What was your first day in Vana'diel like...

I logged in, spent 20 minutes trying to figure out how to move, then killed a few rabbits, and logged out.

LOL.. Job picked, RDM ran around san d for a bit figured out how to get outside.. saw an enemy started attacking it and wondered by I was punching the darn thing.. after that inital problem my first day was spent killing enemies, dieing.. after level 7 imagine my suprise when I realize there were more zones to go to..
I through away a lot of crystals and flint stones.. didn't realize there was an AH let alone what it was used for.. I discovered how to creat stone arrow heads by accident that day and that began my crafting experience (turned out I wouldnt level goldsmithing) had some nice people teach me about the bazaar and I had a pretty bare MH that day.. the 2nd day I got my first party invite lvl 9 in the dunes where we got pwnded by bunnies, and had someone walk me to Bostok for the first time shortly after that.. wow the game was so awsome when ignorance is bliss.. each zone was like a new adventure.. Found out about subjobs that day (remember folks this was before FFXI had wiki and all these wonderful resources that are around now) .. I remember being in bostok and you had to set your MH to that zone if you wanted to get into your locker.. Spent my first week just learning how to begin playing an MMO and not even beginning to realize what a vast world it was.. hitting level 20 and finding out there was a town called jueno.. and walking there for the first time.. these were adventures.. I miss that kind of excitement of not knowing where your going that there are larger journeys that await... These were some great times

Strange.

I had never played a 3D MMO prior to FFXI. I was struggling to figure out how to move, in a city I had never been in before.


But it was fun! I wouldn't have stayed with FFXI if I hadn't enjoyed myself.

My first day was bitter sweet. I chose to be a Warrior and was smashing on Worms in West Ronfaure. I thought I was hot shit killing those worms so I decided to take on an Orc at level 3....BIG MISTAKY? Yeah needless to say I got spanked like a little girl on my heart shaped hiney. While laying dead for the first time and not knowing what to do a 75 whm passer by saw me there on the ground. He did a chuckle emote and in /say chat he said "New to the game are we?" He ran off with out a raise or even a shout(which would be retarded since he was a freaking WHM.)

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Originally Posted by Cylock

My first day was bitter sweet. I chose to be a Warrior and was smashing on Worms in West Ronfaure. I thought I was hot shit killing those worms so I decided to take on an Orc at level 3....BIG MISTAKY? Yeah needless to say I got spanked like a little girl on my heart shaped hiney. While laying dead for the first time and not knowing what to do a 75 whm passer by saw me there on the ground. He did a chuckle emote and in /say chat he said "New to the game are we?" He ran off with out a raise or even a shout(which would be retarded since he was a freaking WHM.)

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What a douchebag of a WHM lol. But, to play devil's advocate, you *were* only LV 3...no exp loss when you HP lol.

My first day in FFXI was a little bit of a haze. I remember I choose a hume female red mage. I ran outside and killed things in Sarutabaruta. I remember being attracted to Windurst because their nation flag was green...and that's my favorite color. Haha. I was trying to figure out the controls and remembering that I would never ever use macros because it looked so damn confusing lol. I also recall just running around Windurst and being like, "My GOD this place is HUGE..." lol. I had never played an MMORPG before prior to FFXI and I had no idea what to expect and I wondered why there were so many areas that were so honking huge. lol...

My first day on game was around thanksgiving six years ago. I had never played any game like FFXI and had never had ANY desire to play one. My son came to visit from Army in Alaska and wanted to install the game on my computer so he could say hi in game and not have to bother calling. lol.
He installed the game and had me pick a race. I had no clue so he made a mithra for me to show me how then turned it over to me to make a character. Well I wanted a little old lady taru which he tried to talk me out of. But I am a little old lady so that was what I wanted. Of course I wanted to be whm which he also tried to talk me out of. Shaking his head he watched me go ahead then went to start his game up. He came on game and gave me 1k and a launa shield and showed me how to run around and select targets. Then he did a horrible thing. He went off to play with his friends on the game. He was a lordly 50+ Pld at the time having played from NA game start.
Well I really had no idea what to do so went around talking to NPCs. After a bit I wandered outside and started fighting. I met Bessie and Lildefina and became good friends with both. Bessie had started same time I did so we were all learning how to play the game. Her daughters played so she did have help although she played on one of their accounts. We had an incredible fun time and it didnt take long before I was hooked. Hooked and terrified of everything out there that killed me. lol.
Ironically I am still on game and my son has quit to finish up his schooling.
I fought hard to not play but I will never regret the time I have spend mostly because of the good friends I have made. FFXI is a great game and a good part of it is that because it is so interactive with other people.

Remora 2005 and my first day was spent being "LOST"!

lol werent we all LOST! by the way I do love that show too. :D

A few friends from an old game I used to play wanted me to come join them in FFXI. They were all either Bastok or Sandorians. I chose Windurst for my Home nation because it was so pretty but when I got to explore it I got lost and had a friend come out and show me how to get around That maze of a Nation. I was given a Linkshell and shown how the Fields of Valor worked. It also took me a some time to understand what a Macro was and how it was used. =\

I also wondered into Buburimu as a level 10 RDM and got mauled by a gobblin. Such fun. ;D

June 2005..Asura, Mithra with pigtails , picked it cause it reminded me of me at that time, lol. I remember killing stuff outside sandy and i ended up dying and went afk for a few mins came back and someone had casted raise on me so i accepted and i noticed my hp was lower than before i didn't know it was just the weak from the raise and that it lasted 5mins so i killed myself again just to HomePoint and have my proper hp back, lol, i felt so stupid after finding out what that really was, i ended up meeting someone who would follow me and heal me and did that everyday for around 2 weeks, everyone was so helpful to me and i got use to the game quicker than i thought. Right now i'm not on Asura, i moved server when the server transfer first came out because i wasn't too fond of asura and i'm now currently on Phoenix, lol.

I do remember a few ppl from back then and LS's too some i remember are Avalon(the leaders were boyfriend/girlfriend Percival? and i forget the girls name), Tribe, there are some others that are on the tip of my tongue but i cannot remember them at this moment.