FFXI is the most atmospheric, well-written, and unique computer-game of all time.

[Dihlyte]

I find it funny because you're so blatantly bad that you failed to solicit help from literally the most helpful of community games, that I highly suspect you of lying or of ulterior motives.

I am not sure if you didn’t understand, or … exactly what you just said, but I did say I reached 99, as well accomplished other tasks.

I also said I received help. I simply do not recall every instance I received help because this was 12 years ago.

At the time I was playing XIV as well, and was enjoying that game more. (FFXIV 1.18/1.23b) and then when XIV was down before 2.0 I came back and accomplished more tasks, then went back to XIV.

I’m not sure where I said I failed or asked for sympathy. You asked a question and I answered it. I think you just didn’t understand the answer, or jumped to conclusions without having the full picture.

I also enjoy playing on my own terms, and instead prefer not to ask for help, which is why I appreciate the trust system. Which is also why I enjoyed the solo challenge, but there simply were times I needed to party up, and when those times came, I obviously got the help. My statement was that the game prior to trusts was designed in a way you needed party members almost constantly, and joining so late into the game, that newer players had a “steeper hill” so to speak. What that means is in say 2002 or 2004 there were more players at lower levels, and fewer at levels 50 and 75. Then come 2012 significantly more players at level 99 and very few at level 1. That is pretty normal, and I would imagine understandable. I never said I didn’t ever get help or failed. I said I reached 99 and completed a number of missions, the other details I simply do not remember, again, this was 12 years ago.

I have since stopped playing XIV, and now play XI strictly and have completed all missions, multiple times over, cleared all V0 odyssey NM’s created a handful of REMA’s including an Aeonic.

I really don’t know where your comment came from, but I believe you’re mistaken.

[Dragoy]

Then come 2012 significantly more players at level 99 and very few at level 1.

Twas also the time when Abyssea leveling up in big parties was a mighty big thing, which you mentioned you didn't have (I never liked or did it but a couple of times with linkshells; I got my first level 99 in Campaign Battle (same as with level 75), though of course there were a bunch of levels betwixt from actual "old-school" parties, and I've played since 2005, at 1399 days playtime on my oldest character at this moment (without bazaaring stuff or AFK online all the time)).

[Dihlyte]

Twas also the time when Abyssea leveling up in big parties was a mighty big thing, which you mentioned you didn't have (I never liked or did it but a couple of times with linkshells; I got my first level 99 in Campaign Battle (same as with level 75), though of course there were a bunch of levels betwixt from actual "old-school" parties, and I've played since 2005, at 1399 days playtime on my oldest character at this moment (without bazaaring stuff or AFK online all the time)).

Yeah looking back, my best option was to just get Abyssea, but the reason I didn't immediately jump into it, was because I was just more interested in XIV.

Since now I have completely lost interest in XIV, I'm happy to hear of all the new updates coming to XI, and really enjoying my time with this game.

I think XI now is really fleshed out and quite the expansive experience, which I appreciate about the game, as to me that is what a true MMORPG is all about. Crafting a massive experience that you can really sink your teeth into.

I come to RPG's, more specifically MMORPG's because I do have time to sit down and enjoy the experience, and I want to be challenged and I do want to explore.

[Stompa]

The other obvious reason why FFXI is the greatest computer-game of all time, are the NPC Heroes.

FFXI has so many NPC Heroes, with so many colourful unique personalities and back-stories.

It is sometimes said, that Life Has A Narrative Quality, meaning that life essentially reads like a story, being that the life of the universe, or the life of the smallest living being. There is a story-book narrative quality. Things like Deja-vu and Precognition, fit into this idea that the story is written, and we are glimpsing pages from the book as we read through it.

In FFXI the NPC Heroes have stories to tell, they have personalities. My favourite NPC Hero of all time, in any computer-game, is Apururu. She has a very interesting story, and a very amusing world-view.

In all the other computer-games I've played, there were maybe two or three NPC Heroes that I remember vividly. Even though I liked those other games, and enjoyed the narrative story-lines, and appreciated the NPC Heroes, they slip from my memory. The NPC Heroes in Vana'diel are so vivid and profound, they stay in my memory, and feel as though they are part of my life story, in a deep way, completely unlike any other computer-game.

[Jordache]

words

It was literally the first half of your post.

Anyway, I don't like your personality and prose; so: I'm just going to ignore your from now on.

[Dragoy]

Yeah looking back, my best option was to just get Abyssea, but the reason I didn't immediately jump into it, was because I was just more interested in XIV.

Since now I have completely lost interest in XIV, I'm happy to hear of all the new updates coming to XI, and really enjoying my time with this game.

You did what you felt more like doing, and I think that was the best choice at the time!

Perhaps things would have gone different if you did more XI back then, I mean, they would have, but we'll need to discover the Cavernous Maw to take us back and see I maybe guess.

I think I was the same a lot in the sense that I did everything I could alone as much as I could, but I also did stuff with friends, from which the latter always made me enjoy the game the most.

I still do things mostly alone, but still enjoy playing with others too. I don't do the end-game stuff that I can't do alone though. Not without close friends due to how many people nowadays use... uh... "helper-things"...

I digress, but I think I can relate a lot!