I want some too!

The new April update brings many "tweaks" to how white mages will play the job! Other jobs are promised to be modified as well but the treats white mages get are substantial!

Check here for more!

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Rabao Edition

Don't forget the Antidote - $1800 - Edigey (F-9) - Rabao
* Desert Venom is a rare drop so only one can be carried at a time. I don't find this quest very time efficient*

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Norg Edition

Black Market - $1.500 - $3000 - Muzaffar (I-8) - Norg
* This quest is not very time efficient as you require 4 items that do not stack and you must pass through airship customs which can result in your airship pass being temporarily revoked*

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Kazham Edition

A Question of Taste - $3000 x 2 - Etteh Sulaej (J-9) - Kazham
*There is allot of travelling so this quest can be quite timely but no farming is involved. It's a toss up as far as I'm concerned.*

Greetings to the Gaurdian - $5000 - Hari Pakhroib (I-11) - Kazham
Wild Pamamas
*The Wild Pamamas are not stack able*
Yuhtunga Jungle - Young Opo-opo: drop rate approx. 2.3%

Approx 8696 kills will make you $1 million gil at this drop rate.

The Firebloom Tree - $5000 - Soun Abralah (H-9) - Kazham

*Again, there is little fighting with this quest but you will be travelling through some areas that aggro to 75's. Bombs aggro to both sight and magic so it is highly recommended that you bring prisms and oils when you choose to do this*

Complete this quest 200 times to make $1 million gil.

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Southern Sandy (S) Edition

Seeing Spots - $3000 - Wyatt (L-6) - Southern Sandy (S)
Ladybug wing x 4
Jugner Forest (S) - Biddybug: drop rate approx. 57%

Approx. 2344 kills will make you $1 million gil.

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Al Zahbi Edition

Fear of the Dark II - $200 - Suldiran (J-9/10) - Al Zhabi
Imp Wings x 2
*The great thing about this quest is you don't necessarily have to farm for it. You can easily get imp wings from experience points parties.*
Caedarva Mire: Orderly Imp: drop rate approx. 42.5%

Approx. 92,238 kills will make you $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Selbina Edition

Stuck in The Dunes and need and escape? Say no more!

Inside the Belly - $10-$880 + item - Zaldon (H-9) - Selbina
Fishing Skill 30+
*This quest is a gamble as some of the fish you catch will sell better on the Auction house. See chart for further details.

Only the Best - $100-$600 - Melon (I-9) - Selbina
La Thien Cabbage x 5, Millioncorn x 3, or Boyahota Moss
*Turning in the Boyahota moss is not cost effective as it sells better on the Auction house generally. The remaining items are quite easy to come by and a profit can be made.*
La Thien Cabbage: Valkrum Dunes: drop rate from Sand Hare approx 10%

Approx. 500 000 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

Million Corn: Gardening (grain or vegetable seeds):

Harvesting approx 2084 stacks will make you $1 million gil.

Cargo - $800-$3000 - Vuntar (H-9) - Selbina
Rolanberry 881, Rolanberry 874, or Rolanberry 864
* Luckily the hunting grounds, Crawlers Nest, are the same for all but it's your choice if you want to trade up for the better price or farm the cheapies!*
Rolanberry 881- $800: drop rate from Guardian Crawler approx. 100%

Approx 1250 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

Rolanberry 874 - $2000: drop rate from Drone Crawlers approx. 100%

Approx 500 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

Rolanberry 864 - $ 3000: drop rate from Matron or Queen Crawler approx. 100%

Approx 344 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Mhaura Edition

Now we slowly creep away form the popular areas to the rarely visited Mhaura.

A Potter's Preference - $2160 - Nereus (I-8) - Mhaura
*All that is required of this quest is to bring Gusgen clay from the ??? in Gusgen Mines at (I-7). However, this can be completed only once per in game week so it is not very time efficient as a main source of income.*

Orlando's Antiques - $100-$900 - Orlando (G-9) - Mhaura
*Also not very time efficient. 8 items of a kind need to be turned in and many are sold better on the auction house.*

FFXI - Dark Knight Tales

This is Classic!

New Augmenting System?!?

The new April update will apparently be also adding a new system that allows you to augment some pieces of armor! Are we excited yet?

Check here for all of the details.

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Basty Edition

I had every intention of getting to Bastok all along, promise! Slowly making my way around this pixelated little globe of ours comes Basty.

I there's ways to get gill here too believe it or not!





