I might get hate or banned but hey w/e

[Starkbeaumont]

the glorious FFXI or otherwise known as ppl mistake massive time investment for a difficulty

[Blackcanary]

That was a great article and everything that person said was very true. Unfortunately FFXIV wasn't made with community being its first thought. I think it tried but it didn't work.
Which is one thing i really hate about XIV.

I will always remember walking near the entrance of the city of Jeuno and seeing all those players standing out side sealing items from their personal shop. Said it once and will say it again Abysea killed FFXI. what the hell was they thinking.

[Lewtskie]

...and if finally lights turn OFF ,i hope SE will let players play a offline version of it , with trusts u can really solo tons of content

Once the servers finally close and the game ends for good they'll be making a semi-multiplayer version for phones. Using the same assets (possibly clean them up), trim whatever they'll consider fat, and release it as a standalone title with multiplayer functionality. That way the core of the game will continue to exist.

Here's the reddit that I believe is keeping the most track of it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxi/commen...obile_updated/

[Blackcanary]

I'm really not sure why Abyssea was so hated but I know its a popular opinion. I rejoined after a big break right into Abyssea and I loved it. It finally made things easier to solo, AF3 was reasonable to achieve, and there were so many fun items to hunt for so when I logged in I had plenty of stuff to do. Though VW was there too and, well VW was amazing in every way.

Is there still a great community in FFXI? I haven't been back there in so long as it is I don't think my Imac can run it so i will never get a chance to replay it.
I also remember when i went in to Dunes it was empty as hell.
I think with so many MMORPGs out now trying to go back to that game would be like walking through a desert. It would be a complete wasteland.

[CrimsonThunder]

We all acknowledge that FFXIV has problems, both on the dev side and on the player side. However, begging for the game to be like FFXI is just never going to happen, period.

Nor does it solve anything at all, me wishing that FFXIII was more like FFIX because I am utterly biased doesn't fix the reasons for why FFXIII sucks.

[Magic-Mal]

Not trying to throw hate at FFXI or the OP but... there was just a really huge thread that finally died that was all about FFXI. And now... well here's another one xD. As I said though you, the OP probably never knew about this thread but any who..

I was brought into FFXIV first and I absolutely love his game. I love the speed, the movement, the ability to play solo, the ability to kill squirrels and ladybugs alone, and etc. Probably because I'm ignorant but it just seems like based off of boss fights I've watched, you move so slow in FFXI that I'd probably fall asleep or my eyes would fall out/melt..

I dislike the idea of having to group up for everything because the world is THAT dangerous. FFXIV being a "pick-it-up-and-play" game is one of its strong points in my opinion. Because all of the people who don't want that hassle can well.. pick it up and play! The stories I've heard about FFXI and it's server communities make it seem like(in my PoV) that servers are kind of like massive cliques. Where if you don't know anybody you don't get anywhere... But I can be wrong lol. Never touched the game myself..

[MistyMew]

I seen many leave ffxi longggg before Abysea. Wouldn't say that's what killed it, many enjoyed Aby as much as any other content, myself included.

Time killed the game paired with se NOT hearing requests of their customers until things were too late but meh ...everyone has a different opinion no one is completely right nor wrong.

I like ffxi still, never stopped paying for my sub since day 1. I see recent qol changes as a great things that they should have been added yearsssss ago...not as a "shell" of its former self at all.
Its glory days however are over, just gotta accept that, I think wows glory days are numbered as well for numerous reasons....such is the natural way of any game. Welcome to reality.

I enjoy wow too and only stopped my sub once temporarily in 10+ years due to extremely poor developer decisions, but back in there now too.

Rift, Tera...they all have some fun aspects for me.

There is no supreme , ultimate, perfect game in existence, never has been. I never am blinded to think that way.
I dabble and enjoy a few games at any given time as to not become "obsessed" with one in particular as I think ppl turn a bit "odd" when that happens lol You can be loyal to a game (as I have been to many) without it needing to be the "end all be all of ones existence and every other game better copy it to a tee or else its garbage!"

