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    Player Chamaan's Avatar
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    Chamaan
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    Valefor
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    PUP Lv 99
    Because friends had been crowing about how awesome the super bees in Gustaberg were since JP release.

    And because Lagnarok Online was taking months to implement the Monk class, so I got tired of waiting and picked up a game that already had Monks. I like to punch stuff.
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    Player Yatsuhiko's Avatar
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    Yatsuhiko
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    Phoenix
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    RDM Lv 99
    When I heard there was going to be a Final Fantasy game that was online, I though, "That's for me! I have to get it!" Even though I've never played any MMO's prior to that, and I was a kinda late starter in the Final Fantasy series, starting with VII, the thought of getting to choose my own job, race, and looks was mind-blowing for me. Everytime I saw a preview in the magazine, I'd actually sit there and read every word, and just stare in awe at the pictures. When I learned that a certain magazine was also including previews of FFXI on a PS2 disc, I started picking them up. And I'd just watch the developers and magazine editors talk about the game. When it was finally released for the PS2, I was able to get a copy as a birthday present. Despite my first experience not being the best, since I pretty much ignored the manual, it was still everything I hoped for.
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    Player Seha's Avatar
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    Sehachan
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    Valefor
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    COR Lv 99
    Simply because it's a Final Fantasy. I've played all games of the saga and I'm a big fan of it, so I wanted to try this one too. I didn't even know what mmorpg were before I started xD and now I'm here playing for my 6th year~
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    Player Selzak's Avatar
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    I was heavy into SOCOM II on PS2 and bought the hard drive to access a map pack that required it. Looking back, that was one of the earliest map packs on a console and a huge waste of money (the PS2 HDD sold for $100...). When I preordered the HDD I grabbed a little pamphlet for it that included some information about FFXI, which was packaged with the HDD. I had played FFIX, FFVII, and FFX previously (FFIX was probably my favorite game of all time) so it piqued my interest. I was also just getting into the whole online gaming thing, and an MMO sounded really fascinating. Gave it a shot, and got hooked. I've been off and on (restarted completely several times), but here I am about seven years later.
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    Player Murphie's Avatar
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    Murph
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    Lakshmi
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    BLU Lv 90
    A lot of my friends started playing back at NA launch, and it looked like fun. I've "quit" several times over the years to try other MMOs, or because I was burned out, or whatever, but I've always come back.
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  6. #16
    Player Joslyn's Avatar
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    played alot of EQ and UO but was getting tired of them, Am a huge FF geek so I thought I'd give it a try, Had to wait for a time till I got my own place and High speed internet before I could start.Been playing since 05 still only have 1 job right now maxed to the current level cap since its my favorite job but I am lvling others that I'm enjoying to play as.
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  7. #17
    Player Eiyoko's Avatar
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    Eiyoko
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    Ragnarok
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    SMN Lv 90
    I had been thinking about it for a while and toyed with the idea of what I might do, but finally I decided to pick up a copy when I went to EB games one day (as well as the brady guide...lmao XD). I was a somewhat late started, playing a few months to a year after the initial release (before CoP came out...ah, the good ol' days). The story is awesome, and I had some great first experiences. Needless to say, I've been hooked ever since :3
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    Player philmacraken's Avatar
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    Philmacraken
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    Quetzalcoatl
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    DNC Lv 99
    Quote Originally Posted by Selzak View Post
    I was heavy into SOCOM II on PS2 and bought the hard drive to access a map pack that required it. Looking back, that was one of the earliest map packs on a console and a huge waste of money (the PS2 HDD sold for $100...). When I preordered the HDD I grabbed a little pamphlet for it that included some information about FFXI, which was packaged with the HDD. I had played FFIX, FFVII, and FFX previously (FFIX was probably my favorite game of all time) so it piqued my interest. I was also just getting into the whole online gaming thing, and an MMO sounded really fascinating. Gave it a shot, and got hooked. I've been off and on (restarted completely several times), but here I am about seven years later.
    i used to play socom 1 and 2 all the time also..i was a heavy poster on the sony forums and got a beta invite for ffxi...and since they gave you a copy of the game and the HDD for free for beta testing...i was hooked lol
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    Player Etrigan's Avatar
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    Etri
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    Asura
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    MNK Lv 99
    I had been playing Anarchy Online and been getting bored with it, mainly because for some reason Ruby-Ka 1 always showed as down on my home connection, and thats where all my friends I had made played. FFXI came out and a group of friends and I all picked it up, somehow without world passes we all but 1 ended up on Fairy. We had the group all set, I wanted to be a paladin so I leveled warrior when I found out I could not start out as such (and to this day still have not really leveled paladin all that much). a white mage, a red mage, a black mage, a monk, and a second warrior who upon hitting 30 opened and solo leveled dark knight to catch up with us.

    Even when my friends slowly dwindled off because of various reasons, two of which could not defeat Maat, I now am the last of the group to still play to this day!
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    Player Cylla's Avatar
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    Asylina
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    Phoenix
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    WAR Lv 99
    A friend had told me to give it a try and so I picked it up along with my husband and for the first year we didn't really get in to it very much...but by the 2nd year, we started playing full time with friends.
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    "And while you think you know me you'll come to find, you assume too much."

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