Classic Servers

[Lortheron]

WHM taking the time and effort, to quest their Teleport scrolls, and then being able to Teleport the party, made them a unique part of the team. Now almost entirely useless thanks to HP/SG warps, and mounts.

The connections made, when asking for a Teleport. You met a new person. You chatted. It felt nice.

This is a small example of Lost Culture. You can't pick-and-choose with Culture.

The new game lacks those bonds of friendship and reliance, bonds which were forged in adversity. I describe the new game as basically solo-player. I think that is tragic.

But you can, just takes some time to figure out how to estimulante people to do things like what you described, make it worth while while still having some few new places where can teleport, for example.

Just like airships, for example too: the middleground would be having airships available every 3m, instead of 11m. And make the trips faster and even cheaper (50gil), maybe add some more shops with random unique cheaper than usual items inside the airships and more quests and encounters involving them...

That is a comfortable middleground. The teleport anywhere free of charge is just the oposite extreme and doesn't improve on the original experience.

And that's just an example of a possible middleground that would make oldschool player happy. Improve and make the old experience better, a bit faster, yes, but don't CHANGE the core original experience to something else totally different. That's my point.

[Alhanelem]

If they did just a classic set of dynamis zones, the game would effectively have everything it did in the old days still. (minus bugs and adjusted camps for lv.90~ mobs)

As SE stated, they do not have a snapshot of the 75 era. It would have to be rebuilt mostly from scratch.

[Trublade]

I haven't played in quite some time. I made a new character and came back hoping for the same or at least a similar experience.. What I got was me joining a party where everyone gets 1000-2000 xp per kill and I get 200-600... I go from level 15 to 20 and they go from 15 to 35 in under an hour.. wth?!

I don't want to be on a server where that kind of xp gain exists.
It is insane and it kills the whole feel of level progression and the bonds you make with people while doing it.

It completely negates the use of lower level equipment and absolutely invalidates any low level crafting.
IMO everything in the game is fine EXCEPT for the insane amount of XP gain at low to mid levels.
It's just ridiculous...

I am seriously heartbroken at what this game feels like right now because of it.
Please make a semi-classic "official" server and allow people to join it so they can experience the same awesome feels I had when I got this game on PS2 back in the day or nerf the XP for low and mid levels.
Please..
Thank you.

[Pixela]

jI haven't played in quite some time. I made a new character and came back hoping for the same or at least a similar experience.. What I got was me joining a party where everyone gets 1000-2000 xp per kill and I get 200-600... I go from level 15 to 20 and they go from 15 to 35 in under an hour.. wth?!

what are you talking about? trolling or something?

[Alhanelem]

I haven't played in quite some time. I made a new character and came back hoping for the same or at least a similar experience.. What I got was me joining a party where everyone gets 1000-2000 xp per kill and I get 200-600... I go from level 15 to 20 and they go from 15 to 35 in under an hour.. wth?!

I don't want to be on a server where that kind of xp gain exists.
It is insane and it kills the whole feel of level progression and the bonds you make with people while doing it.

It completely negates the use of lower level equipment and absolutely invalidates any low level crafting.
IMO everything in the game is fine EXCEPT for the insane amount of XP gain at low to mid levels.
It's just ridiculous...

I am seriously heartbroken at what this game feels like right now because of it.
Please make a semi-classic "official" server and allow people to join it so they can experience the same awesome feels I had when I got this game on PS2 back in the day or nerf the XP for low and mid levels.
Please..
Thank you.

The point of low level crafting is to get to high level crafting. Even 10 years ago, that's about 90% the truth.

I mean, if you really want to play a game where you level crazy slow, play MapleStory. Even though it's been sped up since it started, it still takes forever and ever, much longer than FFXI ever did, in the higher levels.

People lead busier lives today than they did back in the day. Nobody really wants to level that slow anymore.

[Cesil]

While I don't know how successful classic servers would be, I think it would be in their best interest to actually update the game to not run on 56k, and actually have it load inventory instead of having to sit and wait 30+ seconds every time I zone and run on modern connection speeds.

They should also consider updating the graphics.

I dunno though, I have a lot of LS and we do a lot of stuff, but lack of amount of players, or maybe its the changes made in the game, but the social aspect feels like its long gone and that is what made this game so wonderful a lot of the times.

[Trublade]

I’m not trolling. My brother has all or most of the expansions complete and he’s making insane xp per kill with the XP band active.
This is hardly the same game it was at launch at this point. Just not what I was hoping for in that regard. Still fun to be had here, especially with the graphical mods and updates but I was looking forward to a more reserved speed.
And I disagree with the sentiment that low level gear should be useless along with low level crafting. Stating your personal opinion as a fact, doesn’t make it a fact.

[Alhanelem]

It’s ridiculous how SOME of you feel like your opinion is a fact and that you alone should dictate the direction of the game.
And no I’m not trolling. My brother has all or most of the expansions complete and he’s making insane xp per kill.
This is hardly the same game it was at launch at this point. Just not what I was hoping for in that regard. Still fun to be had here, especially with the graphical mods but I was looking forward to a more reserved speed. And I disagree with the sentiment that low level gear should be useless along with low level crafting. Again, stating your personal opinion as a fact, doesn’t make it a fact.

I never claimed my opinion itself was a fact. But my opinion does in part draw upon the actual fact that SE themselves has said they have no intention of doing it. I merely listed many reasons why that is probably the case. Feeling strongly about an opinion does not mean it is being treated as fact.


And of course it isn't the same game that we had at launch. ALL MMOs change over time. People really need to start realizing and accepting that. Nostalgia is a pair of rose tinted glasses. FFXIV is vastly different now than 9 years ago as well.

[Pixela]

I’m not trolling. My brother has all or most of the expansions complete and he’s making insane xp per kill with the XP band active.
This is hardly the same game it was at launch at this point. Just not what I was hoping for in that regard. Still fun to be had here, especially with the graphical mods and updates but I was looking forward to a more reserved speed.
And I disagree with the sentiment that low level gear should be useless along with low level crafting. Stating your personal opinion as a fact, doesn’t make it a fact.

You're trolling.

You joined the game new and joined an XP party where level 99 playes were powerleveling you for free huh?

[Trublade]

Lol.. Same old FF forum I see. Attack first..
My brother joined me and level synced to me in selbina sands at level 15. He went almost instantly to like 35 and I hit like 20 for the whole time we were there lol.. He was telling me “wow that was 1200 xp for the first Mob” etc..
But thanks for making assumptions..
You should really consider taking deep breaths and using sensibility before you post.
You’re not doing yourself any favors making blind insinuations and using aggressive tones.
Just some friendly advice.
Have a nice day.