Why did you start playing FFXI?

[Tim]

I started playing this game in december of 05 and it was a christmas gift from my baby brother. I joined the military in 04 and he missed hanging out so he got me FF11 so we could play together. What sucks is that about 1 month into me playing my father made him quit because his grades were suffering lol. So I kept playing and am still addicted to this game.

[Mezzopiano]

I like FF games, and I wanted a game that I could play for a really long time. This seemed like a perfect fit.

[annewandering]

My son wanted to chat with me sometimes without having to call so he installed the game on my computer. I did not want to play at all but thought the little taru character was cute, met a couple of very nice people on game who had just started and six years later I am playing and he is not.
At least he understands unlike most other people. ^^

[Linh]

In January of 2004 I was deciding between Star Wars Galaxies or Dark Age of Camelot to try out as my first MMO.

Then I somehow wound up with FF11 instead of the first two *shrugs*

[Tsukino_Kaji]

In January of 2004 I was deciding between Star Wars Galaxies or Dark Age of Camelot to try out as my first MMO.

Then I somehow wound up with FF11 instead of the first two *shrugs*

Lucky you.

[Gilraen]

I joined because my friends were playing it, saying how awesome it was. After spending several months cobbling together a PS2 (had to get it fixed), HDD, copies of the core game and Promathia I managed to log on in time for the first Summerbreeze Festival. Then my friends all quit several months later. Not sure why I kept playing, maybe it's the great writing or the fulfilling quest lines. I DO know that I tend to gain only one level a month, so it's clearly not the gameplay.

[Nu-Hir]

Is this a good reason to start?

[Arconis]

I have played every Final Fantasy there is from launch and FFXI was just the next one in series.

[Tsukino_Kaji]

I have played every Final Fantasy there is from launch and FFXI was just the next one in series.

Wow that makes you old like me. lol

[Arconis]

lmao just had to point that out didn't ya was hoping I might be able to slip that by I noticed after I posted that I just showed my true age old ;; lol