What to do... What to do?

FFXI is losing the appeal it once had. This is to be expected after nearly three years of playing. THF has kept my interest in the game for a bit longer, but I am not leveling THF for endgame activities, so why continue? Well, while reading on the thief forums, I came across a thread where someone was talking about their Mandau - the fully upgraded relic dagger.

So, I hear your groans already - 'relic weapons take years, and millions upon millions of gil!' But, what else is keeping me in FFXI? The answer is: nothing. Lately, I have been playing more Kingdom Hearts than FFXI. At least this would give me something to work toward.

My goal is to stockpile all the items needed for the upgrades. That way, if I do get halfway through the process and decide to quit FFXI, I can donate the items to some other lucky soul, or sell them for gil and donate the gil. This way nothing is lost on a half-way upgraded item that is rare/exclusive.

I do not want to quit FFXI because I do find it fun and interesting, however, without some long term goal or challenge, the game seems shallow, for lack of a better word. So my current goals are:

• Finish leveling THF to 75
• Stockpile gil
• Buy cheap Byne Bills when possible

It will be a long process, and one that will probably drive me to near insanity, but I will have fun along the way.

So, wish me luck! (or give me gil) =)