[WovenDarkness]

Oh man. There are so many awesome memories. Noob or otherwise.

I'd have to say that my single fondest noob memory would be the surprise friendship that sprung from someone who saw my war/whm and decided that it was good enough to trio w/ another war and his rdm. We learned the game together, leveled jobs together, quested together, laughed together, and vented on each other as well. He started a linkshell. He sacked me. ...but even though it was always his shell, he never really saw it like that. It was our shell. The other war that was in the shell faded out, like many others that have come and gone. Over the last year, we've picked up several members who are all really good people. We helped each other out, quested, leveled, and generally just had a good time. Lately, people have been drifting away as their interests change. I can only hope that they keep in touch. These people are my fondest noob memories.

...my runner up would be after I changed from war/whm and adopted a more proper whm/blm.

I was out soloing on my young whm in La Theine Plateau when I got a /tell from a 75whm/blm. I found that interesting, as I didn't know who this person was. He asked me various questions, like: "Did I like my job" and "How long have you been playing the game", etc., etc. Out of the blue, he asked me what my position was, told me not to log, and that he'd be there in a couple of minutes. He rode up, dismounted, talked to me for a bit, and asked me to accept a trade from him. He gave me 1 million gil, waved, remounted his bird, and trotted off. I was absolutely floored. When I asked him why, he replied that he "..had played this game for 4 years and it was time to move on." and that "I can't take it with me." ...all I could manage was a "Thank you very much!" and to wish him the best in his future endeavors. That day I vowed to return the favor. Nearly a full year later, I still plan on looking for my noob when I retire.