I finally got Captain rank in FFXI (took a screenshot but forgot to upload it).
With this, I am done with FFXI. I have posted a (rather length) goodbye post in my linkshell’s forums explaining my reasons for leaving in probably way more detail than anyone cares, but it feels good to actually say it.
The most important part is that I kept playing FFXI for the people, but my (sometimes more than) full time job kept me from playing enough and at the same times as most of them, so I lost that connection, and therefore my real reason for sticking around.