It's Pink!

Little Naomi-chan (Lorraine) got her Marine Look costume.
It's pink.
Yes.
It's pink.

Kind of annoyed by the quality of the screencap.
JPG is fuzzy, but so is this PNG.
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Baby Polar Bears & Dark Moody Warriors

Finally got the Polar Bear Costume for chibi-Yukine-chan!  His friend got one too.  <3

Some black clad people joined the family as well.  Yuuia, Azrael, and Mjolniria.

Race Against Time!

Six more days until June 19th, my five year anniversary of playing Granado Espada!

I don't think I'm going to be able to finish vesping the last two characters to High Master 10-100% and even less likely to reach Family 77.

There's no Bane on the MM for the past few days... and everyone on broad is selling at highway robbery prices...

Plus, I'm still missing Spy Olivia, Rosa, Snowflake Cherlyn, Selene, Rachel, Cutie Claire, Student President Ludin, Jane, Jin, and Snowflake Montoro.  :<

Here are the costumes I selected from the Charles Event:

I had 10 points left.  D:
If only I had stayed on 30 more hours!

Though, I don't know which hair I would picked: Soho, Heiran, Marchetti, or Mia.
I didn't really care for any of those, which is why I didn't choose them.

I have all the other costumes and hairs.

Heavy Stinger & Nana

Derp, this was supposed to get posted two weeks ago.  Guess I didn't press the "Publish" button hard enough???  Currently plotting some things to post in later weeks...

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Took Claricia, Laurent, and Constantin on a Castilla Mines run to farm for Shiny Crystal Chest (for Crystal Hogger Event, which T3Fail forgot to post results on the specified day). 

Not sure how I feel about his costume. He's already pretty pale, the blackness of the attire just makes his complexion even whiter.

Target practice. I find it funny? ironic? that Constantin got his Heavy Stinger Stance + IBR-620 Large Caliber Rifle before he got his Punisher.

Took him to Montoro to try him out.

  
I haven't spent a lot of time in Castilla Ruins ever since I finished the quest for the medals.

Can we have Tempest for a Pet?

And can we make Nana recruitable?

More pics of Nana under the cut.

Burlon Durchsuchung

The last of my three characters to get promoted to High Master.
It's a long ways to go to get them all to max out.

Reached 19500 Back Alley favor rate (oh my god...)

Crab Event

Halloween Event
Selected the Abyss Crossbow costume.
It looks like a butterfly on the side and a stingray from the back.
Too bad they only last 30 days.

Adorable Bambi's Cottontail

Leveling Status: 26 characters to reach 135 (3 melee, 9 ranged, and 14 magic)
Family has reached 69... 75% to go until 70.  x_x

Poor Joey, so hard at work vesping others!

He's so tired he didn't even yell at me for calling him Joey.

JosephDominic: (z_z)

The Claire Carnation event gave me sets of symbols (not that I was short of symbols or anything) and 33 AR crystals, so I went ahead and crafted my third ever Constellation weapon (what a noob!): Cannon.  Enchantment Lady trolled me and gave attack speed with 3AR but no attack.  -_-#

When I took Lionel to the Claire Carnation the first time, he had this message.  He didn't show this message again the next time.  I never got around to taking Ludin in there though.  Wonder if she would have said something too.

I opened one of the Bellem Boxes I got and out came... another Bellem Box.  Like... really?  O_o;
I half expected another Bellem Box like a Russian Doll.

So... T3 issued a Montoro Package.  Since Valeria Vendetta Package came out in February and Sniper Bernelli Package came out last October.  I'm wondering if every three months they will come out with a new Package.  They need to make more older promo characters available.  :<

No news on the date of Armonia patch, but we already know Mireille is coming out soon.
Maybe after Montoro Package ends, so June 11th.

~( 'v' )~ *chirp*

Happy New Year from Ferret!

Wrapping up in the last ten minutes of 2013, in bullet points.

❀ Leopold became High Master, the twenty first one!
✿ Got Lhote card from Event, but don't have a name for him.  Looking for something Nordic.
❀ When I get Lhote named and leveled to Master, there will be fifteen Masters to promote.
✿ Wishing the price of Pioneering Grenmah would go down.  :<
❀ Still trying to get Royal Insignia from Durant daily, but he gives me anything but that.
✿ Ork is mean too, I only need Richard's Holy Sword to craft another Encyclopedia.
❀ Obtained a Strata Recipe!  The headache is getting the crystals for it.  x_x
✿ Didn't get to finish TP Neph crystals, one more run might have gotten the last eighteen!
❀ Haven't reached Floor 6 of Tigres.
✿ Enhanced Demonic Medusa made an appearance in BH Medusa.  But didn't feel it was worth the energy...

