Xoo, you started your post with an important word, nostalgia. My wife and I, about a month ago, decided to recreate some characters on ffxi, this time we brought our 12 year old along, and let him create a character. All the intensive nostalgia. Are the old memories, all of it. It was attached to people and experiences and events and times that simply will not be repeated. And it wasn't there.

We tried desperately to like it again, but its an empty world with a few hanger-on elitists and everyone at level 99. All this challenge talk aside, which I don't believe, I've played the game before. This game has shown potential, all it needs is seven years to accumulate all the "challenge" xi had, sans the gigantic massive life sucking time sinks (which this game already has its variety of).

Good luck with your choice.