Classic Server

[Hercule]

Join the force SE

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/...-on-august-27/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-wa...c-stress-tests

YOUR TURN !

[Pixela]

Join the force SE

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/...-on-august-27/

https://www.pcgamesn.com/world-of-wa...c-stress-tests

YOUR TURN !

Wow has 3-4 million players, ffxi has 30-40k. We are lucky it's still running and being supported.

All things considered there is really no reason to ask for this, the game already functions as a "classic" server if you want it to be. You don't have to do level cap quests, you don't have to unlock trusts. Make a linkshell with likeminded people?

[Alhanelem]

Wow has 3-4 million players, ffxi has 30-40k. We are lucky it's still running and being supported.

All things considered there is really no reason to ask for this, the game already functions as a "classic" server if you want it to be. You don't have to do level cap quests, you don't have to unlock trusts. Make a linkshell with likeminded people?

There's a couple factors at work here. The first is SE probably doesn't want a mainline Final Fantasy game to ever be rendered unplayable (legally), and the other is it really doesn't take that many players for it to be profitable (but of course it does limit the number of staff that can be on the project).

[Zehira]

Maybe just reconsider a new expansion for the players who want an old school experience.

[Pixela]

FFXI classic

Don't activate trusts.
Don't do any rhapsodies missions.
Don't do any level cap quests above 75.

Almost nothing has actually changed in ffxi, you can still kill kirin as a linkshell at 75 (there is a 75 cap linkshell on asura), you can still level in groups.

The issue actually is you can't get people to play that way

[CrAZYVIC]

After square enix saw Classic-Wow BETA break the internet even was the #1 on twitch for a day. Im sure they will release a FFXI classic server. TERA already is working on that LOL

I dont miss the "Lving process on FFXI" or the horrible limit break quests but i really miss the end game: Sky, Sea, einherjar, dynamis, limbus, KSNM99 the merit parties. You had a great variety of end game content and obtaining gear felt a lot more special.

There are a lot of stuff i love of the "RETAIL FFXI" the idea you can farm ur own ultimate weapons, the idea you can get lv 99 alone, the idea with certain jobs + trusts you can solo 75% of the escha/reinsejima mobs etc.

But i like the idea of a classic server until WoTG expansion to be honest. This server will stay forever on that expansion and square enix do not have provide any extra content affecting the updates of Retail. Just pay the electric bill every month

[Stuzey]

I don't think a classic server is even possible? It's a PS2 game, ported to a PC, think of all that original code they would have to go over, they would need PS2 dev kits, which they have said are in short supply. It's just not as simple as WOW.

[Kalimairo]

I don't think a classic server is even possible? It's a PS2 game, ported to a PC, think of all that original code they would have to go over, they would need PS2 dev kits, which they have said are in short supply. It's just not as simple as WOW.

how is it not possible when there are 2 private servers emulating it already 1 with 500-700 and the other peaks 800-1.2k?

i would honestly pay 30 dollars a month for a classic server.

[Seish]

how is it not possible when there are 2 private servers emulating it already 1 with 500-700 and the other peaks 800-1.2k?

i would honestly pay 30 dollars a month for a classic server.

Truth. I've said in detail what everyone has. And the fact this is brought up again demands attention from the Devs--especially after how successful WOW classic is.

[Alhanelem]

Truth. I've said in detail what everyone has. And the fact this is brought up again demands attention from the Devs--especially after how successful WOW classic is.

Again, WoW is a massive game compared to FFXI, even at its peak. even 5-10% of their playerbase wanting to play vanilla is a large number of people compared to FFXI, so the risk-reward ratio was good or them.. FFXI does not have the base to back something like this. It will not be revisited by the devs, it was already shot down a long time ago.

That aside from the fact that whle classic serervers pull a nice crowd draw ehen they come out, those players dry up when they realize there won't be any updates, after they've already done everything to death.