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#1 Jun 27 2005 at 10:58 AM Rating: Decent
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Dear Ragnarok players,

As you all know from the subject heading, I am trying to find some help with Optical hat (everyone's dream hat). Well for the last three weeks I have asked for help, tried standing outside of Temple of U. to see people passing by to ask if I could join, asked HMN LS that have been in there getting theirs, have tried forming two parties, one took three hrs to form and we get there we went from 31 people down to 19 and people just kept logging. Didn't even bother fighting it at all.

I have tried to join a couple HMN's and basically got said F-U too...The only nice HMN person was Jyski. Now I'm not saying that I have applied to all the HMN LS's but a couple just were down right rude to me, but I can understand they want to just get their hats and be done.

I'm asking an HMN LS, or a LS in general or people that can just be nice and help me out with this fight. I know I'll get oh you know that it takes a full alliance and then some to get this...Yes I know, etc. If it's an HMN LS then I'll gladly sit there and be in the clean-up link party, and get mine the very last, I want no drops but the hat when it comes up to my turn, that't it.

Basically I know I'm going to get told to F-off here too, but I have to try, I'll get called a Gil Buyer, An MPKer, everything the trolls love to go by.

Here is my Job listings

70drk will be 71 tonight
Subs are 37 war, thf, 30 nin.

So please, help me out.

Thanks
UNCTGTG

Edited, Mon Jun 27 12:13:24 2005 by UNCTGTG
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#2 Jun 27 2005 at 2:30 PM Rating: Good
Let me know a date and time, preferably a couple days ahead of time, and I'll come help. I can come as WAR or RDM. I might be able to get a couple friends to come too, if I have enough notice. I'm usually on in the evenings.

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Well for the last three weeks I have asked for help, tried standing outside of Temple of U. to see people passing by to ask if I could join, asked HMN LS that have been in there getting theirs, have tried forming two parties
Forming your own group is going to be your best bet. Optical Hat runs are a pain, because each hat takes a minimum of 15 minutes (that's how long before the ??? respawns) plus however long it takes to kill the mob. It's tough to get people who aren't getting anything out of it to help with anything a lot of the times, so a typical Optical Hat run ends up being 5 or 6 people who need hats, plus a bunch of people they managed to convince to help. The problem is the people who are helping are rarely committed enough to stay for the two or three hours it takes to get all the hats, on top of the time it takes just to form the alliance and travel to the spawn point. The more hats you have to get, the less likely it is that you'll actually get them all, and the more likely it is that your alliance will have problems and fall apart. For those reasons, it's unlikely you'll find a group that's already going that is willing to have you come along.

Pick a date and time that is convenient for you and your friends. Get as much help as you can get, then post the date and time here and get people to help. That's usually the best way to do it. Try to limit the number of hats you need as well. People are a lot more willing to help out with one or two hats than the usual 5 or 6 that most Optical Hat alliances end up needing.

At a minimum, you'll want two full parties in their 70's. You should try to get two Ninjas to alternate back and forth to tank, a couple stunners, two or three healers, and a BLM or two. Fill out the rest with various damage dealers. A BST to handle adds is also very helpful. The more people you have, the better -- as long as they don't all need hats.
#3 Jun 27 2005 at 3:13 PM Rating: Default
Be careful unc. a ls member of mine joined a jp ls doing runs, they were doing 17 runs + his.

he paid them 200k for him to join, he helped with all 17 runs then did his, after they killed the nm, the jp ls kicked him from ls and lotted his hat.

So lost hat, cluster and 200k so dont trust anyone.
#4 Jun 27 2005 at 3:14 PM Rating: Good
Smiley: yikes Ouch!

All the more reason to set up your own run, and make sure all the party leaders are people you trust.
#5 Jun 27 2005 at 3:48 PM Rating: Decent
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which JP ls is this O.o..
#6 Jun 27 2005 at 4:20 PM Rating: Good
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hrmm Jeuno shouts for Ohat runs are iffy. Haku isn't exactly easy; I wouldn't trust anybody but my LS to do a run, much less volunteer to help. Sorry =/
#7 Jun 27 2005 at 5:38 PM Rating: Decent
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LoL.. Unctcgct since u have loads of gil *cough* *cough* y dont u try shout in jueno.. u know what i mean :]
#8 Jun 28 2005 at 6:53 AM Rating: Default
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Got another F-U last night...not bad...

But, yes I do know what your saying, that's why when I check, I usually see if I know someone first and ask them who the leader is that is in the Den. I know what the party set up consists of, etc, what to do...Just getting people there is another story. I have the tanks, and my set to go, so I have 9-10 that are sure to go..

So this is what I have.

75pld
70pld
71drk
71blm
71rdm
70rng
71whm
75nin-tetsu if he wants to go or if his girlfriend doesn't turn the game off on him again...hehe we know who runs that.
75rdm or 72rng which ever she wants to come as
74blm

Then my entire LS voluteered to come down and take out the links for me...just need to fill in the rest.

These are just some people from my LS that I trust, and some of you I do know quite well and of course the party leaders would be members from my set.

~~~~Notes trolls are out again

Edited, Tue Jun 28 09:49:03 2005 by UNCTGTG
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#9 Jun 28 2005 at 9:41 AM Rating: Decent
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I too need the O hat soon(ish) but im pretty damn certain a level 64 Dragoon wont contribute much will it?

Good luck Unc, see you in game.
#10 Jun 28 2005 at 10:13 AM Rating: Decent
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Obviously you know I'll go, and probably Dagaz and Jera too. I'm willing to bet you can add Zidana to that, and probably CRMZON as well.

What we really need this time is someone who knows the way, and a really firm set of instructions so we don't get strung out all over the place.

#11 Jun 28 2005 at 10:27 AM Rating: Decent
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hehe was already including them

75pld-Crmzon
70pld -Leofwine
71drk -me
71blm -slaine
71rdm -Siara
70rng -Airamis
71whm -Dagaz
75nin-tetsu if he wants to go or if his girlfriend doesn't turn the game off on him again...hehe we know who runs that.
75rdm or 72rng which ever she wants to come as
74blm -Jera

Also I am keeping this to only 3 hats, Mine, Airamis, and someone else, maybe 4 because if we do it in the evening most people can only stay 2-3hrs.

Edited, Tue Jun 28 11:39:46 2005 by UNCTGTG
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#12 Jun 28 2005 at 11:19 AM Rating: Decent
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Hey Unct, hit me up in game with a /tell. My bro has been trying to get a PT together I think, maybe he can help.
#13 Jun 28 2005 at 12:19 PM Rating: Decent
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Hell yes....Your brother is Izembo right.
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#14 Jun 29 2005 at 2:35 AM Rating: Decent
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UNCTGTG as you know, i was there with you on that run you had. I will go again anytime. MY levels are raising as we speak, im just about 67 (2ktnl) . ANd its all i plan on doing. You can lump me into that pt of LS friends that would help you with Links. I too also need this. But im a MNK im patient. I can wait. give heads up, before i be there promply as i was last time.
#15 Jun 30 2005 at 4:57 PM Rating: Decent
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dont forget about the Zidana i wanna come get my hat! =D

i could probably get a 72NIN that i know to come as well
#16 Jul 08 2005 at 5:34 AM Rating: Decent
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pay me again :D
i can come as pld/whm for para....
#17 Jul 08 2005 at 6:33 AM Rating: Decent
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I don't mind helping, if I'm around (am in London). I can come as bst and deal with all the links.

Hakutaku fights are fun. ;]
#18 Jul 08 2005 at 6:38 AM Rating: Decent
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