I adored FFXI but i quit last year after around 3 or more years playing. I duoed almost everything with my husband and we achieved a whole lot considering we where on our own, we got into a couple of endgame LS and stayed up until 6am twice a week for a whole year doing dynamis...i got the gear but i was tired out from it. I loved duoing and NM's where fun and challenging and even managed to do a couple we thought where too hard before we left. FFXIV is not FFXi but it could take some of the good points and leave the bad, the story the atmosphere and immersion was better for me, the elitism and the being owned by Linkshell got on my nerves, thats why i never bothered much. This game just needs a little more hardmode but not to the ridiculous...i dont like things so easy and prefer a challenge and i feel if given the right direction it could be done. I just want a challenge and good story and gamplay and to feel some achievement when i get something...agreed too much in here is a tad easy.