Quote Originally Posted by R041 View Post
I don't really want to admit how long it takes me to do each quest. It's pretty insane.

I've even had some where I had to give up, use a guide.. And the guide didn't really help. So there's that. lol

I also had some strange urge to print out the map and plaster it all over the walls, something I haven't done since Ultima. I won't though. Because I'm an adult, and that would be difficult to explain to guests.

The thing I'm enjoying the most right now is I'm given the opportunity to try and fail. Where in XIV I'm very used to just going through the motion of a visual novel where it's nearly impossible to fail. They both have their own strengths, so I'm enjoying XI for the solo challenge.
I played XI around the time when partying up was mandatory. But honestly what made me fall in love with the game was how dangerous and open the world felt. The adventure aspect really did exist, and the travel. And this despite the world not bieng open, it has zones. And yet it felt huge.

Which, brings me to another aspect. Because of all these systems when there was combat in XI it felt momentous, like, okay stuff is happening because you didn't spend the whole time just blowing stuff up and teleporting. Whereas in XIV because everything has been taken out except combat it feels shallow. Like, okay let's just start blasting with little regard for anything.