Uriah_Nool

I'll be on Balmung for a short while to make sure my character transferred in correctly, but otherwise i'll be on Gilgamesh for phase 3

I'll be sticking with Balmung - especially now that I see it will be an NA/EU server. I've met all of you on there, and I also have many friends over the years who were not in my LS that i would party up with and talk to over my time in FFXIV. Just wanted to mention I will probably start my own new character on the Legacy server to help out, and I would encourage new players to also join us on Balmung. Even though the idea of joining all new players on an all new server sounds appealing, I'm sure after the first few weeks there will be many players who reach level cap and doing end-game content and knowing a lot about the game who will be on-par with any legacy players you'd meet on Balmung.

I know before phase 3 we were allowed to at least log in and install the updates to the client. Were you able to get past that? I think the beta forums have the link to the official client, so make sure you get it from that link.

This is the only screenshot I took because I didn't think screenshots would work.

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I've been playing GW2 and TERA lately - with TERA being my favorite of the two due to the community being pretty fun and helpful. GW2 has a lot of content, but I just can't seem to get into it no matter how much I try to convince myself it's fun. Luckily because they're not subscription based I can keep them both installed and revisit them without feeling too guilty for not playing.

http://uriahnool.wordpress.com/ I've been running an FFXIV blog on wordpress for a while now. Just wanted to let people know they can read/comment on it if they would like. Also if you have any topics you want me to look into or any suggestions for the blog or links to other blogs or videos I can add to my blog, just let me know! Thanks Uriah Nool

Here, yous guys can has this:

I'm going to Gilgamesh too. I was on Moogle for phase 1 and 2 and saw a few people I knew from Balmung (and I also saw the Yoshi-P twice) - but hopefully I will see more familiar faces on this one.

Stand back everybody! Here it comes Penny Struthers

My Full name is Andrew Uriah Schaefer. I am 25 years old and live in Wisconsin. I currently work in Tech Support and have an Associate's Degree in Computer Support. I live alone, but also have a dog with way too much energy who keeps me company. I like to read books. None of my RL friends play FFXIV, so that makes me a sad panda. Here's pictures of me, my dog, and my computer that does many awesome things because I built it myself. AMD Phenom II X4 processor (3.9 GHz overclocked) MSI 870A-G46 AMD Motherboard 8GB DDR3 RAM 120GB SSD/ 500GB HDD Dual Radeon HD6850 in Crossfire Antec 300 Case 750W Roswill GoldPlus modular PSU 27" Acer HD Monitor Microsoft Wireless Desktop 3000 Keyboard/Mouse http://i.imgur.com/2fvMV.jpg

It's because they took too long to bring it back up. I had uninstalled the day before the announcement confirming they would be back up, and i'll be darned if i'm going to sit through hours of install again just to wander aimlessly without progress. ... I want back in

I may or may not have been invited to Alpha.

They are rebuilding it, but a lot of elements are carrying over into the new version, not to mention the community. The world's lore, the crafting, the items, the character designs - those will all be there. The only changes I really anticipate are a reworking of the UI (for the better) more in-game activities to do (for the better) and more places to explore (for the better).

After things settled down Uriah ventured out of his hiding place in the twelveswood and found his way to what was left of Gridania. He was taken aback by all the damage and destruction he has seen in the area, and decided he would spend the entirety of the five years living in Gridania and helping them rebuild from the disaster. He hasn't journeyed out of the woods in all this time, but has been listening to any news on what was going on in other parts. He has been keeping journals of what he has seen throughout the rebuilding efforts and the people he met along the way. Because of these efforts he was given appreciation and good standing with the folk in town. Aside from the rebuilding efforts, he spent a lot of time alone honing his survival skills and talking to the woods. Part of his personal journal efforts were in categorizing the different beasts seen roaming the land. Putting away his staff and sword, Uriah spent these last five years working on his gathering crafts and developed a strong bond with nature. He emerges after five years, a little older and a little wiser. After some preparations have been made, Uriah once again prepares to set fourth and see how things are progressing in the other areas.