❀ The other account has recruited all characters except for Cano (not paying 100m for her).  Year end goal complete!
✿ Which means it has Veil (used at Montoro along with Lio) and can help buff at Tigres if short people for a run.
❀ Even got Viscount Ring for Grenmah card too.  :O

✿ Quested on other-other account to gain access to Lonely Musk.
❀ Beat up Raven and beat up Grandies with low grade gears (+6 ELB and two non racial 100e pistols).
✿ Did the MMA quest and even beat up Reckless Emilia using just +5 Le Noirs and Crescemento weapons.
❀ I guess I was "bored" and "challenged" myself by questing with low level family and low level gears and no ET!
✿ Recruited all characters that were available under GamersFirst (twenty two) except for:
Valeria - Wouldn't let me unless it was in a Faction
Lionel - Needs to go to CT Floor 7 & 8
Grenmah - Viscount Ring
❀ Has Marie and Vincent though!
✿ This one can do the White quest for Promo Scrolls on Sundays.  d('.'d)

Other stuff:
❀ Panfilo Event only gave three fire bracelets and costumes.
✿ Rudolph Event, that's what he said:
I will just take a picture in a field with beautiful scenery.
You cannot get a gift if you lie.
I can hear a clicking sound!
My nose is +8!
A gift will be given this year?
Ah! M... Merry Christmas!
I am... I am not really here to give you a gift.
A single person is a Capybara anyways.
It is Christmas... But are you single? Ah.... Sorry!
I will hide where you cannot find me next time.
GE is with you for Christmas.
Enjoy your end of the year ~

Been too busy questing and haven't taken any pretty screencaps.

Here is a slightly older one, but I like the scenery.  ^.^

Makes me think of Ruins Of Saint Paul's Cathedral in Macao.

Don't forget to click the Blog Guardian!
He needs 150 clicks!  :D

Camel Express

I felt like celebrating and created the Asoka I got from the previous Playtime Event.  She became the 100th character!  I got the Sellasarse Bariante costume for her, though waiting on the corresponding hair.  I named her Mifuyu (perhaps uncreative, but I guess because we won't get her on this server, I wanted her to be represented).  Asoka is the only character I have double of.  (I don't consider my four Catherine robots "repeat" characters, as they have unique Expert stances.)

There have been a few times when I went to turn in my daily Viron box quest to Jun that Elminor was "fake alive" and standing but not attacking.  Here is Chelsia, whom I took out of Quarters to see if T3 let me keep her Summer costume.  (The Rosa Event was not officially announced and was active for a few days.  I managed to get in three days for three Rosa Notes and got the costume before T3 discontinued the event, but didn't know if they let us keep the costumes or removed them.)  Here it looks like Chelsia summoned Elminor with her book. :o

Speaking of events, the previous two weeks have been trying to do missions where roulettes gave Shiny Crystal Chests.  Did Castilla Mines and Castilla Relics and Max (Veil) went from Master 7 to Master 9 (took him during Clan Wars too and got 100% EXP).  Looks like he will be the next to get to High Master.  Currently waiting to hear results of the winners of event.

Lately clan and some allies have started back up on doing Tigres raid.  We took a break since September when it first came out, because we were stuck on Floor 5 and sometimes it was hard to find twelve people around to do it due to time and interest (and the usual difficulties of securing a tank).  I guess because there's not much else going on, people are looking for something to do and up for the challenge(?).  In any case, we have completed 5th floor (with less than a minute to spare).  Hopefully we will improve with more practice.  See Tigres Prison Raid Medals.  There is a Easy and a Hard version!  Just added 4th Floor Easy version today!  \(^.^)/

Lovely Ladies of Summer

A few updates since last time and then regarding the post title.  ^.^

Made attempt at Naraka Alchemy...  Of the nineteen pieces I put in, I got seven for a 36.8% exchange rate.  :x

Some costumes became available for sale by Feso.  Buckled down and spent 300k on Adriana's glasses.  T.T  So ridiculous, she should come with them in the first place!!!  Her icon has it afterall!

Recruited Veil and Kaisse on patch day (the seven Elemental Jewels were very T.T and I had help with the Pure Otites <3).  Veil is named Maximilian and Kaisse is named Constantin.  (Updated Character Card/Stance Book post.)

Some screencaps from the quests.

JD faces off Kaisse.

The Zeppelin!!!

 The fighter was used to represent our family.

(Nice costume!)

Went on two Tigres Prison raids!  :o  We made it to fourth floor so far.  Someday... when we make it to the ninth floor... for...  Heavy Stinger Stance Book?!  Still need Punisher for Constantin.

