LOYALTY MODE

[Lenneth_Valkyrie]

Oh my goddd I played for like 5 years FFXI.. my FFXIV experience is gonna be doomed now..!

[Grey-dex]

Hahaha, can't believe I didn't read this post before! OP really does just want to be playing XI. Go back to it my friend, no harm in it. Loved that game, and who knows? I may pick it up again after all these years. But the post is unreasonable. They are attempting to make a game both soloable and function in a group setting. Mandatory hourly grind/quest/camping sentences don't appeal like they used to. Mainly because people have lives and a plethora of other gaming adventures to carry out. End note; balance of time consumption based on reward value are what I think a lot of people want, not staring at a screen displaying an empty snowy tundra waiting 1-72hrs for KB (insert any other HNM) to appear.

[Rowyne]

Hahaha, can't believe I didn't read this post before! OP really does just want to be playing XI. Go back to it my friend, no harm in it. Loved that game, and who knows? I may pick it up again after all these years. But the post is unreasonable.

Neptune was making a sarcastic joke poking fun at all of those who look back at FFXI's flaws with rose colored glasses. It was not meant to be taken seriously.

This thread has become a place for us to voice our grievances with the things we loved to hate about FFXI, and realize, despite fond memories, that it was certainly not a perfect game.

[Neptune]

Hahaha, can't believe I didn't read this post before! OP really does just want to be playing XI. Go back to it my friend, no harm in it. Loved that game, and who knows? I may pick it up again after all these years. But the post is unreasonable. They are attempting to make a game both soloable and function in a group setting. Mandatory hourly grind/quest/camping sentences don't appeal like they used to. Mainly because people have lives and a plethora of other gaming adventures to carry out. End note; balance of time consumption based on reward value are what I think a lot of people want, not staring at a screen displaying an empty snowy tundra waiting 1-72hrs for KB (insert any other HNM) to appear.

Fail >< lol. Due to the maturity of this thread we are going to raise the level cap of this thread to 99. I in fact agree with you sir!

and realize, despite fond memories, that it was certainly not a perfect game.

Spoken like a saint.

[trinta]

I love people who necro a thread just to say "Hey guyz, I dunt get it!"

[Shai]

A month later - IT LIVES ANEW!

Edit:
I'd play Loyalty Mode just for the massive amounts of content it has!
Yes, it would take a few years to do it all, but look how much there is to do!

[jwang]

Instead of wearing just one set of gear all the time, you're now expected to constantly switch gear to "better optimize" your performance. Also, spells can be interrupted in any form or fashion, including but not limited to moving, sitting, getting hit, getting stunned, and getting silenced.

[Neptune]

A month later - IT LIVES ANEW!

Edit:
I'd play Loyalty Mode just for the massive amounts of content it has!
Yes, it would take a few years to do it all, but look how much there is to do!

LOYALTY MODE - Making The Same Content Take Longer Since 2011

Instead of wearing just one set of gear all the time, you're now expected to constantly switch gear to "better optimize" your performance. Also, spells can be interrupted in any form or fashion, including but not limited to moving, sitting, getting hit, getting stunned, and getting silenced.

Ah yes, a wise addition.

[trinta]

Also, spells can be interrupted in any form or fashion, including but not limited to moving, sitting, getting hit, getting stunned, and getting silenced.

But make sure that the 10-second AM cast animation finishes before it registers that you were silenced, thereby making sure that your echo drops are too late to save the day.

[jwang]

Almost forgot: automatic health regeneration outside of combat is nonexistent unless you /heal, and it takes a good five minutes or so to go from 1% to 100%. Also, running away from mobs will result in you being chased and killed unless you have speed boost abilities or gear, while running after mobs will result in you being "not in range", even though you're giving the mob a colon exam.