What would make you return to ffxi? (if you left and came back for the free access)

[Vold]

The ring isn't so great that it should turn one off from even playing again. It lasts all of 10 minutes before it wears off and then you're waiting nearly 2 hours to use it again. It's a measly 30k exp. There's another 30k exp ring for capacity called capacity ring. It's got 7 charges 50% bonus and costs 5k sparks which are earned very easily with minimal effort. I wont bring up the one ring 11 charges that is only gotten once per year. There's bonuses to CP through RoE to boot. There's a mantle you can buy on the AH that provides 25-30% CP if you don't have a betterer mantle from incursion or whatever. You are upset over 1 extra measly JP every two hours, during double xp month. Just think about it for a bit and get back to us how terrible it is you missed out on it.

Right now this very second if coming back and earning exp is your thing, there is a double exp campaign going on. It seems to be a perma thing every 2 or 3 months or so. It's better than any ring bonus ever will be. I suggest you bring it and worry alittle bit less about 1 measly JP per two hours when each job has a 1200 JP cap. A 1 JP beef every 2 hours is an insignificant complaint compared to the 100+ you are sure to want. If you can find a group or form one then it's REALLY an insignificant complaint.

[Igi]

The ring is only one bonus among several that are no longer available.

And sheesh, apparently the community has degraded quite a bit as well. You people are sensitive.

[detlef]

The ring is only one bonus among several that are no longer available.

And sheesh, apparently the community has degraded quite a bit as well. You people are sensitive.

Ha wow. You just got some good advice. Lighten up.

[Draylo-]

Yes, I have no idea why they got rid of the discount for playing both games. The fact FFXI cost most is very silly, with the legacy discount that is.

[Draylo-]

Uh that ring barely lasts one pull of anything. You can get the one from sparks and its just as good and you can keep rebuying them. That's a silly excuse.

[Alhanelem]

The ring isn't so great that it should turn one off from even playing again. It lasts all of 10 minutes before it wears off and then you're waiting nearly 2 hours to use it again.

If you got them on mules, you can swap them out to circumvent the 2 hour timer. that's also aside the fact that you can still use the Capacity Ring while the other ring is down. It's still a permanent advantage, and breaks with the prior trend of offering limited-use boost items for the appreciation campaign. I would have been less bothered if that was the case. It's a fairness issue- They have even in the past had return home campaigns that gave the returning players the EXP ring from the previous appreciation event. So why didn't they do it this time?

it might not seem like a big deal to you, but it's the principle of the thing- it's simply unfair to returning players. I don't even know if there will ever be another oppertunity to obtain this ring, because events may well cease with the major content updates (Perhaps a community rep could clarify if the seasonal events will continue?)

[Draylo-]

If you got them on mules, you can swap them out to circumvent the 2 hour timer. that's also aside the fact that you can still use the Capacity Ring while the other ring is down. It's still a permanent advantage, and breaks with the prior trend of offering limited-use boost items for the appreciation campaign. I would have been less bothered if that was the case. It's a fairness issue- They have even in the past had return home campaigns that gave the returning players the EXP ring from the previous appreciation event. So why didn't they do it this time?

it might not seem like a big deal to you, but it's the principle of the thing- it's simply unfair to returning players. I don't even know if there will ever be another oppertunity to obtain this ring, because events may well cease with the major content updates (Perhaps a community rep could clarify if the seasonal events will continue?)

At that point you will say that anything is unfair since you've been gone. Sorry but people who subscribed come first over people who hop on for freebie time and then quit fast when its over.

[Alhanelem]

At that point you will say that anything is unfair since you've been gone. Sorry but people who subscribed come first over people who hop on for freebie time and then quit fast when its over.

I might stay longer than freebie time if SE was fair to its playerbase. And I'm saying it's unfair because it IS. They're giving rather poor incentive for players to return.

So what you're telling me is, "#(%# you all non-currently-subscribing players, we don't want you here!"

My complaint is legitimate and I stand by it. Players who come back should be on a level playing field.

There was just a second opportunity to get one, and there will probably be more after. Basically any time you get a red pell you can get it.

Didn't know about the red pell thing til after it happened and I didn't even know what the ring was until after I started the game up.

[Ulth]

There was just a second opportunity to get one, and there will probably be more after. Basically any time you get a red pell you can get it.

[Draylo-]

How is it unfair? It's been like that since this game started, seasonal events which is where the ring came from (the anniversary.) The red mog pell included it but also included a lot of other items that were desirable. It was most likely a ploy to get people to sub just for the eligibility to get it, just like any other game or company does to bring in revenue. I don't see whats unfair here, especially considering this ring isn't that special. Yes you could have stored a bunch but that means you would have to keep going back to a dbox to get it, which would drastically lower your exp/hr considering how fast you get it now.