Final Fantasy XIV 1.23b - Would you Play it if Available?

[Skivvy]

They just have to give FFXI (not the XIV) a graphical enhancement (with no loading screen between zones) similar to FFXIV 1.0 to have a great game like 1.23b.

I would be all over that. I've played both XI and XIV for many years, and to me, XI is far superior - even with it's clunky system and outdated graphics. I've tried to lure many people to that game, but it is not all that friendly to new players, although it is possible to work past that. lol.

I was one of the people who dropped out of 1.0 very early on, but I wish I had stuck around to make it to 1.23. XIV ARR is a pretty game, but it's so damn shallow. I think 1.23 definitely would have been more up my alley.

Also, regarding the 7th umbral private server for 1.23 (this was mentioned earlier in the thread) - it's not even a functional game. There are some zones, some random mobs, but you can't really do anything. Unless there is another private server out there that I'm not aware of, people need to stop telling people to go play there - because you can't. :P

[KisaiTenshi]

I was one of the people who dropped out of 1.0 very early on, but I wish I had stuck around to make it to 1.23. XIV ARR is a pretty game, but it's so damn shallow. I think 1.23 definitely would have been more up my alley.

Also, regarding the 7th umbral private server for 1.23 (this was mentioned earlier in the thread) - it's not even a functional game. There are some zones, some random mobs, but you can't really do anything. Unless there is another private server out there that I'm not aware of, people need to stop telling people to go play there - because you can't. :P

There's actually two different PS. They're basically just replaying packet logs from when the game was operational, and not really emulating the server, everything is hardcoded into it. So it's enough to induce playback of some of the cutscenes, but not enough to actually get the context for them.