Lexin,

That, I think, should be the least of reasons to not play!

The quest you mention is easier than ever to tackle, and the items required for the Olde Rarab Tail (excluding the Seasoning Stone) can be traded amongst players. Don't give up that easily, I'd say!


As for the “free trial”, I contacted the eMail support for some form of elaboration since we have not had any official comment here yet; it seems to be as I suspected, and I quote:

Thank you for contacting the Square Enix Support Centre.


We are sorry for any confusion caused by the free trial version of the FINAL FANTASY XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition.

The promotion gives access to the full download files to the game for free, whereas previously if installation discs were lost for example a new copy of the game would need to have been purchased.

Unfortunately, if you have not purchased any expansions previously, you would not be able to enter these areas within the game, however you can still download this version of the game.

We once again apologise for any confusion and we will pass on your feedback.


Kind regards,

The Square Enix Support Centre team

I do have to mention that they can be speedy with replies there! I've been getting eMails back within minutes it seemed, even though they still apologised for the delay, heh.