Is Final Fantasy XI Still A Thing?

[Reiterpallasch]

It's much easier to get going in FFXI these days. Aside from needing to stop for limit break quests (some of which they adjusted to make significantly easier), you can get max level in a relatively short time. Sure, some people just pay for exp in fell cleave parties in abyssea (myself included), but with Grounds of Valor you can still get upwards of 100k+/hr in some areas.

Most of the old content is also very easy to do now. The level limits on CoP were lifted long ago. RoZ, ToAU, and WotG are even easier due to players being 99. Dynamis got a complete overhaul a while ago as well, so most people farm solo or lowman groups.

The current endgame hierarchy is pretty much abyssea > voidwatch > neo-einherjar/nyzul > legion. Leaving out neo-limbus since it's just, well... not really worth it for the vast majority of items (few exceptions though), plus it's stupid easy. Easier than limbus at 75 was.

[Raubahn]

they are getting rid of PS2 limitations also just saying that which means the new limits are Xbox360

[Jennestia]

they are getting rid of PS2 limitations also just saying that which means the new limits are Xbox360

Xbox 360 is a console from 2005 which is still quite powerful -- PS2 is a console designed in 1998 which is less power than probably something you can pick up in a dollar store these days.

[AdvancedWind]

Since we're talking about this subject, i'm strongly considering buying FFXI to play while XIV is down. Heck, I almost bought it a few hours ago, but gave up =P.

Thing is that I have 4 hours experience with it, tops. How hard would it be to, at the very least, play thru the main storylines, not counting abyssea, as a completely new player to the game?

[faris]

Since we're talking about this subject, i'm strongly considering buying FFXI to play while XIV is down. Heck, I almost bought it a few hours ago, but gave up =P.

Thing is that I have 4 hours experience with it, tops. How hard would it be to, at the very least, play thru the main storylines, not counting abyssea, as a completely new player to the game?

There's a lot of waiting after JP midnight to progress the story after certain missions, (most noticeably in ToAU) a lot of running around, and a lot of things needed to stand a chance at soloing the storyline missions. (subjob quests, limit break quests, etc.) Because of FoV, abyssea, things like that though, it's not really, really bad. If you've only had 4 hours on the game in general, I'd definitely recommend doing it. XI's a rare game, the slogging around makes what you do feel that much more worthwhile.

...all of these posts are making me reactivate my XI account. Thanks, dudes. And holy hell, 3 hours of update. D:

[AceofRains]

There's a lot of waiting after JP midnight to progress the story after certain missions, (most noticeably in ToAU) a lot of running around, and a lot of things needed to stand a chance at soloing the storyline missions. (subjob quests, limit break quests, etc.) Because of FoV, abyssea, things like that though, it's not really, really bad. If you've only had 4 hours on the game in general, I'd definitely recommend doing it. XI's a rare game, the slogging around makes what you do feel that much more worthwhile.

...all of these posts are making me reactivate my XI account. Thanks, dudes. And holy hell, 3 hours of update. D:

Stahp guys your rustlin my xi jimmys

[faris]

Stahp guys your rustlin my xi jimmys

This'll help kill them dead.

[AceofRains]

This'll help kill them dead.

Something nobody ever wants to deal with. I hate when I forget to change the settings from where it disconnects after 20 mins to never.

Download, walk away, 20 mins later it cancles, come back 5 hours later to find it disconnected FML

[Antipika]

2hours is nothing, where are those 2 digits :d ? It used to take over a night before when updating from scratch.

[faris]

2hours is nothing, where are those 2 digits :d ? It used to take over a night before when updating from scratch.

It's everything when you can't wait to make a lycopodium train. D: