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/claps. ^^ well said
rate up~ /cheer

Bump, Rate up!

Lovely post, thanks for taking the time to lift everyone with it. Rate up! ^^

That's what whm is all about! Simple as that!!

I am ashamed to say that as a level 75 White Mage, I have forgotten why I became a White Mage in the first place. To help, to heal, to be that supportive role in the background cheering people on and encouraging them to strive forward.

Reading your post, going through the horrible party experiences, the seemingly never ending boredom, the nasty tells and rumors that you will no doubtably hear about yourself in the game, has helped me clear my dulled and jaded vision of my job. For that, I thank you from the deepest parts of my White Mage heart. m(_ _)m

P.S. I wrote down your two paragraphs about being a White Mage and stuck it on my monitor. So that whenever I'm staring at my White Mage, wondering just why the hell I ever chose the job to begin with, I can glance to my right and read word for word what should be the Mantra and Code for all White Mages out there in the Vana diel world. ^^

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Hume Female
Server: Bahamut
Jobs: Whm 75, Blm 47, Pld 09
San d'Oria Rank 8

Edited, Fri Apr 29 07:05:17 2005 by Ketsumei

Beautiful.

/cheers to you and all of the other saints of ffxi :)

i just read this thread and i have to get a tissue. it makes me proud to be a white mage(even though im a vary low lvl) and i think that this should be The White Mage logo,saying. what ever. i love this so much il give it a 12 if i could. u diserve a reword and this makes me feal so fuzzy inside.






please help me on my thread
A new White Mage asking for help

I just felt like this hsould be brought back up...

We can all use a bit of a pick me up....

Geez...I'm not even a main WHM and you got me all tingly. It does feel great to help people out...even running past the odd party in a low-level area and tossing over a protect, or a cure, or a haste, I just wish more people would realize it. Thanks for sharing your story, hopefully it'll inspire the rest of us to do the same. Don't ever quit! Vana'diel needs high level people that act more like you.

Edited, Tue Jul 26 11:25:33 2005 by JoQuo

I cant rate up but a big {/cheer} and {/salute} from Dov of Lakshmi.

I too have had my share of experiences with losing faith in being a White Mage, and getting depressed over seeing everyone around me pass me by. I have had my share of teleporting to Holla, so I can run down to Valkurm and help out lower lvls.

Last night was another depressing night. I was waiting in Jeuno for a party on my 42 Black Mage, when I noticed someone shouting for people interested in doing Mission 5.1...being that I was needing to do the Mission, I messaged them, and switched over to my White Mage.

We slowly got a full party of people together, and headed out to Fei'Yin. We walked, which means I had to actually cast Sneak and Invisible on myself every couple of minutes. Thankfully, I'd recently done the map quests, so I had maps for the glacier and Fei'Yin.

We got aggro a couple of times in Fei'Yin, but made it there fine. Everyone got ready, and we entered the BC. Our SMN rocked with Carby, hitting down the little Skeletons, while our DD took out the Archlich. I stood there, casting Banishga and Banishga II, helping take out more of the little Skeletons. We might not have beat the time, but we had a blast.

So we had figured we could go ahead and to 5.3 also...killing the Shadow Lord. As a lvl 48, I knew I would have trouble getting through Castle Baileys Vhazl, but I also knew I've snuck my way through Ro'Maeve. I know how to avoid aggro pretty well, and I've learned my lesson about carrying silent oils and prism powders. So I knew I wasn't going to have a problem getting through there.

One of the original party members couldn't stay, so we were going to get someone else. The other person basically said that I was too low lvl and that we were going to die. I said that was fine, and disbanded. How depressing.

At that point, I pretty much said good night to my LS and unequiped it, not wanting to talk to anyone, especially the high lvls in my LS.

I headed off to Windurst to check for a spell I needed, which they ended up not having. While running around, I noticed someone shouting for help with obtaining a Giddeus key for the Kazham airship pass quest. I offered my assistance, and headed out to Giddeus.

After about 30 minutes, we got the key, and the Warrior headed off to do what he was doing. I headed off on my own, again, this time to Selbina, to check for the scroll there. They had it, and I was happy.

Helping people is what I do. I am a White Mage. I cure, and raise, and assist when I can. I'm proud of what I have achieved, and I love being a White Mage.


