I do a lot of abyssea exp ptys. I can be perfectly fine for quite a long time if there's just my alliance in the immediate area, but once another ally comes close by and is fighting in the same spot for a while, I can often freeze anytime after 30 mins to 2 hours. I also get some of the other above mentioned issues too while playing on 360. I could play on my laptop but it's not as comfy for me even with a controller since I enjoy laying on my bed while I use a wireless controller to play on a large TV. If I played on a laptop/PC then I might be turned off from FFXI soon into playing, but that's just me. I'm used to playing console games and I enjoy playing console games.