Does else anyone miss "open dungeons"? Old FFXIers?

[MStowastiqVahlshdeh]

I like the non que/untimed type dungeon style the most as well. I think it would be great if we had both rather than one or the other. Exploring for the first time and getting past the mobs as they scale up is a good challenge. It is fun to go back after leveling up and progressing farther than you went before.

[Tenku]

If Square Enix was smart enough to do this, where they make at least 30% of the content open world like in FFXI with the extremely difficult mobs, I think a lot of FFXI players will actually switch over. They can do this when they raise level cap and make it much more difficult to level up. 1-50 in a day is just pathetic.

[Otoha]

If Square Enix was smart enough to do this, where they make at least 30% of the content open world like in FFXI with the extremely difficult mobs, I think a lot of FFXI players will actually switch over. They can do this when they raise level cap and make it much more difficult to level up. 1-50 in a day is just pathetic.

Completely agree; fate leveling needs to be removed tho. It's the number one reason people in this game are so bad once they hit 50.
With the burning to 50 that quick from fates, people never have enough time to play and learn their jobs right.

Only way to make it so people can be prepared for endgame knowing their job, would be ridding the game of fate leveling, and bringing back level grinding.

[Maxxsen]

I would have no problem playing a FF11 looking like ARR. Miss the old pty system and i rly miss Leaping Lizzy.

[Heavell]

Open dungeons really good old times for old gamers, well no more...

new generation gamers whining too much so everything need to be instance and easy.

[Bethor]

Oh yeah the good ol' days!

>>"Hey you need a party @Crawler's Nest?"
<<"Of course!"
.... zoning....
*SPLAT*
"Who the fucking hell pulled all those damned crawler's to the entrance!!!!!"

God that shit was so much fun, but stressy as well. Not getting to the party because people kept pulling them to the zone. I know that problem was fixed a few years later =P.

I dunno if these kind of open world dungeons would change the immerson of the game. I remember good times while camping HNM's and chitchatting and small talking to other people while waiting for windows to occur. That design of 30mins wait and focus 1min was really really stupid though. And that for 3hours.

Edit: 2nd Part coming soon due to fucking 1000 letters cap

[Bethor]

A lot of people are saying this game is still young and fresh and we need to be patient. But clearly it isn't. It's a revamp and Yoshi poll'd his decisions back in 2011 for the big changes. Which was good because SE never really listened to his community. I begged 5years for a fucking Phalanx II on my RDM gaaaaaaah ahahaha XD.
The game design is way more casual than anyone expecting and gets boring too fast. And for my part... the class design is way too close on WoW and every job has its "butterclass" rotation which I really really hate. Ah well enough QQing and OTing.

They could add them and do similiar stuff to AF Coffer hunting. Dangerous and fun!
And yes I'm on the free trail of FF11 too until 23th haha =P

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[Kanash]

And yes I'm on the free trail of FF11 too until 23th haha =P

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Aaah I was so excited about this free trial, as I really miss just travelling around the world. But to see that after 11 years, SE have still not bothered to make an up to date client availible for download, just turned me away from it again.
I actually did start the whole process, but seeing it would take over 9 hours to update, with ONLY Zilart and CoP installed, I just uninstalled again. The "Patch.txt" alone, litterally took 1 min and 22 seconds to download, on a 6 MB/s line.
Such a shame. Oh well, I'll still have all the fond memories of the many adventures in that world and the many awesome players I met, and the fantastic story aswell.

[Xairos]

Granted this is just the download, and i understand where Kanash is coming from, this is what I mean when i implore posters who are fond of 11 to give it a whirl during the free period.

The game doesnt necessarily age too well. And you forget how much information newer mmos provide from the get go.

Addendum: You WILL have to remake all your macros if you didnt upload them.

[Daenerys_Sedai]

have both but have comparable drops in both. I really don't miss spamming a dia/provoke macro in a crowded room full of people doing the exact same thing.