished PLD to 75.
8. Restarted a Dynamis LS run by our HNM LS.
7. Finished a very sexy pair of Usukane Boots.
6. Finished up Apocalypse Nigh.
5. Got my SAM a Black Tathlum and COR a pair of Oily Trousers lol.
4. Tanked Fafnir for the first time as PLD with someone else who's never tanked it.
3. Started saving up money and currency for Amanomurakumo.
2. Redid all of Nyzul Isle floors for runic disk, weapons for all jobs, and unlocked WS.
1. Met Jenesis~ Game marriage date is January 3rd.

[Stiker]

Personal:

10. Obtained Captain rank
9. Got Lu Shang's (and fishing up to 61 now)
8. Wrote a bunch of web apps for our shell to track attendance/wishlists/members -- still a work in progress, and also have been managing/remodeling our website and forums
7. Learned more about this game than I ever have before, especially with tanking (<3 the enmity tests -- it's my tanking bible now)
6. "Solo'd" AV for the hell of it after he completely raped our LS

Major ones with my LS:

5. Started LS-only dynamis and have made it to the Northland zones as a shell
4. Got some of the first Sandworm claims/kills on server after the Doomvoid update (a ton of fun)
3. Downed Bv2 and Ouryu for the first time as a shell
2. Started LS-only Einherjar and made it to Odin

The biggest one all year:

1. Voted in as a new SH for my shell, which has kept me busier than I could possibly imagine (hence all the web stuff!).

Good use of my 500th post ^^

[Phla]

10. quit the game
9. quit the game
8. quit the game
7. quit the game
6. quit the game
5. quit the game
4. quit the game
3. quit the game
2. quit the game
1. quit the game

hey fuck you that is so much of an achievement damn it =P lol

[Ladydeathstrike]

10. unleveled black mage while w/o a linkshell
9. Got captain rank
8, Leveled pld to 75 to only use it less than 2 times a month
7. got my rune chopper nerfed
6. My first hnm ls broke
5. Joined a a much better less drama filled hnm ls
4.Killed Odin
3. Accidently dropped my ridill
2.re obtaining ridill next day
1. obtaining ridill for first time

[rex_garuda]

10. Climbed to Floor 100 Nyzul and Obtained Atonement
9. First to tank and defeat Dark Ixion on Kujata
8. Mastered Spellcast
7. Levelled BLM to 75
6. Completed Relic Armor sets for 3 of my jobs thanks to the Dynamis adjustment
5. Wrote some neat scripts for the LS website
4. Levelled DRK from 37 to 75 in 2 weeks
3. Promoted to Co-lead Demo
2. Finished full Usukane
1. Finished Aegis in 1 month

[Garaku]

I figure this a good point to start posting. ' ')/

10. Another successful year with Dawn and DynamisBums. o_o-b
9. Getting THF and DRG to 75, only taking about a month each.
8. Successfully wiping all mobs out of the city zones with DynamisBums.
7. Justice Torque!
6. Tanking Dark Ixion when none of us knew what to do. lol
5. Getting Shadow Mantle
4. Runic Key, and the weapons skills that followed.
3. Ares's Cuirass o_O-v
2. Defeating Odin
1. Adaman Hauberk.

[Aksannyi]

Not necessarily in any particular order:

10. Duelist's Chapeau.
9. Finished BLM to 75.
8. Capped WHM merits.
7. Finished that blasted NIN subjob.
6. Finally saved up and was able to afford an Aristocrat's Coat, which is something I wanted for the longest time but was unable to afford, signed my my great friend Jessii. <3 you sweetie!
5. On top of being able to afford the Aristocrat's, managed to happen upon some gil to almost completely finish gearing my RDM, WHM, and BLM, minus a few more upgrades. (Need to pay off a loan, lol!)
4. Finished Zilart, CoP, ToAU, and Apocalypse Nigh.
3. Got to play with Hades' first attempt at Pandemonium Warden, which a lot of you got to see live.
2. Kinda pokes into last year a bit, but met up with my in-game boyfriend (New Year's Eve last year) and have been with him ever since.
1. Got into the endgame ls I've been wanting to get into since I knew of its existence.

