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    MrHappy's FFXI Event - March of Vana'diel

    Hey, I don't think a thread's been made talking about this yet, but yesterday MrHappy put out a video talking about how he's starting Linkshells to facilitate progress for FFXIV people who want to try FFXI.

    They're putting the LSes on the Bahamut server. Only stipulations are that you join with a character on Bahamut, and you'll probably wanna join his Discord. He has links in his video description.

    MrHappy's March of Vana'diel video
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    "I thought that my invincible power would hold the world captive, leaving me in a freedom undisturbed. Thus night and day I worked at the chain with huge fires and cruel hard strokes. When at last the work was done and the links were complete and unbreakable, I found that it held me in its grip." - Rabindranath Tagore

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    Man I can't say I'm looking forward to that alliance raid at all given how the nier/ivalice stuff went. Cause I sure as sh** not shelling out an extra $45 bucks so I can understand whats going on.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hobostew View Post
    Man I can't say I'm looking forward to that alliance raid at all given how the nier/ivalice stuff went. Cause I sure as sh** not shelling out an extra $45 bucks so I can understand whats going on.
    Yea, it'll definitely be another one I just don't bother unlocking, I'm not paying a sub for another game's story.
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    I'd join if they made it "Buy to Play", combined the subs again or relaunched it so that I could play on console. Sorry I know it's a lot to ask but it is what it is, alternative ways of playing this game isn't what's killing retail it's the top level of Square Enix corporate whose decisions are made solely in the interest of making more or as much money as possible. This event would do great if the developers pleaded with Square to allow them to make it more easily accessible. Like are there tech reasons they still have a 2 week free trial instead of just a portion of the game that's free forever? It's weird man.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LilFlowers View Post
    I'd join if they made it "Buy to Play", combined the subs again or relaunched it so that I could play on console. Sorry I know it's a lot to ask but it is what it is, alternative ways of playing this game isn't what's killing retail it's the top level of Square Enix corporate whose decisions are made solely in the interest of making more or as much money as possible. This event would do great if the developers pleaded with Square to allow them to make it more easily accessible. Like are there tech reasons they still have a 2 week free trial instead of just a portion of the game that's free forever? It's weird man.
    As it stands currently it's highly probable the trial being 2 weeks is a tech limitation given FFXI is a PS2 era title that didn't even have a trial version initially. Currently however I feel that the game's dated visuals are probably the biggest hindrance to having new players pick up the game. I'm sure a number of ppl here will claim it's UI, however the menu based UI didn't really phase most players familiar with traditional RPGs. FFXI does however require a lot more thinking to play compared to FFXIV.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boblawblah View Post
    Yea, it'll definitely be another one I just don't bother unlocking, I'm not paying a sub for another game's story.
    I seriously wish comments like these go into a dumpster fire. What a terrible take
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boblawblah View Post
    Yea, it'll definitely be another one I just don't bother unlocking, I'm not paying a sub for another game's story.
    Quote Originally Posted by hobostew View Post
    Man I can't say I'm looking forward to that alliance raid at all given how the nier/ivalice stuff went. Cause I sure as sh** not shelling out an extra $45 bucks so I can understand whats going on.
    Alright, sure, I didn't really understand those stories that well, but the raids themselves were great and I enjoyed them all.

    Hopefully they will do a better job of integrating FFXI story into this game so that you don't have to play it. Remember that FFXIV is a themepark that takes inspiration from all the FF games so they do this regularly anyway, like the Endwalker trials.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeeqbit View Post
    Alright, sure, I didn't really understand those stories that well, but the raids themselves were great and I enjoyed them all.

    Hopefully they will do a better job of integrating FFXI story into this game so that you don't have to play it. Remember that FFXIV is a themepark that takes inspiration from all the FF games so they do this regularly anyway, like the Endwalker trials.
    I'll be thrilled to play it IF I don't have to read up on a decade's worth of lore from another game. If I do, then the raid is just fanservice for FFXI players, and not for me. I play this game for a fun story, not just nonsensical story with combat mechanics attached to them. But I understand that I'm not the only type of player, and that's cool. Not everything has to be for everyone.

    Quote Originally Posted by Atelier-Bagur
    I seriously wish comments like these go into a dumpster fire. What a terrible take
    And "comments like these" will always exist lol, you should know better than that. "What a terrible take" indeed.
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    Last edited by Boblawblah; 11-19-2023 at 10:44 PM.

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    I am looking forward to the alliance raid. I am a FFXI player and it will always be my fave MMO so I hope they do it justice.

    I did not play Nier that much but I still enjoyed the raids and the gear.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boblawblah View Post
    I'll be thrilled to play it IF I don't have to read up on a decade's worth of lore from another game. If I do, then the raid is just fanservice for FFXI players, and not for me. I play this game for a fun story, not just nonsensical story with combat mechanics attached to them. But I understand that I'm not the only type of player, and that's cool. Not everything has to be for everyone.



    And "comments like these" will always exist lol, you should know better than that. "What a terrible take" indeed.
    Lucky for you, people are already making FFXI story videos free of charge. So again, terrible take and nobody cares about hearing this opinion.

    This is just for people who feel like wanting to try and experience FFXI's story firsthand.
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