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Ambrosha     This user is a Mithra. This user plays from the United States.     This user plays on the Gilgamesh Server. This user is a proud member of the linkshell RyuuNoKage . This user enjoys Limbus. This user enjoys Garrison. This user enjoys Assault. Story Line     This user is a Citizen of San d'Oria Rank 10 This user is a Citizen of Bastok Rank 10     This user is a Citizen of Windurst Rank 8     This user has completed the Rise of the Zilart Missions and chose the Suppanomimi from the Divine Might Quest.     This user has completed the Chains of Promathia Missions and chose the Tamas Ring. This user thinks that Promyvion is too easy after the 6/5/2007 update.     This user is a SP rank Mercenary of Aht Urhgan     This user has completed the Treasures of Aht Urhgan Missions and chose the Ulthalam's Ring.     This user is a member of the Cobra Unit and has obtained the Medal of Altana medal.     This character has completed Wings of the Goddess Mission 14.

Job Info This user is a level 75 Summoner. This user has obtained 9 of the 9 Avatars. This user is a level 75 Corsair. This user is a level 75 White Mage. This user is a level 75 Warrior. This user is a level 75 Red Mage. This user is a level 52 Monk. This user is a level 37 Ninja. This user is a level 37 Ranger. This user is a level 40 Black Mage.

Ambrosha's life in Vana'Diel

My son started playing FFXI in April of 2004, not too long after the Chains of Promathia expansion was released in the US. He plays on the PS2, character name: Aony. After he'd been playing a while, I tried it out myself with one of his mules, and enjoyed it enough to get my own account, so we could work together. That was October 2004. We've both been on Gilgamesh the entire time.

Orphaned

I think that every successful player in FFXI, who has continued in game for a long time, has an in-game "family" - those other players that you meet early in your career, who you wind up grouping with and doing those early quests together. The Rank 3 dragon fight, quests to unlock advanced jobs, Genkai 1 & 2, etc. You form a special bond with those people, because you share that something special of having seen things in the game for the first time ever, and you did it together. If you go on, they're the people that call you when they are looking to complete an especially difficult mission or quest, help you get AF armor, or the really hard to get drops from rare Notorious Monsters, BCNM's, and they're the folks you team up with for regular activities, like Assault, static parties for new jobs, farming your gil, and everything else that makes a character successful.

For me, that family was the gang from the CemeterysGates linkshell. Running with the CG crew I was able to get through those first AF quests, get past Genkai, and see some of the first events in the game that required a large team to work together (Garrison, Eco-warrior, etc). I had a lot of opportunities to help other players get things done as well, and felt most useful back then, even if it was something as simple as helping a new player get their Khazam keys.

Sadly, those folks are all gone now, and I'm left without an in-game family. I bounce around from place to place, finding pick up groups when I can for the events or game content that you can't do solo. It's hit or miss, and I don't get nearly as much done in the game as I would like to, but I'm still able to have fun, and see a lot of the Story Lines in the game, which is what I like the most about FFXI. I'll never be one of the big players on the server, but so far, I'm still having a good time.