I've been playing this game since Promathia was the newest content, took me years of lazy grinding (between school and not having internet at my home) to reach 75 just before Abyssea came out. I've kept with the game and unsubbed before Adoulin came out because I spent more time on FFXIV. I came back at Adoulin and got RUN to 99, then un-subbed again.
I love this game and keep getting drawn back to it. I feel like the gap between myself and relevant content has grown so vast that I might never be able to catch up though. One of the biggest problems I always run into is not having a consistent group of people to play with. So I'm trying reaching out to the community to find anyone!
I still play FFXIV a lot, but with the amount of free time I have, I can afford to throw myself at FFXI frequently.
I have my main character on Carbuncle, a Mithra with a couple 99s and a handful over 90 (dear SE, let me change races to something male ; ; ). I have a slot to create a new character on any servers to socialize with anyone that contacts me and see how well I get along with their group. I hope this time I can meet people to be jolly with and more deeply enjoy this game I've held onto for so long.