Or how I taught my cousin exactly nothing about this game.
Come, come closer all fledgling talents of Erinn! I shall enlighten you of what truly means to be a Milletian from the Stars.
1. First of all, finding yourself a road companion to hasten traveling is a must.
It really comes in handy in case you decide to race. My cousin Carrotlv had just acquired his precious beginner Flappydeagle. Meantime my brother Captndog chose to be Jingleberry. That bear ran around as if it was on drugs. While my race animal of choice - well, owl Hedvig chose to race me >.>
Fear from my Hedvig made them run faster, so I finished last. No kidding.
2. Every respectful Milletian belongs to a secret society. Or is a part of secret conspiracy. Or attends secret parties.
Or sits in a bush pretending to be unseen.
It was surprising to find some like-mined Milletians in these bushes.
3. Milletians are truthful, loyal and over anything they value fairness.
Killing a total lvl 1 beginner with Final Hit definitely should be included into achievement journal.
4. One of the most cherished joys of Erinn - music.
All that running around with young people made me a bit sleepy. We actually goofed around for 3 hours and it was already 24:00 at our side. Brother was so kind to play me a lullaby. It sounded more like a rock song written by a tone deaf...
5. Milletian knows how to appreciate a peaceful campfire evening.
They made a violent pillow fight before going to bed. How cute.
So you see, I made sure my cousin gets to experience everything that makes our world so special.
And finally the grandiose ending we all been waiting for! I have kindly prepared a summary of all the mysteries and secrets revealed in this magnificent chapter.
Millia for once did a heroic deed and finally annoyed herself until she burst into red flames. I must say I am truly proud of her.
This Saga too like a proper Generation quest got its vengeful goddess mascot. Meet Macha the Goddess of War and Destruction!
Everyone finally acknowledged me and understood that they can do absolutely nothing without me. Even the "bad" guys. Yes, I am that great. I must say I predicted this plot twist from the very beginning.
No love stories were presented during the Saga. At least officially...
Eventually everyone wanted to bow down before me. And that is how every story should end. I am very satisfied.
And after all of these bizarre events ultimately the Nothing happened.
The Nothing was a surprise. I totally couldn't see that coming. So that concludes this chapter of my life in Erinn. Yes, nothing.
A year ago.
Total level: 500. Occupation: dual gladius wielder. Goal: finish generation quests.
A week long fighting. Frustration. Countless redos. I earned my Demigod, I earned my Brionac. I felt like I could do anything.
By the end of the week I had gotten to final of G12. I started proud, but I had to leave soulless. It broke me. It wiped out all of my supplies and drained my patience.
I swore to come back once stronger and take my revenge.
Yesterday.
Total level: 998. Occupation: slayer. Goal: revenge.
I had carefully all year brewed HP potions, saved up for Nao soul stones and trained hard. I was ready to come back to the holy grounds of Falias and fight for my life once again.
I experienced a feeling I felt only once before so prominently - when I had just introduced Mabinogi world to my brother. 300 levels ahead I was powerful in comparison.
Mabinogi is a silly game - since it is open class with vast variety of skills, you can't compare any levels or skills objectively. Only the resulting performance. As a result you can actually feel how strong you are.
I felt like I had enough strength to make a significance.
I managed to bring to ground Nuadha and beat up Daols like it was nothing while reminiscing how much pain it used to cause. Soon after that Morrighan joined us.
Legends are not just some stories. You get to live through these legends and witness the advent or fall of worlds. Vindictus story about Tir Na Nog was jawbreaking and so was this fight alongside gods.
I was trained well, even so this fight still proved to be challenging. I had prepared huge supplies, however I had to use only 1 Nao soul stone and 2 stacks of potions. New Morrighan's given powers, which I craved so baldy, came in handy.
Consequences of the main quests are also something I haven't seen much in my gaming experience. Paladin, Demigod, Brionac... Are huge. At the end you get forever a reminder that what you did make a huge difference in Erinn.
After a tough battle Nuadha was finally beaten. Finally! I couldn't believe it. I still can't, as a matter of a fact.
Challenges, that are hard, once accomplished, bring great satisfaction. Mabinogi even in its current nerfed state still holds many great challenges. It used to be hard like this very often. Hard in a good way. I hope Nexon will do something about it very soon.
This certainly was an unforgettable journey.
Since Mabinogi's true endgame is simply unattainable (if you want to have some real life time too) plus the fact that you can be anything you want to be anytime, game has some kind of charm that makes you return to this game over and over again. This has never happened to me. If I loose interest to a game, I know I will never like it again. This, however is something else. A true gem.
Since Saga is nearing its end, everyone becomes all serious. We have to prepare for grand finale after all!
Here you can see my whole gang being all serious about war preparations.
Even I got all so serious...
...ly dying.
Serious plot also calls for some very serious dragons nobody can handle. Old friend Adniel decided to visit. I hope I don't have to remind you what happens at SM if somebody decides to summon Adniel for help.
Even Millia has gotten all serious about going completely nuts.
I loved G1 to bits. I am one of those, who got to do it while it wasn't toned down for beginners. That was the real thing, hard, but rewarding. Along with story - immersive experience.
When Nexon released Vindictus, I was amazed how things about our old Tir Na nog story came together.
When they released Saga, I once again could taste that great nostalgia. But as episodes go, the taste diminishes. This episode in particular is full of pale, fading nostalgic tones. As I see my three old friends trying to upkeep this Saga, I can't help but think that those times and moments are long gone.
Probably they should have let me to take a greater part in this things would have been better. Other than playing demon wannabe over and over again.
As from this moment I still have no idea how Saga ends. I really hope that it is done in Eastern fashion, where episodes build up culmination tediously slow and grand finale will be truly tremendous.
Finally, all the questions I wanted to be answered! Does Millia annoy herself? Where does Akule get his guts to keep on pretending that he's not fraud? Will Nao ever do something useful?
I think we all should start a petition to fire Milletian who hosted this show. For such a position you expect the guy to have finished Saga's 7 episodes. Judging from his questions - he has no idea what is actually going there!
None of my questions got answered! Major disappointment.
It seems that no petition will be needed after all. That moment warmed my heart.
Gazed upon nigh sky in real life too that night. Wouldn't such view be much more magnificent?
Seriously it scares me to death how much this game has grown on me. Its been long since this game hasn't been part of my free time but a life on it's own. And I mind you, I don't play much, just casually (1000 levels in 2 years, really). But when I do, it just eats me up.
Milletian Rreya receives a magical doughnut from Millia, said to hold all power of her appeal. Everyone should love Rreya now.
Back to our hero's quest
Doughnut I received must be defective! Did it come along with warranty? I demand a replacement!
Hey, guys, weren't you supposed to love me? Why is everyone pretending now that I do not exist?
Guys... Love meee...
Q.Q
In the meantime - Iria Falls
Come to think of it, I really am glad doughnut is defective. I wouldn't want for that thing to love me.
Meanwhile, in parallel universe
Tell me something new, will you?
At the same time, in narrative
I have learnt my lesson. If I wanted attention and love, i should have known better than to lend a method from Millia - The Godess of All that's Insane.
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