A walk on the darkside

So I've decided that my next 75 will be.... Dark Knight, which is 22 as of this posting.

And with no pocket BRD either... Oh this is gonna be funnnnn.

Guess this'll mean lots and lots of campaign, and then besieged for skilling up. I'm told it isn't as bad as it used to be leveling up, but it's still a gritty and painful road. Of course level sync and FoV make the lower levels trivial now. It's the mid to upper levels that could prove problematic.

Though I can say that there were times when leveling BLU was no walk in the park and it took me close to a year of leveling it on-and-off (yes, super slow-mo I know. Bite me!), but this was back when I was starting back up again. Of course this time I have 3 75s under my belt, just not one that has native scythe skill (like, WAR/DNC), so pre-meriting is out of the question. However, I DO have PLD, which has native great sword, which is another popular weapon of choice for DRKs. I may very well just go that route. Luckily I did hold on to a majority of my gear from when I leveled PLD, save for the haubergeon, however the NQs are worth considerably less these days, and a steal in contrast to the "era of mass inflation" when several pieces ran for upwards of 20mil.

I know I'll probably never rise to "kraken eater" status (since said weapon isn't within my reach like most people), but I already have a couple of the standard zerg pieces. I've already got a bomb queen ring, a swift belt and a turban, and I'm starting to get decked out in homam. I'm kicking myself for getting rid of the DRK panties that rotted to me during my many trips to ye olde sacrarium last summer for my swift belt. So this means I'll have to do ANOTHER "panty raid" in the aqueducts or sacrarium sometime in the future.

So now my priorities have shifted if I get lucky on bonanza, I'll opt for a v-belt on rank 2 (if I don't do so on a mule) and most likely an Algol for rank 3. Rank 1? Take the money, buy a goddamn kraken club! Not sure what I'd do with the rest, since it's bound to be an obscene amount of gil.

Speaking of paladins, I know I may fry for this, but I may just sell off my buyable PLD gear and grab my last couple AF2 pieces then bury it forever. You're probably screaming "THEN WHY THE FUCK DID YOU LOT A VALOR BODY???" Well... What can I say? AF2 are like Pokemon - gotta catch 'em all. Besides, in the past six months, I can literally count on one hand the number of times it's been seen out in the wild. I could do very well with it if I gave a flying fuck, but I can honestly say I don't at this juncture. It's just.... there for the most part. But I'll hold off on this at least until after Dynamis-Tavnazia next Friday, just in case. However I see myself going as a DD (leaning toward DRG, since "BLU fails in namis" according to Aenemy) or most likely not going at all that night since only one alliance can go in at any given time.

Back on the subject, I have a number of established DRK friends, so at least I can pick at their brains as I go along.

Well, here's hoping I don't turn "super-emo" by the time I reach 75!