The truth is we need a remastered XI or a follow up

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Also I just got it setup on Steamdeck, it was pretty easy with the normal Steam version. So hype.

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.

It's interesting, because XI looks like it's split into 2 different games now. The Trust version and Non-Trust + max Lv75? (Not super familiar)

I joined Retail Bahamut because it seems a little slower than Asura, less bots and spam. Most people are using Discord now I think, and it seems pretty active still.

I want to eventually give the other servers a try too, but right now I'm just soaking it up with Trusts and experiencing it at my own pace. It basically feels like XII + Gambits.

And you're right, everything in XI has more weight overall (for casual content). Traveling to another city itself is a whole adventure. I almost died on a damn boat. I have to pay attention to what's around me and figure out how certain things agro. These are the things I liked about XIV Eureka, and it just basically amplifies it x100.

Whenever I'm getting ready to leave a city to trek to another city, I basically feel like a kid on my first day of school trying to make sure I got everything, my lunch, my supplies, am I dressed nice before I get destroyed.