For those of us who still support the PS2 version of FFXI

[Odintius]

I say time to move on from ps2 save some cash and upgrade.

[rog]

now if you told me i could get a pc/laptop that could run ffxi for 100 bucks then sure Id get right on it lol

Check ebay. You'll find numerous computers around $100 that will all run ffxi just fine.

[Pofo]

Remake FFXI for PS3 / PC with the graphics of XIV, make new servers with the option of transferring Character Data from FFXI to FFXI-2, and leave the Ps2 players on 1 lonely server of 20-30 people till they get a job and upgrade. Bam, problem solved.

On a more serious note, it's only a matter of time before PS2 players are phased out, 7-8 years was plenty of time to get a job/save money for a crappy PC or an xbox 360 to run this game on. PS2 is outdated and will continue to hold this game back untill SE makes the smart choice to cut them off. Of course there is going to be a degree of angry customers, but if the issue is not delt with they will lose 10x more players then the amount of PS2 players remaining because of the games lack of progression.

[Vandheer]

I'm a PS2 user and I think this thread is very ineteresting. For starters I enjoy playing the PS2 version of FFXI and would be reluctant to leave it behind for a new PC. :P However, for everyone saying there's a PC worth 100 - 200 bucks that can run FFXI I'd love a link to the computer please. If it could also run other MMO games and maybe even FFXIV (once it gets fixed up) that be even better and I'd give you cookies for a link that could cover all that.

I would also like to point out that the problems many PS2 version users are experiencing aren't limited to just the PS2 version. On top of that I doubt SE would stop supporting PS2 versions because of the shape they are in after FFXIV release. If they do however I think SE should offer some gateway to FFXI on either PC or Xbox so they don't simply lose all their PS2 users.

[Vandheer]

Remake FFXI for PS3 / PC with the graphics of XIV, make new servers with the option of transferring Character Data from FFXI to FFXI-2

I actually like that idea a lot! (Being I play the PS2 version on my PS3....) :3 Sorry everyone that plays PS2 version on PS2. D: Still love you all!

[Pofo]

I'm a PS2 user and I think this thread is very ineteresting. For starters I enjoy playing the PS2 version of FFXI and would be reluctant to leave it behind for a new PC. :P However, for everyone saying there's a PC worth 100 - 200 bucks that can run FFXI I'd love a link to the computer please. If it could also run other MMO games and maybe even FFXIV (once it gets fixed up) that be even better and I'd give you cookies for a link that could cover all that.

I would also like to point out that the problems many PS2 version users are experiencing aren't limited to just the PS2 version. On top of that I doubt SE would stop supporting PS2 versions because of the shape they are in after FFXIV release. If they do however I think SE should offer some gateway to FFXI on either PC or Xbox so they don't simply lose all their PS2 users.

Slap $2000 onto that and it'll run XIV like a charm, but don't worry, XIV sucks you're not missing much. You run around for weeks killing "Doblyns" to get to 50, then when you're 50.. Do it again for another job. Endgame has like 6 NMs. Outside of half empty linkshells, noone in the game talks or soializes. But it's ok, instead of fixing the game, the most recent update made Doblyns stronger. So now it takes 3 times as long to level. But hey, maybe we'll get chocobos released sometime in the next 7 years.

[PizzaTheHut]

Remake FFXI for PS3 / PC with the graphics of XIV, make new servers with the option of transferring Character Data from FFXI to FFXI-2, and leave the Ps2 players on 1 lonely server of 20-30 people till they get a job and upgrade. Bam, problem solved.

On a more serious note, it's only a matter of time before PS2 players are phased out, 7-8 years was plenty of time to get a job/save money for a crappy PC or an xbox 360 to run this game on. PS2 is outdated and will continue to hold this game back untill SE makes the smart choice to cut them off. Of course there is going to be a degree of angry customers, but if the issue is not delt with they will lose 10x more players then the amount of PS2 players remaining because of the games lack of progression.

Remaking it for PS3 would be great. Also no company is stupid enough to drop a large source of income in this day in age. Yes large. Dropping support doesn't mean you're going to get a better game...if anything it'll be the end or leave the game pretty deserted.

The 360 is the worst version of the game. I tried it for two nights years ago and couldn't take it anymore. I Ebayed it for 5$. The bright text that irritates the eyes, that split second delay in controller input reaction, not to mention how terrible the 360 controller is for this game, the manual adjust you have to do in the Xbox settings for screen res. and the lag. PS2 doesn't suffer any of those.

If you play on 360 I can tell you, you're not playing to your full potential.

[Odintius]

Remake FFXI for PS3 / PC with the graphics of XIV, make new servers with the option of transferring Character Data from FFXI to FFXI-2, and leave the Ps2 players on 1 lonely server of 20-30 people till they get a job and upgrade. Bam, problem solved.

On a more serious note, it's only a matter of time before PS2 players are phased out, 7-8 years was plenty of time to get a job/save money for a crappy PC or an xbox 360 to run this game on. PS2 is outdated and will continue to hold this game back untill SE makes the smart choice to cut them off. Of course there is going to be a degree of angry customers, but if the issue is not delt with they will lose 10x more players then the amount of PS2 players remaining because of the games lack of progression.

I for one wouldn't mine this :P

[oliveira]

I currently use a Athlon 64 X2 (2.4ghz) with 4GB RAM and an Geforce GTS280 and FFXIV would still crap my PC out (I know it's a bit outdated now but when it was new a few years ago it was an 800 bucks PC.) -_-;

FFXI run on "over the maximum" settings (2048x2048 backbuffer) on that machine without hiccups even on crowded areas.

I like how I can use the PS2 and have the PC free for other things though.

[Ilax]

Slap $2000 onto that and it'll run XIV like a charm, but don't worry, XIV sucks you're not missing much. You run around for weeks killing "Doblyns" to get to 50, then when you're 50.. Do it again for another job. Endgame has like 6 NMs. Outside of half empty linkshells, noone in the game talks or soializes. But it's ok, instead of fixing the game, the most recent update made Doblyns stronger. So now it takes 3 times as long to level. But hey, maybe we'll get chocobos released sometime in the next 7 years.

lol i would be scared to post something like that here, but this made my day lmbo!!!