[[ Why do we miss the old FFXI community ]] What made it special ??

[frostmagemari]

My big question is, is that if FFXI was so great, why isn't -everyone- clamoring for more XI and things like it? The most reasonable answer, just because you* had a blast in the game and were able to find a clique, does not mean that the game was good or that it's community was great.

For the most part, i remember XI being the most vile and elitist community there was; When you tried to find a group, only certain classes were even entertained as being worth it, then when you found a group you were dressed down as soon as you got there and people didn't want to risk their XP on someone who didn't have every piece of gear people thought they should have for the level, no matter how unreasonable it was, and then you were booted from the group to find your own way back to civilization.

And my experience does not mean it was a horrible game either, but rather simply pointing out that nostalgia colours a person's view in many different hues, but rarely does it reflect the truth.