I'm 15 days into my initial 30 days of game time, and I must say that I am impressed with this game, but moreover the community (which is the true identity of any MMO in my opinion, anyway). I've had nothing but great experiences with other players here on Mateus, and I hope to continue this. The only negative thing I've really seen is the RMT /shout traffic, which is annoying. The good news is that I believe things are in the works to have this worked out, which will hopefully bring FF: ARR to the standards FFXI had in this regard.

Also, I'd like to suggest someone create a thread here for Free Company adverts. I've attempted to do this myself but for some reason I am not allowed to create threads at this point. I am personally looking for a like-minded, friendly FC to join and don't particularly relish vying for air-time in the /shout traffic, nor do I think that to be the best way to go about enlisting with a Free Company to begin with.