I'll have to agree with the people that pointed out that FFXI was the first mmo for a number of people. FFXI was my first one and I loved it. At some point though, I began to realize that there was a number of things I didn't like about the game. There are songs that immediately remind me of FFXI and I love it. I used to play my own music, since most places in the game didn't have any music. I have a lot of great memories from the game. But, I'm glad that I'm playing FFXIV now and not FFXI.

I have quite a few good memories from FFXIV, which has surprised me. I have gotten excited and have had adrenaline rushing in my veins at times. I've traveled all over the continent and have seen some really crazy monsters. Though, I was a bit disappointed when I found out the monsters only aggro by sight. I have encountered a number of challenging fights and all as well. Though, part of it is probably due to the fact that I have mainly been soloing. Do I have the nostalgia for this game that I have for FFXI? Nope, I sure don't. But, I haven't been playing this game for a few years either. Not to mention the fact that I now have standards as to what a game should be like.

All in all, I think this game is going to shape up rather nicely. At least as far as my gaming tastes are concerned lol.