Final Fantasy XI

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 11:07

Anyone still playing this at all ?

Me and a mate just started playing again now that you can level really fast. Gone from 1-30 on two jobs , subjob quest, and choco quest all in 2 days lol

Said you can hit 95 now within a week to two.

Just a heads up in case you ever wanted to try it and you can get through steam now.

On the Leviathan server if anyone did fancy it.

Sleepery · 22 Nov 2011 at 11:36

It was a soloer's nightmare when I tried it. You'd hit a brick wall at about level 15 and just couldn't progress at all without a group.

Pity, as I liked the style, although the keyboard controls drove me spare

arknor · 22 Nov 2011 at 11:51

i used to play on the japanese servers back in the day when the level cap was 60 or 70.

great game , really hardcore with grouping though and those level limit quests were insane!

Inferno99 · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:31

If they make the game solo friendly I would definitely have another go.

Logged in couple years back, gave up after 4 hours of LFP on the beach.

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:38

It is solo friendly.

Lots of stuff can be solo'd and duo'd now

Due to the field manuals and FOV's etc (books that make you kill things there give loads of exp).

Played at the weekend and have white mage and red mage both at level 30 in about 8 hours of play time.

Sleepery · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:52

*Waits for it to be a fiver in the xmas sales*

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 12:58

Haha, cheap Sleepery

Only £8.99 now and you get the special hat that gives you instant regen and reraise.

If you die before 30 now you don't loose any exp either

Anyway, if anyone does decide to play it, start on the Leviathan server and I can get you in a linkshell and help you to level up quickly. Character is also called Simmz.

You can level sync now so now matter what level someone is, you can sync to the lowest persons level and play together.

Sleepery · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:01

£8.99? Gits, it's €20 in the eurozone version of Steam.

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:06

Sleepery said:
£8.99? Gits, it's €20 in the eurozone version of Steam.

Ahh yeah, sorry that's my bad it was cheaper up until the 19th November

Gone back to normal price now.

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:07

Worth it though just for

MooMoo444 · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:10

It wasn't solo friendly back in 2005ish when I played it, plus being in europe timezone meant you had to play with Japanese people who couldnt speak a word of english most of the time.

Nowadays though it's supposed to have improved massively, you can solo all the way I've heard.

It's still massively better than FFXIV at least.

Xinn · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:11

Simmz said:
Worth it though just for

That's awesome.

Regen and Refresh at the low level!

Xinn · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:12

MooMoo444 said:
It's still massively better than FFXIV at least.

XIV is mile better these days, loats improved from release. Gonna get even better too with what they have planned, it's getting fixed fast too!

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:12

MooMoo444 said:
It wasn't solo friendly back in 2005ish when I played it, plus being in europe timezone meant you had to play with Japanese people who couldnt speak a word of english most of the time.

Nowadays though it's supposed to have improved massively, you can solo all the way I've heard.

It's still massively better than FFXIV at least.

Yeah it all changed when the Abyssea was launched late 2010. Like a completely different game now.

http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Category:Abyssea

MooMoo444 · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:27

R34P3R said:
XIV is mile better these days, loats improved from release. Gonna get even better too with what they have planned, it's getting fixed fast too!

Should have just rereleased XI with current gen graphics, and added much more content, they would have had a winner.

Xinn · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:31

MooMoo444 said:
Should have just rereleased XI with current gen graphics, and added much more content, they would have had a winner.

I completely agree, though I played XI back when it was first released and part of the fun was getting a party and grinding out the mobs for hours. Crawlers Nest, Kazham etc bring back great memories, but Goblin Bombs :mad:

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:32

Gfx aren't that bad for a game that's been released for ages.

Can make them a lot more prettier by doing the following.

http://ffxi.allakhazam.com/wiki/ffxi_graphics

Gackt · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:34

If it has become a lot more solo friendly, I might revisit XI. I played it so much back in the day, I loved being a PLD especially with the AF armor and beyond.

I'm waiting for XIV to be sorted with next years update. It's still a buggy mess of boring **** now.

Simmz · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:36

Gackt said:
If it has become a lot more solo friendly, I might revisit XI. I played it so much back in the day, I loved being a PLD especially with the AF armor and beyond.

I'm waiting for XIV to be sorted with next years update. It's still a buggy mess of boring **** now.

Get involved Gackt

I'm waiting for them to sort 14 out as well, so for the time being it is good old 11.

Good thing is you can get to a high level fast, then just go through the story line which is what I plan on doing.

Never got a chance to finish chains of promathia, and the story in that was amazing!

Gackt · 22 Nov 2011 at 13:39

Simmz said:
Get involved Gackt

I'm waiting for them to sort 14 out as well, so for the time being it is good old 11.

Good thing is you can get to a high level fast, then just go through the story line which is what I plan on doing.

Never got a chance to finish chains of promathia, and the story in that was amazing!

When I get paid on Friday I might just jump on.

I'll let you know.

I miss being a Summoner too. That was always a lot of fun.