[Lyramion]

10. Beating down any existing HNM in this game
9. Finding a nice Linkshell that uses Vent very much
8. Leaving them after a few month to server switch and getting to play events in EU time
7. Finishing up all WOTG missions and quests with friends that also love FFXI story
6. Spam the shit out of La Vaule BC the first week and make lots gil while getting to point at the people that couldn´t enter because they didn´t care about WOTG before.
5. Got Nyzul 100 before patch
4. Down Odin after they finally updated Einherjar
3. Get halfway on mystic still this year
2. Finish Usukane Set
1. Finish Kikoku - a thing that always seemed totally out of reach

[Mici]

1. Got War to 75 finally
2. Got fishing to 80
3. Got access to Dynamis-Xarcabard
4. Got Smn to 70
5. Got Alchemy to 98.9 (fuck you Wyvern Wing!)
6. Got my Tux
7. Started doing Limbus with LS mates I had lost contact with after our Sky ls broke
8. Finished all of CoP and ZM
Can't rally think of anything else

[Necronus]

10. Meeting up with in-game players at Otakon
9. Wings of Honor
8. Defeat Alexander / ToAU
7. Omega Ring
6. Brutal Earring
5. Homam Zucchetto
4. Nyzul Floor 100 + Vidohunir + Wightslayer
3. Full Set of BLU AFII after 2 years of not lotting in Dynamis
2. CoP / Tamas Ring
1. BLU to 75 after 2 years of levelling

[newzarb]

10 Leveled up DRK to 75
9 Obtained my first Homam parts (legs)
8 I claimed Nidhogg!
7 Started collecting Usukane parts: 3/5 now
6 Got Captain rank
5 Got Tachi: Rana just to not use it
4 Tanked Fafnir as SAM/WAR
3 Obtained a Ridill
2 Did the world's first Lambton Worm frag!
1 Obtained Amanomurakumo

[Fiye]

10. Spent 5 hours(ish) in Garlaige Citadel for a Paladin AF key.
9.Met the bestestwestest Social HNM shell.
8. Found a love with PLD tanking.
7. Dinged 75 Dragoon
6. Dinged 75 Monk
5. Took a life squeezing hug from Kirin.
4. Beat all ToAU Missions
3. Apocalypse Nigh
2. Captain Wildcat Badge
1. (The greatest one of all) Attended Fanfest 2008

Hoping I can change 8 to 75 PLD before the end of the year.

[vagus]

10 Getting Benedight Gear (3 years wait. Lol)
09 Seeing a speedbelt drop from a KS99.
08 Doing Salvage and getting Usu Feet 35 my 3rd run.
07 Killing Odin with 20.5 People
06 Duoing Ixmnk
05 Taking Bst to PW
04 Leathercraft to 100 and some big synths (Gloves+1, Mantle+1, Feet+1)
03 150,000 Nyzul Isle Points for Mythic Weapon
02 Obtained Homam Corazza and becoming 5/5 (been doing Limbus since day 1)
01 Killed AV (lost /random on Sash)

[Rakshaka]

In no particular order
10. Cleared Nyzul Isle
9. Led my Einherjar linkshell in downing our first Odin(with 10 mins left to spare!)
8. Got to see a couple old friends come back to the game
7. Popped Pandemonium Server's first Pandemonium Warden
6. Started doing salvage again with some old friends
5. Finished the latest wotg missions
4. Got third piece of smn af2+1
3. Killed 2/3 ToAU HNMs
2. Broke 1k spirit taker on smn!
1. Helping random low lvl smn with avatars

[Isawa]

In no real order~

10. Moved servers and found a home on Cerberus.
9. Tanked Ixion for the first time.
8. Tanked Past Guivre and ate many a Fang rush >.>;.
7. Obtained Homam body.
6. Obtained Valor Surcoat.
5. Dinged 75 PLD earlier this year.
4. 5/5 PLD AF2.
3. Started my own salvage group.
2. Captain Rank.
1. Joined a LS that feels like family.

[Chuyu]

10. Finished off some subs
9. World Serpent Slayer
8. Herald's gaiters
7. Complete stun set for blm
6. Full smn and blm relic
5. Genie weskit
4. Completed a couple of goliard, askar, and denali sets
3. Runic key
2. Ranked up a few times
1. Novio Earring

[lolwut]

10. Joined a nice ls with fun people, only to have it break before I got to use my stack of points.
9. Sam from 1-75 when I had only planned on starting it as a sub.
8. SCing for self darkness. Never gets old.
7. Rediscovered my love of War.
6. Spent a couple months trying to decide if it was worth joining a new ls on Asura, or if I'd be better off migrating.
5. Because of 10, back to trying to decide if it was worth joining a new ls on Asura, or if I'd be better off migrating.
4. Stopped lurking and started posting on BG.
3. Rediscovered the joy of dual boxing for loot, lost my love of Rdm soloing.
2. Started missing hnms after 14 months out of the grind.
1. Considering quitting after 5 years in ff if I can't find something to rekindle my interest.

