Quote Originally Posted by Jerbob View Post
This is a great idea. My connection isn't all that reliable and having to trudge through POL when I'm disconnected doing something really important is unnecessarily panic-inducing. There really is no reason why we can't open POL, choose an account, put in the password, and zoom straight over to the character select screen. It would make my XI experience a good deal less stressful when my connection is going through an idiot phase.
There is a reason. Didn't we mention this?

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Q: With service ending for the PlayStation 2 / Xbox 360 versions, what will happen to PlayOnline?
A: The question is a bit unclear, but PlayOnline will continue to operate while the PC version remains. This is because PlayOnline is intertwined with the key systems of FFXI, so FFXI would not be able to run by itself. However, the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 versions of PlayOnline will end with the end of service.