Sometimes I really hate this game.
My friend and I (the two SAMs until 33, whereupon it will be SAM and DRG) decided to try partial pick-up parties again for the first time in five months. We also got our PLD friend to join us. So now we're a trio who only needs healer and support (since we have tank and DD).
Night one: the three of us ventured out to Qufim and began trying to build our own party. The first problem, we've noticed, is that there were absolutely no WHM or SCH seeking. We did manage to get a BRD and a cocky COR who refused to PT with us if we didn't get a WHM (and promptly left five minutes later). Got a BLM too. And off to the tower we went. It was okay, not great. We managed to get to level 24 before the two pick-up members had to leave. We were unable to find replacements and managed to get us SAMs to 25 via worms at the lake (though that took a good hour or so).
Night two: At level 25 we thought we'd take the traditional route and go to Kazham. Boy what a disaster. We managed to convince (i.e. yell at until they caved) two members of the LS to join us (both BLMs) because there was no one seeking. At first it was okay and we got to level 26, but when the LS members had to leave (which is sort of simplfying it, there was a bit of drama involved) we resorted to looking for pick up members again and things kinda went downhill. Thankfully this time there were some seeking. However, once again, there were no WHMs seeking. There were no DNCs, SCHs, or even BLMs seeking either. There was one RDM, who was snagged as a healer, and a MNK that was two levels higher. Anyway, to make this long boring story short, the tank and I both died, the RDM left a few seconds later and the MNK changed into a high level PLD to raise then left promptly after we were risen. After about 30 minutes of standing around trying to find replacements within our level range and being unable to do so, we called it a night.
Night three: one THF seeking who was two levels out of range. Yelled at LS members again and again until they finally joined us. Had our tank fall asleep in the middle of fighting and we died to a goblin smithy. Managed to get to 27 after that little incident right before a JP party showed up and boasted that this was THEIR spot and camped right on top of us with me being unable to ask them to move (I knew enough Japanese to know what they said when they first arrived, but my grammar sucks so I'm not very good at actually responding). With the tank asleep, and another party standing right on top of us, we more or less called it a night.
Overall.. about 10 hours of xping, a few hours total standing around trying to build parties, 4 levels gained, 2 deaths.
I'm starting to think we definitely could have gained more than four levels in 10 hours duo or trio and not have to deal with the deaths.
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