FFXI Players

[Luluna]

Thanks everyone I was around during the Abyssea era but I did not do too much in there. I am so glad people have fond memories. I do agree its a time sink and I like how I can be more flexible with XIV.


I loved moblin maze haha and also NMs where awesome and campaign and besieged! I would love the Three nations to have a tally at the end of the week that was always fun.

[Anienai]

I stopped around 2008-09.

https://www.ffxiah.com/player/Phoenix/Anienai

#bst

[Yoshiyuki]

I play both FFXI and FFXIV. I started FFXI right when ToAU launched. Merit parties, pulling endless mobs as bard, keeping chains up; HNMs, Dynamis, and tons of different endgame options kept the game exciting for years. What I love most about FFXI is that the jobs aren't afraid to be different. And considering we will probably never have an established support role in FFXIV, I will stick with my bard, geomancer, and corsair in FFXI and enjoy them. My bard is mastered with practically full BiS but I still enjoy doing content with it. That full support with pretty good DPS is an experience that I can't get in this game.

Granted, FFXI is not like it was before. The game is more solo-friendly thanks to the Trust system -- getting to level 99 is achievable solo within a matter of hours or days. You can get a lot done by yourself at endgame, barring things like Dynamis D and other hardcore raids. But the community is not as helpful as it once was, especially on Asura, the most popular NA server. There's a strange disconnect these days that I can't really explain. It's not the same game that it was back in the golden days.

[Stanelis]

FFXI player up until Wings of the goddess. Completed all endgame back in the day except absolute virtue.

[Latarma]

I played FFxi for a long time i miss it at times but i find it a lil hard to go back to now. Mostly i just miss the old friend now long gone.

[RethDaron]

I still play XI on Phoenix.

More than XIV.

[Ruf]

I still play XI on Phoenix.

More than XIV.

I agree! /10char

[Krokov]

I agree! /10char

Same here still have active character on Asura which at the moment is currently the most populated of all the servers

[Krokov]

Started in 2004, I've been on and off since then though I have been subscribed currently for the last few years.

[Krotoan]

Played FFXI on release and continued for 2 years. Since I had a job and school i couldn't really dedicate the consecutive hours the game demanded for real progression. Finally got frustrated with all the mechanics that were holding me back and I quit. Picked up wow and played that for .. many years and then swapped to FFXIV when it came out. WoW was very entertaining but when all my friends ditched it slightly after Cataclysm I lost most of my reasons to play.

Things that I hated about FFXI: XP loss on death. no progression without parties. Monotonous leveling grind. NMs for rare drops were an insane campfest and not guaranteed even if you tagged it and beat it.

Things I liked: Rich story, varied classes(one character for all jobs) and expansive maps.