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Ok, so Final Fantasy XI will be out here in England in a while, and I was wondering what your guys views on it are since I know a lot of you will already have it. Is it good for the £7 odd I'll have to pay every month? I like playing MUDS and therefore a Final Fantasy MMORPG will be just up my street, but it seems a little expensive.

And if I do get it, what should my character be?

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"Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad." - Rincewind

You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

Well i LOVE FF11. Its cheap (in comparison to ecerquest and Galaxies), Fun, And Addictive. Its a good way to escape the harsh reality of life

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If you've been mod-o-fied,
It's an illusion, and you're in-between.
Don't you be tarot-fied,
It's just alot of nothing, so what can it mean?
~Frank Zappa

Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching the Way

It's good stuff.

You get to choose between four races, 6 basic beginner jobs, and when you get to level 30 and get the quests, you can the other 9 advanced jobs. After about level 10 or so, you *really* need to party, it's basically required, or you're going to die; the game is based on partying.

I've played a little bit of it at my friends house and i loved it. The price is a lil steep but don't let that stop you from playing this game. its awsome. As soon as i upgrade my computer i plan on playing.

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<Nealio> Seymour sounds like evil Winnie the Pooh

I just got a magazine with an article about FFXI and I still don't know what versoin of FFXI I will get my friend suggested the PS2 version but the price will total out to 150$ becuase I need that network adapter, luckily I got a DSL connection and have a good graphics card on my dad's computer. I will think about it.

Does anybody know if PS2 FF11users will be able to play with PC FF11 players?

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<Nealio> Seymour sounds like evil Winnie the Pooh

Quote (DisasterChild8 @ 5th March 2004 09:30)

Does anybody know if PS2 FF11users will be able to play with PC FF11 players?

I think so yeah. There are about thirty different servers. You get put into them randomly, but if your friend buys a World Pass and gives you the code you can use it to get inside the same server as them.

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"Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad." - Rincewind

You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

Yea I like it. Its a ok game and I like all the final fantasy games.

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I'v SlayenThem
I'v Ate In Them
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Quote (DisasterChild8 @ 5th March 2004 09:30)

Does anybody know if PS2 FF11users will be able to play with PC FF11 players?

yes, playonline will be the program that it starts out in as well. Its also gonna come witha 40GB Harddrive to stroe all the updates :-p

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Semper Fi, Do or Die, Gun Hoe Hurrah!

FFXI is awesome. I reccommend getting it if you have money to blow every month. It's quite fun.

Quote (Rubicant @ 17th March 2004 12:49)

FFXI is awesome. I reccommend getting it if you have money to blow every month. It's quite fun.

yeah um 14 bucks isnt that much a month, and its deffinitly not blowing it! this game freakin pwnz!!!

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Semper Fi, Do or Die, Gun Hoe Hurrah!

I still dont get why tetra master (FFIX) is on the game. I haven't played it on FFIX in a looooong time. I think it is worth it. Oh and if you get FFXi on PS2, a network adapter, an extra keyboard, and play for a year it will total to 300$. Good deal.

This game is super cool. I have been a member since it first came out, and my friend joined about month ago, and I have more friends joining when the HDD comes along. This is without a doubt the best MMO I have ever played, and I have played them all. EQ, DAOC, SW:G, UO, etc. and this one beats them all. With so much stuff to do, like GAMBLE and ride Chocobo's and amazing stuff like that...its awsome. Im gonna post again later, just so Tiddles dosent get mad @ me.

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This post has been edited by Tiddles on 21st March 2004 10:34

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Okay, so I'm pretty sure it's out in Britain now. I can afford it, but I'm not too familiar with MMORPGS. Where on the internet can I find the terms and conditions? How do I subscribe? I think I've got the Playstation 2 Online thing but I've never used it. Hellllp!

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Turns out, it's not out in Britain. That was a countdown for North America. Now I'm annoyed, and still confused. I'm going to smite something mightily.

This post has been edited by Iggy on 10th April 2004 12:00

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"Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad." - Rincewind

You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

HAha its sad but i understand every abreviation in silverskyes post.

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If you've been mod-o-fied,
It's an illusion, and you're in-between.
Don't you be tarot-fied,
It's just alot of nothing, so what can it mean?
~Frank Zappa

Sins exist only for people who are on the Way or approaching the Way

Whose got it and is it worth it?

That basically covers it all. More importantly, our PC and PS2 users all on the same servers or have they seperated the game. I'm figuring if it turns out enough people here have got the game, I might actually buy it m'self and start playing with all my peeps at da CoN.

But it does sound like a bit of a risky game, 'specially for someone like me, who's never played a MMOPLDSLKSDG whudeva etc.

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Uh, is there a point 2 this topic at all, see some of the other FFXI topics or check out the FFXI froum site. Forgot what the site name was.