[Ramzii]

10. Finished CoP
9. Left Midgard after 5 Years
8. Merited with Minidragon (fuck yeah)
7. Became a Sackholder on Bismarck
6. Dusk Gloves +1
5. Justice Torque
4. Outparsed like 9 different relic holders
3. Ace's Helm (9 Months of Camping)
2. 1/1 Velocious Belt
1. Shura Haidate +1, Shura Kabuto +1, Shura Togi +1

[SamanosukeShiva]

10. Finished CoP, then quit
9. Left Midgard after 5 Years, then quit
8. Merited with Minidragon (fuck yeah), then quit
7. Became a Sackholder on Bismarck, then quit
6. Dusk Gloves +1, then quit
5. Justice Torque, then quit
4. Outparsed like 9 different relic holders, then quit
3. Ace's Helm (9 Months of Camping), then quit
2. 1/1 Velocious Belt, then quit
1. Shura Haidate +1, Shura Kabuto +1, Shura Togi +1, then quit

i fixed it for u

[drwaffles]

10. Discovering SCNMs with friends (yay Stone Mufflers)
9. Doing lots more Dynamis-Tavnazia as a relpacement for fucking Xarc
8. Rapido actually dropping Arco
7. Finishing the nightmare that was SCH subjob
6. A close friend re-joining the game
5. Sorcerer's Tonban +1, hell yeah
4. Finishing Morrigan's set
3. Finally getting my Stone Gorget
2. Beating AV
1. Staying in on Halloween because my plans got cancelled, and then getting W.Legs

[darkepyon]

Let's see...

10. Reuniting with an old friend.
9. Getting PLD and BLU AF.
8. Getting past promies.
7. Getting sky access.
6. Getting Salvage access (though I haven't started it yet).
5. Beating Maat.
4. Getting PLD to 75.
3. Getting my first piece of icelands AF2 (BLU body).
2. Getting BLU to 75.
1. Getting sea access.

[Qeomash]

10. Duelist's Chapeau +1
9. Rank 10 Windurst
8. Rank 10 San d'Oria
7. Master Caster Bracelets
6. 5/6 DRG Relic
5. 5/6 BRD Relic
4. Second job 75!
3. Nyzul Isle 100
2. Death Blossom and Drakesbane
1. DALMATICA!

[zard1977]

10. Finished Skadi set
9. Finished Morrigan set
8. Wings of Honor
7. Runic key before patch
6. X knife
5. Odin
4. SCH sub (Thanks level sync)
3. Zha Go's Barbut
2. Maat's cap
1. Did not step foot in any kings' camp for entire year

[arshesney]

Random order:

10 Temperance torque
9 moved to Ramuh and finally joined an EU endgame LS
8 Mahatma slops
7 RDM 75
6 Solo rescued Al Zhabi chocobo girl in from trolls
5 Killed Odin
4 Leveled SCH sub
3 Completed the S.O.B. quests
2 Tanked as RDM/NIN
1 BLM 75, it's soooo sweet

[Toxictaru]

Lets see.

10. Moving to Caitsith thinking it was a good idea only to quit for 3 months. Felt nice coming back and moving back home to Seraph.
9. Dusting off my BLM and getting some gear that I'd always wanted....
8. Merited with Ruke, that was fun.
7. Getting Mercenary ranks. I can finally try to get a divisor.
6. Finally finishing my THF sub to 37.
5. Got PCA 1/1 from Argus after only going to get ToD and instead watched it pop when I woke up the next morning.
4. Getting Hagun 1/1.
3. Dinging in to said Hagun.
2. Getting Samurai 75. (ok enough with the Samurai thing)
1. Bonecraft 100.

Eh. Pretty minor, but I've had some luck.

[jimbobsonofgod]

10.Getting 5/5 Nashiras.
9. Getting 5/5 Homam.
8. Runic key + 9 Nyzul Isle WS.
7. 3rd + 4th Relic attire claim slips.
6. Successfully completed a rollback after getting hacked without blowing up SE.
5. Morrigan's Robe.
4. Getting my 771st merit and maxing all categories for my 9 jobs.
3. Completed first mythic quest and starting the second.
2. Trotters + PCA from Nyzul Isle ID's.
1. Duelist's Chapeau.