A Flash in the Pan - $100 - Aquillina (K-9) BastMarkets - Fame 1
*This quest is not time efficient as it can be completed only once every 15 minutes (Earth time) regardless of the player completing it*

Gourmet - $100 - $300 - Salimah (L-8) - BastMarkets - Fame 1

Sleepshroom, Trent Bulb, or Wild Onion.

*Trade the item at the corresponding hour to get the highest amount. She will still accept items at any time but the reward will be only $100 gil. Also you must zone between trades, warping is sufficient.*

Sleepshroom $200 - 18:00 - 5:59: Crawlers Nest: Exoray: drop rate approx. 100%:

Approx. 5000 kills at this drop rate will make $1 million gil.

Trent Bulb: $200 - 6:00 - 11:59: Batillia Downs: Stalking Sapling: drop rate approx. 48.7%:

Approx. 10,267 kills at this drop rate will make $1 million gil.

Wild Onion: $350 - 12:00 - 17:59: Inner Horutoto Ruins: Goblin Thug: drop rate approx. 41.8%:

Approx. 68337 kills at this drop rate to make $1 million gil.

The Siren's Tear - $150 - Wahid - BastMines

Siren's Tear

*Only 1 of these can be in your inventory at a time so this quest is not time efficient.*

Minesweeper - $150 - Gerbaum (F-8) BastMines - Fame 1

Zeruhn Soot x 3

*Zeruhn soot drops only in the Zeruhn mines however the Mouse bat's have the highest drop rate.*

Zeruhn Mines: drop rate approx. 16.5%:

Approx. 121,218 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

Buckets of gold - $300 - Foss (F-7) - BastMarkets - Fame 1

Rusty Bucket x 5

* Rusty buckets can be fished up just about anywhere but since they dont stack, it's best to stay near by.*

Approx. 16,670 buckets will make $1 million gil.

Stardust - $300 - Baldric (G-9) - Metalworks - Fame 2

Sunsand

*This quest is not time efficient as you have to not only zone between turning in the sand but also between obtaining it from the ??? in the dunes.*

Bite the Dust - $350 - Yazan (H-6) - PortBasty - Fame 2

Sand Bat Fang

*These are dropped only by sand bats in the dunes*

Valkrum Dunes: drop rate approx. 14.2%:

Approx. 2858 kills at this drop rate will make $1 million gil.

Shady Business - $350 - Tatib (F-6) - PortBasty - Norg Fame 1

Zinc Ore x 4

*Best hunting ground sof zinc ore would be from Giant Grubs in Dangruf Wadi*

Dangruf Wadi: drop rate approx. 16%:

Approx. 71,450 kills at this drop rate will make $1 million gil.

The Cold Light of Day - $500 - Malene (I-5) - BastMarkets - Fame 1

Steam Clock

*The Steam Clock is a rare item so you can carry only one at a time making this quest inefficient timewise.*

Vengeful Wrath - $900 - Goraow (1-6) BastMines - Fame 3

Quadav Helm

*The best hunting grounds are the Old Quadavs in Beadeaux.*

Beadeaux: drop rate approx. 32.1%:

Approx. 3464 kills at this drop rate will make you $1 million gil.

*This does not include the gil that drop from the beastmen.*

The Darksmith - $8k - Mighty Fist (G-9) - Metalworks - Fame 3

Darksteel Ore x 2

*This quest is not cost effective. Darksteel Ore is better sold on the auction house on most servers.*

!!!FOR A GOOD TIME NOT A LONG TIME!!!

Eco-Warrior - $5000 - Raifa (D-6) - PortBasty - Fame 1

*This quest can be completed only once per conquest tally regardless of region.*

Gil Glutton - Questing for Gil: Windy Edition

Questing for gil, low effort, decent return IF you have determination....


Here is a guide with some pointers from the land of fur and claws.


The Postman always K.O's twice - $50-$500 - Ambrosius - WindWalls - Fame 1
*All of the items for this quest are rare/ex. This quest is not time efficient when questing for gil*


Something Fishy - $70 - Tokaka (C-8) - PortWindy - Fame 1
Bastore Sardine
* You must zone to repeat this quest, seting your homepoint at (F-7) and warping works*
Recomended setup: Sabiki Rig at Port Jeuno or Mhaura

Approx. 14,286 fish for $1 million gil.

Mandragora-Mad - $120 - $5500 - Yoran-Oran (E-5) - WindWalls - Fame 1

Four-leaf Mandragora Bud, Cornette, Yhutunga Sulfur, Three-leaf Mandragora Bud, Snobby letter.

