I'm going to replay BOF series too. I was thinking that earlier today, I haven't played those games in a few years.
Arcanum was OK, I didn't really think it was great, but it was okay.
Baldurs Gate 1&2, plus the Throne Of Bhaal, Neverwinter Nights series. Those are awesome games, which I played from the late 90s, and only stopped playing when FFXI arrived and swallowed up all my free time lol. They're all great games and expansion spinoffs, but I like the original BG1 and 2 best. Great fun, and very imaginatively written story and characters.
I agree with you that I would rather play FFXI, but that if it isn't available due to SEAMS billing problems I will go with other games instead. I might have so much fun playing through my old games catalogue that I just don't miss FFXI and don't want to come back lol.
