fg ft

Dont do it. It's not the game it used to be and FFXIV: ARR looks awesome

thats what i hear but i dunno i just wanna fuck around with it for a while for fun and maybe play new one later, and kinda wanna buy some gil if i can to make it easier

It's not the game is used to be, you're right. It's better!

Seriously, they have made the game way more friendly. You don't need a full 18 member alliance to accomplish stuff anymore, which is awesome! You can actually get on and do stuff, with like 2 or 3 members, and there is tons that can be solod (if you have the right job).
Game is better than ever just because it's accessible.

Also, there are tons of people who can't/won't play XIV because of how awful it was to start. And there are still people that don't have PC capable of running it. FFXI is still where it's at. And it's the most profitable FF ever made.

im aware, I played on the fiary server from NA launch till 2007, hit 100 on many crafts, and 75 on more than a few jobs. The games a joke now. Needing an alliance to accomplish end game stuff is what makes it fun and challengeing. I was in the first NA linkshell to get a defending ring from KB. The games old and played out, they made it simple to attract people back. The overhaul of ffxiv they are doing is basically making it back into an early FFXI.

The only thing you have me on is some people might not own a pc able to play ffxiv in which case i cant help you :/

It made it challenging, not fun. And your "LS" got the ring, only 1 person got it. The game was so backwards back in the day. In 95%+ of HNM LS, the leader(s) of the LS got all the drops, while everyone else got shafted. I don't know how much time I wasted in a LS just to come out with nothing, and only a few people get something. They realized this drove SO many people away, I give SE credit, they are smart.

And it's really not more simple, there are a lot of things that have become more complex to do, but more rewarding once you understand how. Like dynamis for example. Also, there is plenty of challenging stuff left in the game, just look at NNI and VWNM, you actually need skilled players to accomplish anything there, and in the case of VWNM you actually need a full alliance. But where the game has become smarter, people get their own individual drops landed to them. Granted, the drop rates have been lowered a little bit, but now you don't have to help people out for absolutely no reason since everyone gets a chance of getting good drops of their own. The game is WAY more efficient than it used to be.

Oh, and also, there is no hours of waiting for exp parties anymore, which is also a huge bonus. I do miss old school exp parties, but I'll take getting instant exp parties over waiting an hour+ any day.

ne one?

This game was so fun back in the days.

GL

This post was edited by Magicalmaged on Dec 15 2012 11:17pm

just got back to it after 2 years off. Im just starting to get the hang of it, i do miss the old way of leveling tho, now u just hit 30 and abysea in 1 day to hit 99. Then ur job is gimp as shit cuz the skillups are still at the level 30 range unless its a job that useless magic then u can just spam it and level it. Its fun doing abysea NMs tho.

my issue with this game. And as far as doing something for hours to not get anything makes it sound like you never stuck around long enough in a shell. I got plenty out of being in an end game linkshell, You just had to stick with the same shell for a long time. Jumping from shell to shell got you nothing