* The Four-leaf Mandragora Bud , Yuhtunga Sulfur, Three-leaf Mandragora Bud and Snobby letter do not stack and are Rare/ex. Only one can be carried in your inventory at a time. These are not time effecient options to quest for gil.*.

*The best hunting grounds for Cornettes are the Mandragoras in East Sarutabaruta*

East Sarutabaruta: drop rate approx. 14.3%.

Approx. 71,429 kills at this drop rate to make $1 million gil.

Paying Lip Service - $150 - $200 - Tapoh Lihzeh (I-8) WindWoods - Fame 1

Remi Shell or Beehive chips

*Both of these items sell better on the Auction house, do not turn them in*

Mihgo's Amigo - $200 - Nanaa Mihgo (J-3) - WindWoods - (Norg) Fame 1

Yagudo Necklace x 4

*The best and most popular hunting grounds for Yagudo is Giddeus. Note that the necklaces do not stack*

Giddeus: drop rate approx 27%.

Approx. 74,074 kills at this drop rate will make $1 million gil.

*This does not include the money that the Yagudo drop as Beastmen.*

In a Pickle - $200 - Chamama - WindWater - Fame 3

Smooth Stone

*Chamama will randomly accept or decline the stone you bring to her. This quest is not time efficient because of this.*

Teacher's Pet - $250 - Moreno-Toeno (L-6) - WindWaters N - Fame 1

Bird Feather and Two-leaf Mandragora Bud

*This quest is not time efficient when questing for gil as only one Two-leaf Mandragora Bud can be carried at a time*

Reap what you Sow - $500 - $700 - Mashuu-Ajuu (K-6) NWindWater - Fame 1

Deathball or Sobbing Fungus

Sobbing Fungus, $500: Herb Seed + Ceramic pot + Lightning Crystal

Approx. 166 stacks to make $1 million gil.

Deathball, $700: Herb Seed + Arcane Flowerpot + Dark Crystal

Approx 120 stacks to make $1 million gil.

Creepy Crawlers - $600 - Illu Bohjaa (I-6) - WindWoods - Fame 1

Silk Thread x 3 or Crawler Calculus x 3

*Do not turn in the silk thread to this quest. It can be sold on the auction house for a higher profit. Also note that the Crawler Calculus' do not stack*

West Sarutabaruta: drop rate approx. 13.8%.

Approx. 36,496 kills at this drop rate to make $1 million gil.

Twinstone Bonding - $900 - Goh Aijri (K-5) - WindWoods - Fame 3

Twinstone Earring

*These drop only from the lizzards in Meriphataud Mountains*

Meriphataud Mountains: drop rate approx. 17.4%

Approx. 6391 kills at this drop rate to make $1 million gil.

A Feather in one's Cap - $1500 - Baren-Moren (H-7) - WindWater - Fame 3

Giant Bird Feather x 3

*On most servers the Bird Feathers sell much better on the auction house. This quest is not cost effective when questing for gil.*

Toraimarai turmoil - $4500 - Ohibiu-Dohburu (J-9) - WindWaterS - Fame 6

Starmite Shells x 3

*These do not stack and are exclusive so they cannot be traded*

Toraimari Canal: drop rate approx. 11.6%.

Approx. 5,768 kills at this drop rate to make $1 million gil.

!!! FOR A GOOD TIME NOT A LONG TIME!!!

Eco-Warrior - $5k - Lumomo (F-10) - WindWater

*Can only be completed once per conquest tally regardless of region*

FFXI: Who can argue that?

This totally makes me want to log on and level Dancer!

Gil Glutton - Questing for gil - Sandy Edition

One of the easiest ways of making gil is by questing. Starting out this is how I made the bulk of my money. The best way is to find a convenient, constant, repeatable quest. I'll be updating the list by region to make it easier to sift through. Happy questing!

