FFXI Players

[ShenDrakar]

Played it for about 5 years.
Asura server - Galkamole Character

[DBriggs304]

Heya everyone I was just wondering how many of you have come across from from FFXI? I noticed we had a lot of other MMO players.Was just wondering if we have any over here? I left XI to come and play XIV in 2010. I loved that game and it is nice to see bits and bobs like Glamours etc in the game. I was on Shiva.

I sometimes go back but I am overwhelmed by how much I fell behind and I will always just play XIV now. Be nice to see if any XI players enjoy this game as much as XI or playing both?

I actually just started to play ff11. Never took the time to get into it years ago, but was fascinated to find that it's still going a couple weeks ago.

[Skivvy]

I actually just started to play ff11. Never took the time to get into it years ago, but was fascinated to find that it's still going a couple weeks ago.

My success rate of getting XIV friends into XI is 50/50 :3 I had one friend who absolutely looooved it...the other was rather meh about it.

I think if the interest is there, it can be a really fun game for people to try out, even if you just play it for the general leveling/story experience. When first starting, there will definitely be a period of "OMG HOW DO I DO ANYTHING IN THIS GAME, HOW DO I EVEN OPEN THE MENU", but once you learn how to navigate the UI and know where to look for quest guides, it can be a good time.

[FallenArisen0990]

Played XI back when it came out on PS2. I stopped play XI because I didn't have the time for it back when the third expansion came out. Briefly played it sometime a few years back but I will forever love vanilla XI over what it has become today. It holds a special place in my heart til this day. I know it's an unpopular opinion but I liked XIV Legacy more than 2.0. While I still enjoy XIV as what it has become today, apart of me misses 1.xx.

[Dzian]

Played XI back when it came out on PS2. I stopped play XI because I didn't have the time for it back when the third expansion came out. Briefly played it sometime a few years back but I will forever love vanilla XI over what it has become today. It holds a special place in my heart til this day. I know it's an unpopular opinion but I liked XIV Legacy more than 2.0. While I still enjoy XIV as what it has become today, apart of me misses 1.xx.

Abbyssea killed XI for me..
as for XIV I don't miss 1.0 so much but I definitely miss 1.20 to 1.23.. and I definitely preferred it over ARR.

1.2 was pretty much a totally different game to 1.0 and improved so much it was basically a 2.0 in itself in the eyes of a lot of people..
I remember during the beta test people were basically calling ARR version 3.0 because of that

Honestly if they continued along the path they were going from 1.20 to 1.23 I reckon a hell of a lot more of my friends would still be playing and loving it. But instead they warcrafted it and well everyones got bored and left.. Very few left playing at this point.

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.

In many ways XI was even more casual than XIV is. For a long time i only played XI 2 nights with work and studies but you really didnt need massive time commitments to make progress. most of its endgame could be done in around an hour. limbus nyzul assault, salvage, einherjar, some dynamis zones.. you really didnt need that much time..

Part of why i consider it more casual though is because XIV almost demands you play.. take a week off. fall behind on your progression or tomestones no weekly drops for you..... where in XI you could bugger off on holiday come back and not feel behind..

[Krotoan]

In many ways XI was even more casual than XIV is. For a long time i only played XI 2 nights with work and studies but you really didnt need massive time commitments to make progress. most of its endgame could be done in around an hour. limbus nyzul assault, salvage, einherjar, some dynamis zones.. you really didnt need that much time..

Part of why i consider it more casual though is because XIV almost demands you play.. take a week off. fall behind on your progression or tomestones no weekly drops for you..... where in XI you could bugger off on holiday come back and not feel behind..

For any actual leveling progression the ONLY way you could level in the beginning was multiple hour long parties grinding enemies. As a relatively undesirable class/race it took hours to find a party and then I just had to milk the everliving hell out of it as much as I could. This meant 4-6 hour sessions at least. Between school and work I did not have that kind of time.

I never got to endgame so I couldn't comment.

[Wobi]

I’ve played on and off since Xmas 2005 (super inflation times), the game is far more accessible than it used to be thanks to the Trust System and some quality of life improvements. Top tier endgame is still a hell of a grind, but that is to be expected. Still, the game had a good story and I made quite a few friends there as well as met my wife. If you still want to play, give it a go, most of the active population is on Asura now if you are not hung up on a particular server.

[SilverObi]

Been playing XI on the Siren server (#1 Besieged baby!) since 2004/5 and haven't stopped. It's honestly one of the best MMOs I've played even with its various faults and long return time on QoL additions. Between the style of the gameplay and the community it fostered and the sheer size of the world and its lore I don't think I'll ever be able to give it up until SE themselves shuts everything down.

[Vercinotrix]

It was my first MMO. Got it on my xbox and I was killing bees as a Mithra and someone tried to ask me if I was new but I couldn't figure out how to type to them so I walked around them in circles trying to get my point across.

Kinda wish I'd kept playing it when I got my PC.

[Skivvy]

It was my first MMO. Got it on my xbox and I was killing bees as a Mithra and someone tried to ask me if I was new but I couldn't figure out how to type to them so I walked around them in circles trying to get my point across.

Kinda wish I'd kept playing it when I got my PC.

One of my earliest memories of my noobness was thinking I could dodge the mob's attacks, and so I was dancing all around the bunnies in Ronfaure. When my friend came to check on me, they were like 'What are you doing??!'. :P