The recent rehash of the XI XIV collaboration event hit me pretty hard. The nostalgia was unreal. XI was my first mmo, and I invested five years into it that created a lot of memories. That last year though, was just me leaving and coming back over and over again looking for something that was no longer there. It was sad indeed when I just knew that my time with the game was over.

Coming into XIV, I knew if I continued to look for that first-time-playing-an-mmo experience, my sub wouldn't last long here either. I had to accept that those days are well behind me.

XI is a dinosaur compared to today's standards. I have no desire to play a game with the engine it uses. I don't enjoy not being able to kill a rabbit the same level as me. I hate my explorations coming to straight halt if I get aggroed. I'm not going to state that XI is a better game than XIV due to merits of nostalgia. I don't work that way. But XI is without question a beautiful game filled with great story, music, characters, areas, villains, and most of all, players. Many players back then we're first time mmo'ers and it created an environment that can no longer be found today.

XI has been psychologically buried for me. May it rest in piece. It is XIV's time now.