omg same. My main on FFXIV is named after Arciela, I love her to pieces and still mourn the closing of Dissidia: Opera Omnia because Arciela, Lilisette, Prishe, Iroha, and Nashmeira were all playable characters. I love the trust system in FFXI allowing me to party with my favs.
If anyone ever wants to play FFXI together, let me know. The only thing keeping me subbed right now is me wanting to see where the FFXI raid goes, after that I might just be done with FFXIV and their viera/hroth disrespect.