Quote Originally Posted by Sav View Post
I agree with your main point, but I get confused when people refer to FFXI as being a hardcore-focused game.
FFXI provided a decent challenge that was readily available to the average player, which I think is being confused for "hardcore" far too often on the internet.
Considering you could do almost nothing worthwhile in a small amount of time and/or without a party, I'm not so sure I agree with your statement.

Wait, I'm wrong. You could stand around in Jeuno for several hours browsing the AH, so there was that.