Rate up. ^_^

that brought a tear to my eye

wow that was great i felt depressed playing because i couldn't get a party in the dunes so i couldnt lvl up i was just sitting there constantly cheking the area for people seeking parties in the area. i got so bored and depressed but that post was great thanks for the inspiration when i become a high lvl whm i hope to help people in need to well thanks again that cheered me right up!!!

:D

dang good post. and well put. good job :)

hahahahah.. oh wow.. That really made my day. ^_^ Thank you, I shall have to try this sometime.

*speechless* /salute (from a DRK to all WHMs)

All White Mages are highly respected by me, no matter the level, when I hear of a WHM quitting I become depressed because thats another God-Like person giving in..

Now what I do when I feel sad is just sit in xarcabard. ;p

Awesome post everyone that plays FFXI should read that. Especially whms. I think I'll stick to cutting things in half :) but I'd be lost without my whm buddies.

Peace out,
War in.
Jackofspades-diabolos

Well said. *bow*

I agree good post thank you!
Rate up!

Aww, what a great post.

Whm has been stressing me out lately too as I'm sure it does everyone at some point, like others have said that I'm just repeating that post reminded me why I love this job.

But I'm not gonna cry.........crap

*tear* /cry

come on now...pls sticky this thread
it's one of the best ones in all of alla
I BEG YOU!

Today I felt sad. I logged off and was just sad because the game doesn't give me anymore what it once gave me.
Then I remembered that I read this post on Allakazham a long time ago. I went through all pages of the WHM forums filtering everything but the excellent posts and eventually found it. Read it again and got happy.
I love this post, and I am bumping it with this, after more than a year.
I also put it in my signature so I won't lose it again :)

This still makes me smile when I read it, thank you.

I will spend some time in Dunes tonight. That's why I became a WHM, to help people. I remember so well when I was in Dunes the first time, RDM, with no sub and died right by Selbina.
A high level came, it was a female hume white mage (the one with the blonde pony tail) named Kassie if I remember correctly. She raised me, said Take care and ran away.
That's what I wanted to do.
That's what I'm going to be doing tonight.

~~bump~~

Edited, Dec 12th 2006 1:47pm by Jihara

Wow, that's a great post.

Coincidentally, when I'm depressed I go to the dunes as well. I look for a party that's camped just a bit too close to a goblin's roaming radius. I wait till they pull a mob, then shoot a nearby goblin with a poison bolt(wouldn't want any smart alek taru getting ideas about sleeping adds). I drag him over behind the party's mages and I Hide ^^. Bonus points if you can link a buddy or two of his on the way. Now the trick is to get him just far enough that he is still within his roaming radius and in aggro range of the party. Goblin Diggers are great for this since they tend to have a large roam area so they seldom despawn.

Now the fun part. I watch from the shadows as mayhem erupts. There's the initial surprise 'hey, where did that come from?'; then the indecision, 'Can we take em or should we zone?'. Then HP starts dropping, cures start flying, bombs start dropping and finally the survivors make a break for Selbina. Ahhhh good times!

Whaat!? I'm a thief. Mischief is my job.

Early in my life on FFXI I came upon this post and it helps to guide me still.

Shouts in Jeuno for help - if someone is asking for help and I've got nothing planned, I'll send a /tell asking what they need. Truthfully, I hate seeing people shout for hours - yeah hours - asking for help for G1 or Kazham keys or even a teleport. It brings back to me how hard I struggled at times to get things accomplished that I wanted or needed to at the earlier levels.

Running around in the Dunes is like returning to your roots - it's humbling and rewarding at the same time. I never tire of helping out in the dunes. Before the MPK fix, I'd camp the gate at Selbina, picking off the "Gob Train to the Zone!" mobs and hopefully allowing at least one player to not lose XP.

Yag Necklaces for Norg Fame - when I'm harvesting in Giddeus, I gladly give any necklaces I get to whomever needs them. I promised a nice PLD who helped me with my necklaces, years ago, that I would repay that kindness by helping others in the same way.

Giving a kind word, or a /cheer, a Raise, a teleport, a /tell to say I'll help - doing those things keep me grounded and recognizing that I got where I am in the game because someone chose to help me. I can and do choose to help others.

Zuzeeque
Bismarck



Edited, Dec 12th 2006 5:09pm by Zuzeeque