Now, onward to the Lovely Ladies of Summer!  There's a Rosa Event at Bahia.  The rewards consist of Summer Hair and Costumes for Grandies, Beatrice, and Marie.  I used alts and grabbed the sets for Grandies and Beatrice.  (Marie's is not tradeable.)  Then I got myself the Bahia Mascot Medal which gives HP +1.  I will get two more.  :o

The initial quest is buying a Small Watermelon for Rosa.  Then the next day you get a different quest.  So far I have seen five different quests.

✿ Bahia Defensive Operations ~ You have to defend the colony from six waves of Level 130* mobs, after the fourth wave, the Martial Arts boys (a.k.a. Gertrude, Gracielo, Baek Ho, and Irawain) show up and assist you.  *Level of mobs is based on the team you use during the combat.
❀ Test of Rosa ~ You have to beat up the MA boys, they are Level 120*.  *Level of MAs are based on the team you use during the combat.
✿ Cleaning the Tourist Spot ~ Kill 15 Rusty Zealot, 15 Vedanobah, and 15 Hell Hound in Al Quelt Moreza Nartex.
❀ Dish for Stamina Recovery ~ Buy 1 Frozen Marlin from girl in Outside Bahia and 1 Emmenthal Cheese and 1 Silken Tofu from lady in Port of Coimbra.
✿ Local Products War ~ Buy 1 Ferruccio Milk and 1 Chocolate from lady in Port of Coimbra and Lisa, respectively.

To be updated if more to come...

Here are the Lovely Ladies of Summer!

Grandies' ponytail is a bit odd to me.

♥ ♡ Marie ♥ ♡

Beatrice is too smexy.  (Garter, really?)

Reminds me of Female Scout's bikini.

Ah!  I should screencap stock character swimsuits too!

Side Kick

Nothing super exciting for the day, just anticipating the new patch update with Olivia and Liung as Playtime Event, hopefully it's not horrible long hours.

Nearing done on two projects (40-45 day and 35-40 day) and looking forward to a partial break on one of them.  Or rather, I won't be a slave driver about it.  ^^;

Super Nova

Did another 20+ BH to set off fireworks.  nutty!Ferret  I must really like fireworks at end of BH.  :3

Currently working on Angelina's (Cadet Elisa) prevet and vet stances.  Made it to Level 10 of ET (lost count of the number of ET users I have now).

Tonight is maintenance and I pray that I finally get my enchantments back.  It's been exactly a month since I submitted my ticket and it is getting ridiculous.

I wonder if we will get another "Playtime Event".  I pray for no more active events.  This BH Event was too much.  People who complained on forums about needing active event... should have been careful what they wished for.  :x

What I would like is a EXP event!

Badge of Courage: We Survived 500 Bounty Hunts

T.T  Done.  Finally.  Done.  Freedom.  *collapse*

 The last one was Porto Bello.

Running around doing celebratory fireworks.

Like a Chinese New Year Dragon.  ;D

The whole time I was trying to come up with a name for Cadet Elisa.  >_>  It's very un-Ferret-like to not have a name prepared well in advance.  I guess I better start coming up with names for... Pioneer Grandice, Sniper Bernelli, Cherlyn, Freeday, Liung, Vendetta Valeria, and Spy Olivia in case someday they make them available to non-cash players.  Oh, and a name for original Olivia.

Maybe I can finally sleep better at night.  No more BH nightmares.

 (\_(\

  / o-o \

Crafted the Al Risch.  My second Constellation weapon.  Yes, I am that noob.  Read it again, my SECOND Constellation weapon.  I've been playing for almost three years and only have two Constellations.  I've had the Shooting Crystals ready for over a year.  Just never went and got recipes.  Blue Crane put two chips on it.  :D

Team Protest!

Last day of the Cadet Adriana/Arctic Wolf Event.  Can't wait for 500 points for Cadet Elisa.  Still don't have a name for her.  D:

Team wants to go on strike about BH spamming.  I crack the whip too hard on them.  :x

Anastasia looks stern about something.
JosephDominic is grinning about something.  (The way he's sitting looks weird!)
Katia looks like she's upset with Ana.

Actually, I always thought my muskie looks like Ito Misaki 伊東 美咲.

