FFXI is the greatest computergame of all time.

[kylani]

I bought the FFXIV box-set with all the books and fancy stuff in it, because I wanted to show my support. I played ARR for just over a month, and then ran back to FFXI as quickly as my clunky obsolete little tarutaru legs would carry me.

XIV is an achievement and very good at what it does, but it is not my kind of game, it feels like I'm doing homework or chores. I can't get any kind of RPG traction in it, and I don't bond with my character like I do in FFXI.

But I truly hope that everyone playing XIV has a great time and the game is successful, I wish them all the best!

I also purchased the initial collector's edition, hoping that 14 would be another 11. I tried as long as I could, then came back to 11. I also tried again with ARR, and while the game improved dramatically, it just didn't feel like FFXI to me. I like Wow, lotro, swtor, even 14 for a change of pace, but they just never get to me the way FFXI does. I really wanted 14 to be a new FFXI. Now I'm happy to play FFXI till the doors finally close, then I'll probably either stop gaming or flit from game to game.

I am glad 14 is doing so well for SE, but I hope 11 stays up for a long time. I still have a lot to do.

[Stompa]

I also purchased the initial collector's edition, hoping that 14 would be another 11. I tried as long as I could, then came back to 11. I also tried again with ARR, and while the game improved dramatically, it just didn't feel like FFXI to me. I like Wow, lotro, swtor, even 14 for a change of pace, but they just never get to me the way FFXI does. I really wanted 14 to be a new FFXI. Now I'm happy to play FFXI till the doors finally close, then I'll probably either stop gaming or flit from game to game.

I am glad 14 is doing so well for SE, but I hope 11 stays up for a long time. I still have a lot to do.

I totally agree with you. There are so many things I still want to do in FFXI, even after eleven years of play. My afterglow requires 3000 riftcinders, and I have limited game time due to my work office getting unusually huge amounts of new projects. At the current pace I will finish the 3000 riftcinders around year 2050, lol. I have a lot of smaller goals which I could finish in a year or two, so I am trying to focus on the easier short-term goals instead of the 2050 stuff. And I'm spending more time just relaxing in Vanadiel and enjoying the atmospheric storyline RPG elements, instead of just constantly rushing around trying to get stuff all the time.