Wheres the evidence Abyssea revived FFXI?

[wish12oz]

im from the uk aswell and my old linkshell on quetz kazoku got everyone geared in a very small period of time.

All I read in the OP is:
I played FFXI in a botting HNMLS and was able to dominate the server because we used bots to claim everything and drive everyone else away. When this aspect of being able to win everything always and be the best was taken away from my LS, we got mad because we had to actually learn how to play and learn how to do the new content. And our LS was actually really bad and couldn't hack it, so they all quit.

I say these things from experience btw, I was in an LS like that before abyssea came out, and 90% of them quit too. It was because they were terrible and could no longer be the best because their bots couldn't dominate everyone else.

It's funny how I make fun of a terrible botter LS no one liked that fell to crap after abyssea came out because they sucked, and then someone shows up and says the LS was awesome and geared everyone. Kazoku geared the leaders and only the leaders, then fell into ruin after Tony realized he couldn't do the new stuff (abyssea) with the LS and RMT'd his account.

Funny stories about Kazoku I remember: Floater saying he wouldnt farm abyssea with LS cause he would have to lot PLD necklace against scrub PLDs, but he couldn't hold hate for anything on his super well geared PLD anyway so it was weird seeing him make fun of other PLDs because he was horrible at it.

Seeing them tanking Carabosse at 90 with 2 PLDs while DDs ran to WS then ran away.

Hearing about how they basically zombie'd the RR ironclad and were unable to proc it the first time they fought it, and deaggroing it the second time they fought it after proccing, then not proccing again and still not getting the atma.

Watching them wipe to chukwa at 90 with PLD tanks.

And my favorite thing about Kazoku, was listening to them emo rage when I would show up on DD jobs to tank fafnir, then make fun of them for being bad when they talked about wing spam.

[Flionheart]

on more than one occasion I had to set up a RL alarm to get out to an event. 24 hour kings were ridiculous like that.

Dyna was such a long event too, especially when you start it at 3am.

[newmonkey]

It's funny how I make fun of a terrible botter LS no one liked that fell to crap after abyssea came out because they sucked, and then someone shows up and says the LS was awesome and geared everyone. Kazoku geared the leaders and only the leaders, then fell into ruin after Tony realized he couldn't do the new stuff (abyssea) with the LS and RMT'd his account.

I guess you joined after the merge when Tony got together with Bijuu and the ls went to shit, i agree it was terrible then i left before than and i don't remember you been in it, so what you say above might be true but it was a good ls before the stupid server merge and Tony meeting Bijuu. Fact!

[Haruka-Ash]

They come, they join, get 99 (or 95 is last LB is QQ too hard!), get the gear they want, get bored, quit.

For those returning: Don't bother, quit after the first day back.

thats what i will do if i ever get unsuspended get my charis tiara+1 then maybe get 99 on my jobs and thats it will take me 1 day to do all those things XD

[Benihana]

Look i'm not a hater and i ain't even mad.

I like old school xi and i'm enjoying the game again. Why is this a problem? I like the team effort game thing we had going, and i liked the fact getting a salvage set took a lot of effort. I liked the fact my relic took 2.5 years to get. I enjoyed every minute of everyday farming and doing those events. I had fun and I played while managing my marriage, my school work and training.

There were things i cidnd't have time for, but for the things i DID, i had a lot of fun.

Why does everyone think cause an HNM exists that takes forever to pop and has a rare drop, that xxx player is entitled to it?

Or tat xx event should have xx level of difficulty?

Now, I geared my character to have some of the best (aside from hnm abjys which i got from odin) so maybe I don't have room to talk. But honestly.. I loved salvage, loved einherjar, loved some HNM... some.. I liked te old endgame and i enjoy steady progress.

I'm not enetitled to jack sh*t. I didn't have everything and i didn't care. I had and strived for items i wanted.

I really hope SE continues to go in this direction for the simple fact i think the player bases attitude is a poor one. YOU are not ENTITLED to gear... And events shouldnt be made to appeal to any one type of player. A variety of events should be the normal.

I say this as someone who doesn't have all the time in the world and who can't and won't even attempt a lv.99 relic. Do I think a lv.99 relic should be INCREDIBLY TIME CONSUMING and difficult? HELL yes.. its the best. It's beyond my reach and im okay with that.. why aren't you? Its a single class of items...

You want the best and you want it to be easy enough for you. Well I do not support that and i truly hope SE sticks it to all the abyssea-whining-crying people and makes more events that aim towards, team work, dedication, time and effort.

As I said, I'm having fun and as long as the current ffxi doesn't change too much, I will be playing.

500 pws is ridiculous but also keep in mind, and i mean this sincerely.. if i had the time, and desperatelywanted it, and it was gamebreaking.. I would slowly start moving owards it in my group. I honestly wouldn't complain. I've never emailed SE, bitched at SE (aside from when abyssea came out) about anything in game. I'm one of those players who just deals with it or quits and moves on.

I hope you guys do get the trial changed, but if it doesnt change.. so what man? I mean, if you can't or don't want to do it, why do you care?

Maybe my attitude is unrealistic, but I find the attitude of so many of the posters on here really silly and I am really happy the devs don't listen.

Continue to take XI back in the direction it was, while adding more casual friendly events. Please turn ffxi endgame back into the more traditional XI mode and thx!

I can't wait for salvage 2.0 and einherjar 2.0!!!! /excited!

[Flionheart]

The vocal community is the smallest. Ostracise all the casual players and you'll have a very dead game on your hands.

There can be a good mix, end game doesn't have to be black or white, there can and should be events to suit all players and groups. Big, small, casual or hardcore.

[Tamoa]

I like old school xi and i'm enjoying the game again. Why is this a problem?

It's not a problem though.

Why is it a problem for you that a LOT of people are unhappy with SE taking a step (or more) back towards how things used to be?

[wish12oz]

Now, I geared my character to have some of the best (aside from hnm abjs which i got from odin) so maybe I don't have room to talk. But honestly.. I loved salvage, loved einherjar, loved some HNM... some.. I liked te old endgame and i enjoy steady progress.

So, not only did you not participate in the 'main' endgame event at 75, which IS camping HNMs like fafhogg, behemoth, tiamat, ixion, etc, you think you're entitled to talk about how it was better compared to abyssea, which you admittedly also didn't do. What exactly are you basing your opinions on? What you heard from a friend of a friend?

But hey, since you like steady progress, and events requiring help from others and working together well, you'll love gearing out in abyssea with your friends, it's all of those things. But you'll hate voidwatch with a passion, since it doesn't have any sort of steady progress involved, you just spam one NM and pray.

[Benihana]

It's not a problem though.

Why is it a problem for you that a LOT of people are unhappy with SE taking a step (or more) back towards how things used to be?

Oh tomoassin... I'm so sorry your ukon got nerfed.

You will deal with it though. Aint nothin changin it gurl.

I aint even made sweety. All I was asking was for evidence abyssea revived XI.. doesn't seem like anyone can give me any though so.. I guess that's that.

I don't have a problem with people voicing their concerns, but even someone as vapid as you can surely look over the forums and tell people are personally attacking se staff and posting pics with photoshop.

But carry on. U will anyway. I guess some people never learn that type of behavior doesn't get responses. Oh well.

[Sparthos]

Someone explain to me how a point system doesn't capture casual progress and the hardcore grind element that the hardcore community wants? Everyone 'works' to get their drops and how much you work is determined by how far up the point totem you want to climb.

Hardcore play doesn't have to be HNMs that pop within 7hr windows.