84/7 = 12 per day

Slice & Dice

Hmm early maintaince tonight, and a long one at that.  Maybe I'll finally get my weapon mods back.  >_>;

30 BH runs today, 162 to go.  x_x  16 to 17 per day for me for the next 10 days.

Rather dizzy from the spamming.  I also did 10 runs of something too.  @.@

*collapse*

JosephDominic = Slice
Alicia = Dice

*chop*chop*chop*  Monsters beware!  >D

Mutiny on Board the HMS Bounty

Bounty Hunter that is!  Cry!  Mutiny!  Did thirty-three runs today.  Poop de pooped.  x.x

15 days left, but I might not be around much for the last four.  192 to go with 11 days means 17 to 18 per day.  That's a bit more doable.  But even though it's "horror", I kind of want to get it done as soon as humanly possible.  T_T

Miss Cadet made it to Expert 8!

Needle in a Haystack

Several people already reached 500 Bounty Hunter points.  O_O  Hardcore people with a lot of time and patience.  I start to get weary after about 15 or so.  :x  I hope I get the points all in before the event ends.

I got two Generous Rooms, which counted for points, so that was cool.

Curly Fries

Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"

as reenacted with the Black Eagles at BH Medusa.

So...  I had two people explain to me the list of BHs to spam and still I am not certain I got it right.  I wrote it down anyway, in case T3 fixes my rewards issue but messes up my points and if I absolutely as a last resort have to catch up on points, here they are, under the cut.

60 BHs for 66 points.

Bounty Hunter Event

Three new Bounty Hunts were added - Sphinx, Minotaur, and Medusa.  And... Cadet Elisa Card Event based on going to BH.  >.<;  I know people asked for play events but wow... 500 points... I don't have that many hours to be that active and spam BH that much.  Might not get her card.  Plus we didn't get any points from the new three BHs.  o.o

Sphinx was a lot of knock downs.  Minotaur was no problem.  Medusa wasn't bad either, just the flying mobs following in hoards, have to kill them first.

Also attended "real" Medusa.  :p

que no pare la fiesta

Whew, we just concluded the fourth Playtime Event.  It's been nearly three months straight of staying logged on!  Been pounding pretty hard with these events...  I think it would be nice to get at least a week's worth of break...

In review:
2/6/2013-3/3/2013 Rascel Targa Character Card - 600 points
3/6/2013-3/27/2013 Bristia Pioneering Medal - 600 points
3/28/2013-4/9/2013 Snake Medal - 800 points
4/10/2013-4/30/2013 Sorang Character Card - 1200 points

I can't help wondering what the next event will be (the when can be later!).  Originally the kGE site didn't have Freeday and Liung under the promo characters list, but they're there now.  That leaves Cherlyn (Fire Bracelet/Tome), Freeday (Instrument), and Liung (Ligthening Bracelet+Knuckle) for what I consider potential Playtime Event characters.  This is based off of Cadet Adriana, Cadet Elisa, Pioneer Grandice, and Sniper Bernelli being Cash Shop and "repeats" of pre-existing characters.  There's Vendetta Valeria and Spy Olivia, but I think they would be Cash as well.

I wouldn't mind Freeday being the next Event character.  It would be nice to have another instrument character, even though Cheryln and Liung are slighty different than the others, we have enough bracelet and MA characters, Freeday would be cooler to have!  Rio and Freeday can give us concerts!  :3  Well, regardless of the character, let us hope it won't take something insane like 1600 points...  Orz

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Random Ferret and JosephDominic behind the scenes conversation.

Ferret: Had to go look at the joey on my blog. *pet*pet* baby kangaroo
Ferret: Joey wouldn't bite.
Ferret: He would just Detonate me.
JosephDominic: What did I say about calling me "Joey"? -_-#
Ferret: JD made minced meat out of Ferret.
JosephDominic: I did not.
Ferret: And he's wearing a hat made out of ferret fur like Davy Crockett.
JosephDominic: I do not wear hats.

Ferret: I saved this little conversation for blog another time.

JosephDominic: It is a waste of space.

Ferret: Says you.

JosephDominic: [getting a headache]

Piggy Bank ~ oink! oink! ~

Some time ago, I was asked (because my time is limited) what personal dailies I would advise to do under time crunch.  It's hard to give this kind of advice because everyone has different needs for what they want to get out of the dailies.  I mostly want Chips to sell and Essences and Bristia Boxes.

General Dailies
Jun Viron Box
Circus
Castilla Mines, first two bosses
BH Ice Tower
BH Occulta
BH Sedecram

Kielce Dailies
Victor
Ork
Elizabeth
Kelly
[Do all on weekends]

Here are my newbie characters running around triggering quests in Kielce.

Actually, Reneia (Heiran) is nearly Master and Robin (Marchetti) is not too far behind.  Because of the nice EXP Buff Event, I have plotted my evil plan to level Experts to Master, but only after JosephDominic finishes Royal Guard (to be obtained tomorrow) and reaches Master.  Kano and Sorang (should I accumulate enough points to get her) might not make it during this event though.  :<