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Rndm_Perfection · 04-27-2004, 04:31 PM

I already took a break for the game... and it made me very happy.

When I got the game, it was awesome. FFXI was a totally new experience with an online community that had no rival. The discovery in the game was insanely involving. I could just run between the areas in awe...

Then, as I learned more about the game... got into a LS, met some friends, WHMed, tanked, got my Chocobom, got an advanced job... I had done just about everything. What discovery was there after that point? The only goals after achieving the advanced jobs are to relevel to 30, and then play the standard game of get your levels and armor. Rank 5 seems significant, because of the airship pass... but what more is there to discover?

There are a lot of video games being circulated. I'd love to play a few of them, but that's not possible with a game that requires 24/7 attention if you want to succeed.

I can still see some highlights in FFXI. It's fun to experience all of the jobs... and do awkward/unique things with your character. It's also fun to get some great screenshots.

Monthly payment for FFXI is a flaw, as I see it. I still play Diablo II, off and on, because I have some of the characters I worked toward. I also enjoy Diablo II because I can easily make side "template" characters. That is... eh, say I wanted to make a Pesmerga Paladin for the hell of it. Easy as pie in Diablo 2. Just make another Paladin named Pesmerga. It'd be possible to have well over 6 characters in Diablo II, and you could forget about a character for nearly a month, yet it'd still be there.

In FFXI, however... I cannot make characters for the hell of it. They cost extra money, and it takes a lot of effort to get a character leveled up. If extra characters did not cost extra money, I'd have probably have 3-4 character templates running around... and the game would be fun!

But no... I have to dedicate myself to RndmPerfection and Badrach to make sure my $14 a week is not wasted. Damn you SquareEnix.

04-27-2004, 04:31 PM	#8
Rndm_Perfection Interrogator Rndm_Perfection is offline Location: St. Joseph, Michigan Now Playing: Valkyrie Profile Posts: 1,716	Re: Just a little rant of mine... I already took a break for the game... and it made me very happy. When I got the game, it was awesome. FFXI was a totally new experience with an online community that had no rival. The discovery in the game was insanely involving. I could just run between the areas in awe... Then, as I learned more about the game... got into a LS, met some friends, WHMed, tanked, got my Chocobom, got an advanced job... I had done just about everything. What discovery was there after that point? The only goals after achieving the advanced jobs are to relevel to 30, and then play the standard game of get your levels and armor. Rank 5 seems significant, because of the airship pass... but what more is there to discover? There are a lot of video games being circulated. I'd love to play a few of them, but that's not possible with a game that requires 24/7 attention if you want to succeed. I can still see some highlights in FFXI. It's fun to experience all of the jobs... and do awkward/unique things with your character. It's also fun to get some great screenshots. Monthly payment for FFXI is a flaw, as I see it. I still play Diablo II, off and on, because I have some of the characters I worked toward. I also enjoy Diablo II because I can easily make side "template" characters. That is... eh, say I wanted to make a Pesmerga Paladin for the hell of it. Easy as pie in Diablo 2. Just make another Paladin named Pesmerga. It'd be possible to have well over 6 characters in Diablo II, and you could forget about a character for nearly a month, yet it'd still be there. In FFXI, however... I cannot make characters for the hell of it. They cost extra money, and it takes a lot of effort to get a character leveled up. If extra characters did not cost extra money, I'd have probably have 3-4 character templates running around... and the game would be fun! But no... I have to dedicate myself to RndmPerfection and Badrach to make sure my $14 a week is not wasted. Damn you SquareEnix.