Nostalgia is very high for me in ffxi and wow. I recognise it as such.

I don't expect ffxiv to be a copy of either, but I do think its wise of se to grab certain tidbits that other games have done exceptionally well....which sadly they are not fully embracing yet.

ie/ Housing, wardrobe /dyes from Rift, WOWs catch up mechanics for new xpacs/players, addition of add ons OR an huge revamp to current ui options, the gorrrgeous gear designs/textures and fluid animations from Tera, and the vast amount of variety of outdoor content from ffxi and gear lasting in value a tad longer then it does currently, just as a few examples. Just an opinion.

Maybe with time and hopefully increased resources they can add or improve some features in the future to match the quality of the other games. They have done some things just right, but definitely a lot of room to improve, I do hope they see that.

[Blackcanary]

I seen many leave ffxi longggg before Abysea. Wouldn't say that's what killed it, many enjoyed Aby as much as any other content, myself included.

Time killed the game paired with se NOT hearing requests of their customers until things were too late but meh ...everyone has a different opinion no one is completely right nor wrong.

I like ffxi still, never stopped paying for my sub since day 1. I see recent qol changes as a great things that they should have been added yearsssss ago...not as a "shell" of its former self at all.
Its glory days however are over, just gotta accept that, I think wows glory days are numbered as well for numerous reasons....such is the natural way of any game. Welcome to reality.

I enjoy wow too and only stopped my sub once temporarily in 10+ years due to extremely poor developer decisions, but back in there now too.

Rift, Tera...they all have some fun aspects for me.

There is no supreme , ultimate, perfect game in existence, never has been. I never am blinded to think that way.
I dabble and enjoy a few games at any given time as to not become "obsessed" with one in particular as I think ppl turn a bit "odd" when that happens lol You can be loyal to a game (as I have been to many) without it needing to be the "end all be all of ones existence and every other game better copy it to a tee or else its garbage!"

Nostalgia is very high for me in ffxi and wow. I recognise it as such.

I don't expect ffxiv to be a copy of either, but I do think its wise of se to grab certain tidbits that other games have done exceptionally well....which sadly they are not fully embracing yet.

ie/ Housing, wardrobe /dyes from Rift, WOWs catch up mechanics for new xpacs/players, addition of add ons OR an huge revamp to current ui options, the gorrrgeous gear designs/textures and fluid animations from Tera, and the vast amount of variety of outdoor content from ffxi and gear lasting in value a tad longer then it does currently, just as a few examples. Just an opinion.

Maybe with time and hopefully increased resources they can add or improve some features in the future to match the quality of the other games. They have done some things just right, but definitely a lot of room to improve, I do hope they see that.

Funny thing is so many people have stated some of the things that you have stated time and time again. I don't SE will ever listen till its to late when it comes to this game. I'm looking forward to the next exp pack. It takes a long time for things to change. But people keep bringing these issues up and SE seem to be ignoring it completely. Don't Know how much longer I will continue to play this game. As it is i only come on for the MSQ that's the only thing that I find interesting about this game. If it wasn't for that and the amount of time i've put into this game. I would of left time ago. LOL is spend more time checking whats been posted on here than I do playing the game in my mind that's really bad.

[Lulu89]

I played it and was fun, but vastly prefer solo friendly gameplay to old school games that require grouping to do anything.

So go play a RPG, not a MMO .... What is the point in playing solo on a ONLINE GAME.... -_-

[Warlyx]

Once the servers finally close and the game ends for good they'll be making a semi-multiplayer version for phones. Using the same assets (possibly clean them up), trim whatever they'll consider fat, and release it as a standalone title with multiplayer functionality. That way the core of the game will continue to exist.

Here's the reddit that I believe is keeping the most track of it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxi/commen...obile_updated/

yeah i know that ( i played grandmasters and is fun as hell!), but FFXI reboot is only android / ios.....if the game was released in PC aswell....then that would be cool.

FFXI is still "unique" , there is no game like that anymore , even when now u can have trust and arent "forced" to group , there is nothing close to that and probably never will