Quote Originally Posted by Antipika View Post
While I truly hate what you describe on XIV for quests, I also find amusing that you even mention XI.

I'd rather open my journal than being forced to return to POL Viewer, open an external site (ZAM/Somepage etc.), check where the f*** I have to go next, write notes (or print the page), restart FF XI. Just to notice after that I forgot something, having to log off again, etc.

While still being far behind competitors, SE made a tremendous progress when it comes to giving players information on steps to perform in order to clear a quest. On restriction in place when trying to do a content, etc. XI? Everything was outside the game, and it was either you break the ToS to ALT/TAB, either you have several devices to browse the web, either... you are screwed.

(Yeah we got official windowed mode later on, but that's way later)
Are you trying to tell me you never search the internet for game related info (ie. quests, mobs, equipment etc) ?

I mentioned 11, because of the map marker feature. Also, FF11 didn't have a bunch of maze zones, or obstacles on the road every 20 feet, making navigating to your destination a pain in the butt.

I use a dual monitor setup, and find google to be a lot more useful than the journal.

Half the time I spend questing in this game, is spent watching cutscenes. The other half is travel time lol