Entry 9

This is gonna be a mix of things, so bare with me here.

Morcheeba - Gained The World

In Mabinogi, the MMO I've been playing for the past few months with Nalena and Fang while Antilia is offline and still being developed in Alpha stage, I'm a Fighter, Twin Swords, and Potion Maker. Nalena is an Archer, Bard, and Cook. Fang is... well mainly a guide to Nalena and I as he's technically a veteran to the game, he's useful in the party nonetheless. He does have a lot more HP than us two, but not exactly a tank but around there. Basically party wise, I provide the DPS (Damage Per Second) mostly in Fighter, Nalena provides the support with her Bow and Music, and Fang somewhere in the middle of that.

In the game, I have been able to make a lot of money faster than my two party friends have. Mainly because I do a lot of part-time jobs, commerce, dungeon runs (in search for herbs that I need for potions if I'm short), and sell stuff in NPC shops or other players, if possible, if I and none of my friends don't need. Also can hardly find anything worth buying most of the time from player/npc shops; lots of gotty equips and items usually that I have no interest in from player shops. Gimmicks to the game really. Things I usually buy are herbs, if given a good price, which is hard to come by from players who are too deep into the game's economy and full of greed.

Currently for the past few weeks, there's an event going on with a famous Japanese pop-culture (link may lag), Hatsune Miku. It was first announce under that link as she sings her cover of the Mabinogi Theme, Eternal (I believe to be the theme). Right now the event is almost over (YAY!). The event is on the Miku Board game now, and I must say it's a quick way to get lots and lots of money and exp, if you're lucky for either of them. For me it's the money; have so far currently made over 1 million in gold from this gameboard alone!

I am not exactly happy about it though, as it saddens me to see my friends struggling of getting money of their own to buy things that catch their eye and I'm just stupidly rich compared to them. I really, really, do not wish to feel like a rich snob. Not like I earned this amount of money fairly anyway, just luck from a stupid event board game.

The video I linked shows what I feel about me being stupidly rich. Players hardly sell things that I really do not need or want, which prevents me from spending any money and only hoarding it more. It's sad really. Who knows, one day I may end up spending a lot of it for things for all of us to have.

What's funny is that, years back I wanted to be noticed, recognized and rich... well seeing where I am in Mabinogi and Antilia together, it's not that all great without friends by your side, that's the richest thing in life and gaming. Not how much money you have, how good your equips are, how powerful your are; but playing and being with friends. If only people saw that more in gaming than anything else.