What's next?

So, yesterday evening we were planning to use that Ultima pop set we've had for over a month, but the person that had it (who was a former sackholder) wasn't around. Therefore plan B involved our old pal Proto-Omega. So off to central Apollyon we went, and what do we find in the crate?



Now, one of those would've been mine, but I was outbid by a paltry 100 points. So close. >_> A brief twinge of buyer's remorse came over me for that N.body from our last Kirin but it was quickly assuaged when I get a tell saying "you're the only one needing legs with 750+ points." Or am I? N.body is a solid piece for DRG pre-Zahak's and is also nice for wheeling thrust so I'm happy. With all this time in Apollyon, the number of people needing homam is shrinking. It wouldn't surprise me if we end up doing Ultima chips for the rest of the year.

Yesterday was also a good day since I finally closed a chapter on BLU by getting the last group 2 merits I needed. I'm thinking of doing STR next, which is a whopping 360,000 limit points from start to finish.

Lately I've pondered my future in the endgame circle God forbid my current linkshell goes by the wayside. No (real) mage job? BLU, PLD, DRG, SAM? We got about 65536 of those. Sorry noroom4u. So let's look at some of the possible back-line options.

BRD - Probably the easiest trip to 75. Play songs, surf the web, rinse, repeat.... and repeat. Fuck no! On the other hand, you can be a total ass when it comes to merit parties since you're the onecontrolling the pace. I guess this is how some BRDs who are on said job 24/7 get heir kicks. "Everyone /NIN or I ain't pullin!"
RDM - Heal/haste/refresh slave. I'll pass. Though in a merit setting, you practically hold everyone's lives in your hands. Gimp DD? Let his ass die.
WHM - See RDM, minus refresh.
BLM - Blow shit up, make things go nighty-night in Dynamis. God help you getting this to 75 though. Assuming you don't live in East Ronfaure with friends. Of course that'll just mean your elemental skill will be gimped as cardinal sin by the time you reach 75.
COR - Expensive gambling pirate. Also see BRD, but with guns and dice. Not unless I get alchemy up to where I can make my own ammo. We already have a glut in those. Next!
SMN - Not your daddy's summoner from FF games of yore. Oh hey! Astral burn! Not long before SE wises up and fixes that.... then retroactively slaps everyone that did it with a big fat LM-17
SCH - You can change the weather? You must be a god! This one seems the most attractive one to me. And hey, the AoE stoneskin is even better than a BLU's diamondhide if you gear for it right!

But, this is all for another time. I need to "invest in the future" in another way by doing some more much-needed meriting first. No matter what, I'll still be a blue mage at heart.