The Rivalry/The Competition - $10 - $15 - Joulet or Gallijaux (H-8) PSandy - Fame 1
Moat carp and or Forest carp x 10,000
*Unless you obtain Lu Shang's Fishing Rod this quest is not cost effective Carp can be sold for better money on the auction house*

Starting a Flame - $100 - Legata (K-6) - SSandy - Fame 1
Flint Stone (x4)
*Best hunting grounds for flint stones are the Giant Grub's in Dangruf Wadi*
Dangruf Wadi - drop rate approx. 100%

Approx. 40,000 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

The Merchant's Bidding - $120 - Parvipon (E-8) - SSandy - Fame 1
Rabbit Hide (x3)
* Best hunting grounds for rabbit hides are the Wild Rabbit's in East Ronfaure*
East Ronfaure - drop rate approx. 40%

Approx. 62,498 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Fear of the Dark - $200 - Secodiand (F-6) - NSandy - Fame 1
Bat Wing (x2)
*Two best hunting grounds for bat wings by far are Zerhun Mines and Outer Horutoto Ruins*
Zerhun Mines - drop rate approx. 20%, bats also drop Zerhun soot for Bastok quest Minesweeper.

Approx. 50,000 kills will = 1 million gil at this drop rate.

Outer Horutoto Ruins - drop rate approx 52%-58%

Approx. 18,200 kills will = 1 million gil at this drop rate.

The Sweetest Things - $400 - Raimbroy (F-8) SSandy - Fame 2
Honey (x5)

*This quest is not cost effective. You will make more selling honey on the auction house.*

Lufet's Lake Salt - $600 - Nogelle (G-7) PSandy - Fame 1
Lufet Salt (x3)
*This can only be obtained by killing River crabs in West Ronfaure*
West Ronfaure - drop rate approx. 15%

Approx 33,333 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Thick Shells - $750 - Vounebariont (I-10) - PSandy - Fame 2
Beetle Shell (x5)
*There are three decent hunting grounds to choose from*
Jugner Forest - drop rate approx 22%, Stag beetles have the lowest drop rate but fastest kills and most spawns.

Approx. 30,305 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Crawlers Next - drop rate approx 83%, Blazer beetles are often camped for xp parties.

Approx. 8033 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Garlaige Citadel - drop rate approx 78%, Chamber Beetles are often camped for xp parties.

Approx. 8889 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

Warding Vampires - $900 - Maloquedil (J-8) - NSandy - Fame 3
Shaman Garlic(x2)
*Best hunting grounds for this quest are the Orcish Cursemaker's in Yughott Grotto*
Yughott Grotto - drop rate is approx. 13%.

Approx. 1,7092 kills will = 1 million gil at this drop rate.
*This does not include the additional gil that Beastmen drop*

Blackmail - $900 - Dauperiat (I-10) - NSandy - Fame 3
Castle Floor Plans

*Unfortunately the Castle Floor Plans are rare/ex so only one can be carried at a time. Not time efficient*

Tiger's Teeth - $2100 - Taumila (E-9) - SSandy - Fame 1
Black Tiger Fang (x3)
*Despite the fact that Uleguerand Tigers technically have a slightly higher drop rate (38.3%), Forest Tigers in Carpenters' Landing are a much better choice. The lower level of the tigers make for faster kills*
Carpenters' Landing - drop rate approx. 36%

Approx 3969 kills will = $1 million gil at this drop rate.

!!!FOR A GOOD TIME, NOT A LONG TIME!!!

Eco-Warrior - $5k - Norejaie (K-6) - SSandy - Fame 1
* Unfortunately this can be completed only once per Conquest Tally*


Escort for Hire - $10k - Rondipur (F-6) - NSandy - Fame 6
*Unfortunately this can only be completed once per conquest tally regardless of region*

Lion's and Tiger's and Bear's oh my!

A whole new set of Notorious Monsters??? Please, please pinch me! I can't wait to see what drops they will be giving up this time. I am a bit suspect of the popping conditions. The area has to be under the control of an Allied Nation and you can only pop one per Earth day, that is not to mention the "purchasing" of the key item. Check out all the details!

Hmmm, we can only wait and see. Still the teasers are getting better and better! I can't wait till they leak out the rest.

Final Fantasy XI Hey Ya

Just because it's lulz

Time for spring shopping???...

As usual, leaks and tid-bits of the up and coming version update are bombarding us. With still a month to go we get what may be the most practical juicy bit in a while, a new gobbie bag upgrade! As if I don't already cram enough useless unmuleable items into my bulging pockets, now I can carry more!

The big catch on this quest appears to be that it's free. I don't know about you but when they say free I say painful and tedious. Still compared to what most spend on the regular upgrades is pretty scary. Girls come home with a $100 purse and a fight is on! In this game 200k is spent on inventory + 5 and no one blinks an eye?

Well, I like pinching pennies as much as the next Mithra, so please stay tuned. I'm going to be posting a link to my Gobbie bag guide. Hopefully someone can still save some cents before its too late!