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Alright, hang in there with me, this might be long-winded.
First off, I'm aware that this whole post was pretty much just an exercise in futility. However, I was pretty damn pissed, and this was a pretty effective way to vent my anger.
My general opinion of FFXI is, its greatest flaw isn't some game mechanic, or inflation/deflation, or even the amount of luck involved. It's the other people in the game that tend to ruin it for me.
That being so, I have leveled BST and RDM purely for their ability to solo. I do as little as possible in groups, tihs helps me avoid people like
Nimbusyosh; The only player to make it onto my balcklist twice.
Generally if I end up in a pissing match with someone, I put them on my blacklist and delete them a few days later when my temper is back to normal, I don't tend to hold a grudge.
Well, between Nimbus's idiotic shouting in Whitegate, or San'dOria [S], or the time we spent in the same LS where he'd constantly spam his stupidity through LS chat, we eventually got into a pissing match where I eventually told him I think he's a jackass and he had found his way to my blacklist.
Fast-forward maybe 6 months to a year. My in game friend (Real life Wife) Myst and I were duoing Gigas's Tigers as RDM and BLM out in vunkerl Inlet [S]. We are having a good time, making good EXP when a couple other BLM show up. Myst and I were about all the camp could support, and adding 2 more BLM may lead to slightly faster kills, but definitely less EXP.
I'm generally a polite person and while we had a search comment up, and while it wasn't beneficial to us in the least, I decided to invite them.
A little time goes on and they are ranting about how great the EXP is, so they invite just about every BLM in their LS to come join them... Next thing I know, I'm in a full party...
All together I think we were there for 6 hours. During that time they started asking if I had an End Game Linkshell. I don't and didn't really want one, but they invited me, and I accepted just to be polite. Once i equipped it, I noticed there were some good players there, and I thought it wouldn't be so bad.
Then Nimbus signs on with his typical LS entrance, I don't remember it exactly but it's something like;
"WHAT UP ***"
Or something partially insulting, incredibly stupid, and always in full Caps Lock.
I said to myself, "***, there goes that..." But I kept the pearl on for a few. He even said Hello to me in LS chat, and I returned the courtesy.
Next thing I know, I'm getting a tell from Nimb; the recap of the conversation is;
Hey Singular, I know we've had some past, but there are some good people in this LS and I'd like to let it drop.
To which I responded;
Yea, there are, and I'd like to do the same.
Which SHOULD have been the end of the conversation.
But then I got this tell;
But if you ever do what you did to me I'll kick you out of this LS.
(Note, I'm actually doing Nimb a favor for using grammar and punctuation in his side of the conversation, you can guess what he actually sounds and writes like form his above ever-so informative post)
So, I respond that I didn't ask to be in this LS, I don't need to be in an end game LS, and that he is still apparently a gigantic waste of existence and placed him once again on my blacklist.
After I dropped the pearl I thanked the people who gave it to me, and let them know that I had differences with one of their members and I wouldn't be keeping it. They told me Nimbus holds no weight in the shell and that I shouldn't drop it because of him, but seeing his name on my screen was apt to make my eyes bleed.
Recap;
Get camped on by BLMs
Invite said BLMs for a nerf in our EXP
EXP for 6ish hours, and get invited to their LS
Accept LS mostly to be polite
Spend 5 minutes in said LS before Nimbus signs on and threatens to kick me
Drop said LS
Quite the interesting day.
Fact; I've never been removed from a LS, nor was I from that LS.