Hello

My name is Steve or Steven depending how mad my wife is at me, which is Kerala by the way:) No, she's awesome, my best friend in the world. She got me started gaming way back in 1988, bought me a SNES and FF II and was immediately hooked on the franchise and everything RPG. I pretty much have every console made along with every RPG released since then. I knew she was a keeper when she bought me that:)

FF XIV is pretty much my first MMO and been with it since 1.0 launch. I did take some time off on the relaunch, not sure if I was just burnt out on the game or was such a shock with the change with the game and the community. Anyway I went out in the mmo world and tried a bunch of different ones and got caught up on some console backlog games. Came back and found this FC and been going strong since. Got my wife involved too on the PS4.

As far as RL I'm 57, retired from Farming and Construction which I"ve pretty much done my whole life. Dad got pretty sick and passed away here a few years ago so lost interest in farming and it so expensive to replace equipment didn't feel like getting in debt again, so I leased the land out. Carpentry I did for around 30 years so was a pretty busy boy for quite a while. I've been involved with computers since the Tandy 2000 and have my own computer business now. Mainly hardware work, OS work and home networking. Nothing real big as I would have to go to school for that. One other thing I'd like to add as I'm sure there might be some others out there. I'm a recovering Alcoholic and been clean and sober since June of 1988. Pretty proud of that accomplishment and gaming keeps me out of trouble lol.

We still live on the family farm in NE Montana, really like it out here but the winters can be pretty brutal. We're out in the sticks and get our Internet via a 4G LTE system off a cell tower. Its not anything to do with the phone, I know its called the same but the system has it own outside "box". It works pretty well actually but download speed sucks by today's standards 1.5 down.

As alot of probably know I really like the gathering aspect of the game and crafting for the most part. I play bard as my main and do "okay" but alot of work on some of these big battles for an old fart lol. I'll probably level machinist if I ever get done with the MSQ and bard gets done too. I do have all other jobs to 50 but pretty sure some of those are going to have to be laid to rest as just can't keep up on all of it anymore. Its just too much, everytime I turn around am having to regear something, that gets a bit old.

Am very happy with being in the FC and all of you are awesome but I do miss the comradery of 1.0 and I blame the DF for this. Anyway I hope to be around for a long while and if you guys ever need anything gathered I'm your man.

Your friend always,

Mae

Haha, I meant that I wrote Dark instead of his irl name to be clear to others that do not know us so well. When I typed it out I thought it was silly to say Dark instead.Light Arrow

Nuuu I meant the "lol" bit XD
You know, like "lol 6 years married to this bum!" sort of thing, that's why I thought it may have been backhanded lmao

My name is Steve or Steven depending how mad my wife is at meMaestro Sartori

omg this killed me XD

One other thing I'd like to add as I'm sure there might be some others out there. I'm a recovering Alcoholic and been clean and sober since June of 1988. Pretty proud of that accomplishment and gaming keeps me out of trouble lolMaestro Sartori

This is an incredible thing and you damn well should be proud of it! Speaking from the POV of someone who although isn't an alcoholic, did try over a year completely sober, I can say that even that was tough at times. Good for you man!

Also! Quite the full life you've lived Mae, and you're not even done yet! :) It's nice to see you've experienced so much. We're glad to have you and Kerala with us :D

Mae we'll talk later. I got 80 acres and need to know about roads and water and a good gun for beavers.

Mae we'll talk later. I got 80 acres and need to know about roads and water and a good gun for beavers.Xanathan

lmfao, oh Xan… Never change.

Alright alright, fine!

I'm pretty dull so this is pretty much just a list of facts. I'm 33, I'm a he, I've been married for 9 years to my partner of 16 years + have a partner for 3 years (that's two different people, you can stop squinting in mathematical confusion) and I have two cats. One of them is fat. No you can't have him.
I haven't been playing video games as long as some of you. My mother was of the "video games rot your brain" sort, so it took until my late teens before I managed to actually start playing with any sort of regularity. I was a PlayStation 1 teen.
I also played Pen&Paper for many many years, back when it was still "Vampire: The Masquerade" and "AD&D" (I'm technically still very much a P&Per at heart, but the opportunity is lacking these days).
MMO-wise, I played FFXI, then WoW and Guild Wars, then dabbled here and there for a while, then GW2, and then I came (back) to FFXIV. I had played v1 since Beta, but never subbed after my free month ran out. I'm a sucker for character creation, so MMOs have been with me for a long time.

I care a lot about cute animals, social equality and butts. Not necessarily in that order.
Also I'm Vegetarian, German and sweating my heart out right now. because it's SUMMER AND I'M NOT A HEAT PERSON SOMEONE BUY ME A POOL.

Mae we'll talk later. I got 80 acres and need to know about roads and water and a good gun for beavers.Xanathan

Okay Xan, you don't need a gun to kill the beavers. The beavers will clear your land of the trees so you'll have a road and build a dam so you'll have water.

Problem solved:)

Alright. Maybe I'll join in and post information about myself.

Well met everyone, I am Lord Daniel John MacTaggart the Third, born on the outskirts of London, and suffered the gloriously terrible capital of England for around 25 years before I moved down into Kent, the so called 'Garden of England', which looks nice, but does tickle my nose a bit.

I am now 29 years of age, and just recently been diagnosed with diabetes, as well as struggling with long term depression, and chest issues that have been coming and going for years now. I do not drink, I do not smoke, and food was my one vice before the 'betus, but now I'm stuck eating bran flakes and brown rice, and things generally considered healthy for me :D

I have done many jobs in my short time upon this planet, but the most prominent would be my status as a fully qualified and certified computer engineer. I occasionally do some freelance small business work and specialised equipment work, but other than that I tend to be too sick to do fulltime work. (Here's hoping that changes soon!) - My passion in life has to be writing and design, however. I have been writing novels, creating worlds (which at one point I used to do on commission) and writing poetry for a long time now. I have also applied my hand to game design, and was contracted to write the script for a visual novel last year. My aim, however, is to design and create a game of my own, and I have a few irons in the fire regarding this right now. I am also working on a joint project to design a new world from scratch with a friend, which will most likely result in a series of novels and a potential roleplay setting for a group, as the two of us are very keen on roleplay.

I did initially play during 1.0 as a chef, because cooking is another passion of mine, but FFXIV removed the option of focusing solely on that… so I decided to become a warrior with 2.0! I am now dedicated to chopping up enemies… and then cooking them. I have to admit I really do not like the systems that are in place in FFXIV, with linkshells and the duty finder.. because it really does take away from the social aspect of the MMO. I love being social and talking to my fellow player, having a laugh. And I really enjoy just playing with friends and FC members more than grinding by myself.. that's not what the game should be about, y'know?

That's badass, Magnus! Are you really a lord? :O

I am loving all these stories! So awesome and interesting <3 Thank you for sharing!