Excellent post Ava! And a fellow Gungir player! Agree with you 100%, FFXI was so in depth and everytime you would travel to a new place was exciting. I remember our LS beating the Gods for the first time, no guides to walk us through, no videos, just trial and error. I don't think I was ever more pumped then tanking Byakko successfully for the first time on NIN and the skill it required without strategies. Anticipation creates excitement in my opinion, even if people call it a "time sink".