What's gimp to you? Are you gimp?

[Ichy]

Aye, I've been gardening, selling Fire Ores, and I've recieved a few for my efforts. My first one sold for 250K a month and a bit ago, however the 3 that I pulled from my last harvest... 2 only sold for 160K this time and it looks like the price has dropped to 150K before my 3rd has even sold. Here's the thing, every harvest I make from attempting these I get stupid amounts of Cinnamon and Ice Clusters, as well, and I wind up only coming up at a loss of 20-30K before any ores have sold, assuming I get any. Basically, what it comes down to is that unless the Ores drop below 50K or so it's still viable as a source of income, it's just not the liscence to mint your own gil anymore that it used to be. Someone argued with me yesterday that they could farm that much cash ten-fold while I sat around waiting for my plants to grow, and I rebutted that so could I, but I still had the gravy cash growing in my mog house when the final count came up. Although... if you want to give up on gardening, that's fine with me, it may help the price go up again for when I keep selling off it

As for finding the big score, making a fortune, I would definately tell people about it. I'd never post things like that openly on a forum unless it was already public knowledge, however letting one or two friends know prevents inflation. Sure, this can be cool for you when you sell high, but think about how much you hate it when you're on the buying side of that. It helps keep things in check to have a few others supplying the AH with the same product as you.

Sure, we'd all love a magic Exp Tool, free Gil, phat loot drops the same as common Crystals (and I'll happily be the first man in line to say the drop rates are far too low on some things), but after all the content is finally gone, regardless of how long that takes you to accomplish, what's left but to cancel your account? These time and money sinks are frustrating but necessary so that the dev teams over at SE are moving at an equal or greater pace than your character progress in order to always have something new for you before you get to it.

On topic: What's Gimp to me? Aside from the obvious such as bad job combos, under equipping (like my THF, I'll be up to date @21, honest, I'm just too lazy to buy new gear that'll be replaced in 2 of the shortest lvls in the game :P), and poor technique? Simple: Rotten attitudes in-game, obsessives, elietists, people who forget that this is a game and treat it instead as a lifestyle or a job. That's a FFXI Gimp IMO.

[Garland]

I'm not giving up gardening. I'm simply putting it on hold untill I can farm my own tree cuttings from Gobbues. The only thing I'm not doing is spending upwards of 50,000 gil for a gamble that could turn as little as a few dozen rocksalt. If the trees were free (time not being a cost), then gardening would be a no lose situation.

[Lionx]

Wasnt it Tree SAPLINGS? Cuz..i think its not cuttings somehow >>

I think the price going back up thing..isnt that easy. Once its that low, some people will not buy for any higher...and there are some people that do not need staves anymore. Staves are not consumables, and also, the people with high lvl crafter friends might get the HQ ones and then sell their old staves back. The only way prices can go back up is only if buyers are willing to buy significantly higher than the standard price now, or theres a huge influx of newbs that are willing to take it to 51 and have a use for the staves....once something drops in price that isnt a consumable...i rarely see it go back up unless its CP gear.

[KentaRawr!]

im player E, lvl 30 using black tunic ;-; (whitemage) I dont even have 1k of gil XD and also, I dont even have protectra 2, or protect 2.. if theres a player F then thats me lol

[Garland]

I've turned things around for myself, and have at least respectable gear. I'm a level 32 whm/blm. I've never seen so many white borders in my equipment list. Only the cape, belt, neck and earrings aren't +1. Only the Morion Earring could be.

Solid Wand (Mnd 5, Int 5)
Faerie Shield (no def, but +3 to all Elemental resistance)
Seers Crown +1
Seers Tunic +1 (Best Tunic Ever - no dumb looking hood)
Seers Mitts +1
Seer Slacks +1
Holy Phial
White Cape
Friar's Rope
Tranquility Ring (mnd+2 Water +2)
Knowledge Ring (int +2 Ice+2)
Wizard's earring (Elemental Skill +5)
Morion earring

[Lionx]

Only thing i dont get is the INT gear and the elemental + gear when your a BLM..=/

[Garland]

I keep my Mind and Intelligence about equal, so that if I need to cast a BLM enfeeble in an emergency, it sticks. What I do, is boost my Mind to the point where WHM enfeebles stick on IT mobs, and put the remainder to int. After all, +2 int is better than +3 mp in terms of cost effectiveness. The morion earring does both, +4 mp like the best MP earring around, and Int to boot. As for the Wizard's Earring, well, every so often, people ask me to magic burst when no other mages are around. Also, it's handy for farming with ga spells. I try to have good gear, but I don't carry specialty equipment for all facets of my character. Some people carry enfeebling gear, mp gear, resting gear, etc. I only carry one well rounded set.