Quote Originally Posted by Clover_Blake View Post
All that sounds like old school MMORPG. There's a reason why I, back in the day, decided to quit MMORPGs for the time being after Ragnarok Online and Lineage II, and why I never bothered trying FFXI (and the very first FFXIV). I just couldn't (and can't) stand old school MMORPGs.

I guess people are seeing FFXI with rose-tinted glasses, as you well say, based on the nice memories they keep from those times. Maybe some people also appreciate being constantly punished with endless grind and penalties (???). I'm personally glad that kind of MMORPG is no longer the norm.

As a side note, I've been curious about FFXI, but only hoping that it had evolved into something more... modern. Or let's say playable.
It's not fair at all to claim that you dislike "old-school MMOs" with their grinds, and then brush everyone who speaks fondly of XI as simply having rose-tinted glasses. You have a strong bias, and it's quite dismissive of both the game and players.