Not everything is nostalgia for everyone...

I agree with the OP. I loved FFXI pre SoA! The only reason I quit was b/c of that expansion and what it brought.

I WILL SAY THIS NOW THOUGH PLEASE READ CAREFULLY FOR THOSE WHO NEVER READ IN THESE FORUMS!!!!

I DO NOT WANT FFXIV:ARR TO BE FFXI-2 I WOULD QUIT SO FAST! I DO NOT WANT AN XI SEQUEL....
So now that I got that out of the way, yes I enjoyed FFXI so much. Did it have it's CONS vs PROS? of course! Nothing is prefect lol life would be so dull and meaningless if it was perfect and so would games @.@