If you don't get the point to this topic, which is spelled out in the very first sentence, then you need to retake a few grades bud.

So far as I saw, there is no other FFXI topic here (the only place there would be one on this forum) aside from yours which only refers to people who don't have it yet. But hey, at least you pointed me in the right direction by mentioning a FFXI forum you don't even know the name of. Real helpful there doc.

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Yes there is, I have a topic about FFXI, it is abot which version of FFXI will you get? Oh and it is MMORPG (Massively Multiplay online Role playing game.) And as for the FFXI froum site, go to www.google.com and type in FFXI online Warcry and click Im felling lucky and it will take you to the site.

Well personally I would get it for PS2 if I got it at all not PC but that's just cus I don't really like PC games all that much...but I will probably never buy it because it requires Cable Modem and the stupid calbe companys here don't provide modem service and also I really don't care for a FF that requires online capabilitys...as far as whether it's going to be worth your 7 pounds a month I dunno (sorry I don't have the little pound symbol on my key board). But if you like that kind of thing I would say at least try it...if you don't like it you can always cancel and not have to pay for it anymore...I'm sure someone will be willing to buy the game from you if you decide you don't like it.

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Climhazzard is the timeless evil robot who runs some of the cool stuff at CoN (mostly logging chat, since there are no quizzes at the moment), all the while watching and waiting for his moment to take over the world. -Tiddles

I dont like the idea that it you have to pay for it after the first month but i to answer your question i wouldn't buy it.

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Money is no good unspent.
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.

I want to get FFXI so bad... but there's a monthly fee of like $12.95. And $1 for each new character, I think. But I've heard it's an awesome game. Though, same people say it sucks... heh.

Yes, sucks it does. The fact there is no storyline was pretty obvious, but still dissapointing. The battle system was just stupid. You walk up to an enemy, attack it, and wait for someone to die.

Overall, the fee isn't worth it.

This post has been edited by FallingHeart on 6th April 2004 23:44

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"We're not tools of the government or anyone else. Fighting... fighting was the only thing I was ever good at, but at least I always fought for what I believed in." - Frank Yeager (a.k.a. Grey Fox)

final fantasy XI massively sucks. its a total rip, and as mentioned above, has more or less NO storyline. its just some crappy game along the lines of ultima online, or the ultra-crappy everquest. it can hardly even be called a game, its really just an interactive chatroom with enemies.

FFXI isnt even a real final fantasy game. it has no dynamic characters, simply because there really ARENT any real characters, its got no intricate storyline whatsoever, and though its nice to have some kind of freedom, a game needs a certain linear quality to it, to keep it structured. furthermore, when i play a video game, i like to be alone in my own little world, not running around talking to polygon conglomerates that undoubtedly hideous people live vicariously through on their computers for 8 hours a day. if i wanted to go out and talk to ugly people, ill do it in person at the local K-mart or go to the taco bell just down the road. but alas, i got better things to do than waste my time with underdevloped mouth breathers in a false computer-generated world. i got a job man. dont bother with FFXI, its retardo.

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You watch the world exploding every single night
Dancing in the sun, a newborn in the light
Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death
Hello to eternity and live for every breath

Your time will come...

I have heard many things about this game and out of the 13 ppl i asked 12 of them said it was all bad. (And the one person who liked it doesnt exactly have the lights on upstairs, lol) If i were u, i'd stay away from this game unless ur looking to spend alot of maney on a crappy paperwieght.

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Link: "What is it?"
Mario: "It's coin, what the hell does it look like?"
Link: "Well.... What do you do with it?"
Mario: "You buy lives with them."
Link: ".... Isn't that slavery?"
~Mario/Link crossover comic~

I woudn't buy it cuz u hav to pay for it after the first month and that i think that all FF games should be single plzyer not multi but thats just my opinion.

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Money is no good unspent.
There's a fine line between bravery and stupidity.

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I knew there was another one of these somewhere. Thanks. -Tiddles

This post has been edited by Tiddles on 9th April 2004 16:37

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"Luck is my middle name. Mind you, my first name is Bad." - Rincewind

You can be as self-assertive as you like, just so long as you do what you’re told.” - Granny Weatherwax

"When Mr. Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend" - Sam Vimes to Detritus

I personaly love FF XI and would like to make a LS with all the CoN members who play! Whoever else likes that idea I am Gillford in Siren (sometimes Manturtle) so tell me because I am not going to drop the 8k+ to buy a LS without at least 4 of you guys.

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you should be a Galka white mage. they are soo cool. or a galka bard

What baffles me is the Sony site has absolutely no word on the hard drive, be it product listing or news. Heck, the hard drive isn't sold on its own. What it does have is a Linux kit for the PS2. I'd say get the HD and forget FFXI, just make it a low-end PC!