a lot to catch up

despite all the crap going on at my job, I been able to make early waxing crescent sessions for the past 2 weeks, even if it means having to crawl out of bed sooner than normal. On the 15th, I woke up an hour early to do this before work in Jugner Forest, even though it was the one day of the week I really didn't want to do it (Iceday):




I got nothing during the early waxing crescent that took place the ensuing weekend, partially due to the fact it wasn't elemental season in Jugner/Carpenters.

The next early waxing crescent was on August 22 right before JP midnight time, so I had a chance to do 200 successful digs during that moon phase. Due to the timing, however, I had no choice but to dig during 7% (where I never have success) but I was surprised to see this shortly after digging:


However, it was the only ore of that session, due to very high competition (every high level JP A10 digger was pretty much accounted for). Pashhow remained dug out for the rest of that moon phase.

I got home from work the ensuing Saturday just in the for early waxing crescent, so I went to Jugner as elemental season was starting to take shape. I failed to pull up ores, but made a little profit off Oak Logs and Mistletoes.

Then it comes today. Moon phase was in middle of the night/early morning hours. I decided to crawl out of bed at 05:00 CDT because I'll be waking up at that time for the rest of the week due to work. I quickly get enough inventory cleaned out (by muling or putting on AH), and then bought enough greens. I took my chocobo to Jugner at 14% Lightsday, even though there were 20 light ores on the AH. I have yet to dig a light ore myself and this moon phase rarely falls during lightsday, and my given success at 14% in recent session made me do it. It was now Thunder Elemental season, and before long this happened:



It was the only ore of the session. JP midnight is 2 hours away but the moon phase will be over by then.

When it hasn't been the early waxing crescent phase, I been doing time in Rolanberry pulling up 1 to 3 orich ores per run. With the newest update, I expect the ores to go up in price.

fire and water

early waxing crescent came right before JP midnight time, which gave me 200 items instead of the usual 100 items. As a result, competition was expected to be high and I found at least 2 other A10 JP diggers out and about. Thunder elemental season was starting to get going again in Jugner, and at 10%, I made a trip into that zone. One of the competitors manages to dig it out on me, but not before I did the damage: I pulled up Fire Ore at 10%.

My fatigue hits soon after that, so I had to wait for 14%, as JP midnight will pass. Another competitor was already in Jugner/Carpenters, so I decided to check Pashhow after another competitor decided to leave that zone. About 25 digs later, I got an Water Ore.



I was cutting videos during the process but none of it has been edited.

grand total is up

I put the grand total up. It actually took me just over 8700 stacks of greens to cap digging. This number is low compared to what other diggers been talking about, but I believe that the update last July has helped contributed to the low numbers. It only takes me 15-18 stacks of greens to hit fatigue with a rental chocobo, 12-14 stacks with a personal chocobo. With higher success rates, there is higher rates of ranking up.

The last rank, though, was a doozy. It took me 1700 stacks over 4 months to rank up. However, the rank up did happen within my earlier projections of a Summer 2007 ding time.

The first early waxing crescent since the rank up yielded in a bunch of crappy items. The next early waxing crescent is due to happen shortly before JP midnight time on Sunday morning, which means double the chances of pulling up an elemental ore.

A10, at last

Finally dinged A10 today after I got home from work. 1700 stacks of greens from A15 to A10. I'm glad that this 19 month journey that started in February 2006 is over, now I'm going to think about focusing on profit zones whenever possible.

ice ore, at least that slump is over

I managed to pull an ice ore in Jugner during the thunder elemental season that is starting to wind down there at 10% early waxing crescent this morning. (despite what I had on the screenshot, it has actually been just over 2 months since the last time I pulled up an elemental ore.)



The bad news is that I'm still A15 and I'm approaching 1600 stacks into the level.