You might have a FFXI-problem......Follow

I have long ago started noticing that I play too much FFXI. A decided it might be fun to start a list of signs that could indicate someone has a FFXI-problem. If anyone has others they would like to add to this list, feel free.

** EDIT: I have added more to the original post and will continue to add new ones to this original post. **

If you've ever been cut off in traffic and immediately hollar "noob!!" at the other driver, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If refer to your cell phone as a "link pearl", you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you ever considered jumping off your roof in an attempt to "ghetto-warp" to work, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you lose your car keys and start killing neighborhood animals hopeing one will "drop" them, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you ever passed up sex because you had a high-level power-leveling you, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you believe you could safely travel through the slums of Detroit flipping people off as long as you were on the back of a giant ostrich, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If, at the airport, you hollar "Flee!" before speed-walking across the conveyor belts, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you drive in the inner-most lanes in an attempt to avoid being aggro'd from highway patrol cars parked along the side, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you assume that Gary Coleman must be "a great Black Mage", you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you try to order food from a non-English speaking Chinesse restaurant in the following manner: "Kung Pao Chicken. Can I have it? You can have this. 7 Dollars.", you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you ever fantasize what your wife or girlfriend would look like with a tail and a cat's nose, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If your favorite song is Mage's Ballad 2, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you get engaged to a Paladin and then call your friends and family crying tears of joy and excitment, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you have passed up a free vaction to a beach because you didn't want to deal with people who "don't know what the hell they are doing", you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you think a Mazda RX-8 is a Mazda RX7 +1, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you watched the movie The Last Samauri and wondered what job Tom Cruise was subbing, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you have written more than three letters to Square-Enix requesting Blue Mage, you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you consider FUBU to be African Americans' RSE (race-specific equipment), you might have a FFXI-problem.

If you try to convince your local fire department to give up using water hoses to fight fires because Fire is weak to Ice (not Water), you might have a FFXI-problem.

-- Vawn

Edited, Fri Oct 1 09:22:39 2004 by VawnLakshimi

^^ Still laughing excellent post.... rate UP^^

I jumped off my roof in order to ghetto warp to work... Didnt remember my HP was in the Hospital... Why did I ever set it there?

As for killing Neighborhood animals.. They shouldnt have all swallowed a key off my keychain.

As for sex.... When declining you say : No thanks Im playing solo right now.

I was watching this advertisment which involved an active and healthy senior citizen, who was waving at some kids playing soccer at the field in his soccer coach uniform. The caption read something like "(Guy's name), Age 75~"... and I remember thinking for that moment "Hey, wow, that guy hit the maximum level!"

...I kinda laughed at myself after that. *falls over* Too... much... FFXI.

I think that was excellent! I remember talking with my Friend Kayoto, he said when he works in Walgreens, he said

The young guys who buy sodas and walk out "Easy Prey" and the old
ladies who take a long time is "Incredibly Tough". :p

Currently at the moment... money is kinda getting replaced with the word "gilz"

I do occasionally use or hear someone say "can I have it?" or "You can have this." and then said something stupid after it... Teleport-* or 500G... damn FFXI

The following are actual thoughts I've had which serve to illustrate that I do, indeed, play too much FFXI. I have since cut back, but these memories remain:

-I considerd many of the things that prevent me from playing the game a "waste of time," because I'm not levelling my character while doing it. These so far include: Sleeping, shopping, leaving the house on weekends, visits from family members I don't see every day, watching television and watching movies. NOT included are showers, work or spending time with my wife and children.

-When I click on a link on a webpage, I hit esc to try and go back.

-In the morning, in the half-dark as I walk around my house, all the dark shapes look like rarabs, mandragoras or some other FFXI creature to me.

-Whenever I play another game I find myself constantly trying to move my character with the number pad.

-When I'm at work and not actively typing at my computer I find my fingers gravitate not towards the letter keys, but rather to the number pad and the esc key.

-Whenever I start my computer it takes me a moment to rememebr to use my mouse.

-I can close my eyes and easily picture my wife as a Mithra and my children as Taru Taru.

-I look at the white, full moon and think to myself "Oh, it's lightsday."

-When contemplating how old I am for a moment I think I could just die and de-age.

In response to your last one...
Funnily enough, I just got my student loan confirmed (in University) and I'm going to be buying a new laptop with a wireless card, allowing me to play in the students lounge, on a sofa with wireless net access on weeknights. Right now I'm limited to weekends :(

Yeah I've tried hitting 7 in CS while talking to my team... didn't work ; ;

Also I constantly hit left and right to scroll down pages >_<

I brought myinstallation discs to florida just in case my brother would let me install it on his PC do I hav a problem?

- I wrote meat mithkabobs on the shopping list (my girlfriend was like wtf is that?)
- Being the first person at the store "camping" for the release of CoP.

Thanks guys. I have added a few more to my original post, and will add future ones there.

I actually talk to people using auto translator phrases on accident. XD

Friend- Hey, do you have a dollar I can borrow?
Me- 1 dollar. you can have this.

Friend- Let's go play some basketball outside
Me- I'm sorry, I'm playing solo right now.

Yes I have actually said these(and thought many others).