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Oh fuck me.
Long story short, Raddick decided to come back to FFXI (again) and Vilhem offered him Bekku's character. Raddick didn't need it, so I asked Vilhem as a joke if she'd let me use the character. She said she wouldn't mind. I talk to Blackhatchy and he and I somehow decide that this is a good idea so we make our triumphant return to Vana'diel?
Gil-wise, I'm in good shape. When I left, I had a good amount of points so I was able to blow them on an ancient torque and gear Bekku up.
Ex-wise is another story. Bekku is in pretty poor shape compared to what I once had. No Salvage gear. 2/5 Yigit. No Dalmatica. Hell, no Red Mage. That's probably my first thing to take care of. Also, he's Corporal Rank with 9/50 assaults and 0 progress on Nyzul as well. We all know how much fun it is to do Assault progression without a static.
Why am I doing this again?
Also, the environment of Karasu frankly sucks if you want sellables. Novios, Gaiters, and the like are now sellable, so I'd be competing against the relic/mythic upgraders for items of usage versus selling. Perspective is a great thing because I didn't give two craps about this linkshell rule change, but I'm playing a different tune now that I'm on the other side of the fence.
I told myself that I wouldn't worry about the high end gear this time, and that I'd just play for "fun". But, FFXI is all about enhancing your character. It's a never-ending cycle of making your character better, so what's the point if you don't go all the way? Ah well, I'll see how this pans out, but the more I think about it, the more I'm convinced this wasn't a good idea.