My Struggle With FFXI in 2022
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- čas přidán 10. 06. 2022
- My Struggle With FFXI in 2022
Final Fantasy XI is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and with it comes the big announcements of the future of the game...or not so much. There are still some unknowns with what the new REMA weapon process will be, but for the most part there isn't a lot of "new" content to look forward to. So where does that leave me?
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Nothing will top playing ffxi before Wikipedia.
Haha Wikipedia has definitely changed games significantly, although I’d never thought of it that way
I'd look at everything available on Alakhazam back in 2004.
@@nameless646 likewise
I try playing "Guideless" in HorizonXI until I TRULY get stuck and need a hint. I first ask players for help, which feels like a much more "earned" experience instead of just following the wiki
You obviously did not play Everquest before the Internet boom -- FFXI is amazing, but it comes no where close with the difficulty and teamwork that was needed in EQ
I played FFXI from 2004 until around 2009/2010. Really love it - it had such a huge impact on me growing up. I've since been on FFXIV since 1.23, and I really love this game too. I was really hoping they'd have some bigger announcements of FFXI, but at least there are considerations for combining subscription fees for both FFXI and FFXIV which could get me to at least revisit Vana'diel and reminiscence of the world.
XI was so much better
The best thing about modern FFXI is that you are not required to form quasi-familial bonds with people and make it an integral part of your life to get anything done. You can play casual and you can take breaks to come back refreshed later. It's a far better game for it's players now in that way. I know lots of people are nostalgic for that type of always-on-your-mind plan-your-every-day-around sort of experience, but if we're honest we gotta admit that it was not healthy for us.
So take some time off. It'll still be here for you when you're ready for more. They might even have that planned 20th anniversary content done by then!
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FF11 is a casual "Take a break from other MMO" game for me. When I get bored of FF14 or BDO, I hop onto FF11 for a month or 2 and mess around. Usually I work on Empy weapons or some lofty goal. Hell, it takes me like a year per Empy weapon... I just take it slow and goof around. Taking FF11 too serious ruins FF11
when I did a video on the 20th anniversary, how quiet it was, how nothing meaningful was released, I got a lot of hard love
good to see when emotions come down, lots of people are on the same page - the 20th anniversary was let down
or maybe it was just you?
@@Bewefau Nope. The 20th anniversary was objectively shit, and shows SE has no interest in the future of FFXI.
Not gonna lie, i love coming back and playing fresh every now and then so id personally love a 2022 starters guide :P
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Just started XI a few weeks ago. As someone who doesn't speed myself through content (and honestly I don't have time to play all that much anyway) and was disappointed with FFXIV, I'm having a fantastic time. There are relics of the past that makes the game a chore in parts, but if not rushing through the game, there is so much content to go through and so far all of it seems meaningful, which is something I definitely missed from XVI. As old as XI, it has so much to offer compared to even many new MMOs. I'm not a veteran player, but as a new player there's a lot to offer (heck I thought they stopped adding content a better part of a decade ago)
Dude agreed it’s such an amazing experience to just take your time with I’ve been on the 1st rank missions for like weeks cause I just get lost doing other stuff lol but this is what a lot of MMOs are missing the sense of meaningful adventure everything I do feels like I’m doing it for a bigger purpose and just makes everything fun for me also on Leviathan if you’re there!
I enjoy both of them for very different reasons tbh, I started a new character on XI and I'm playing through everything again on my steam deck, overall really enjoying the (3rd or 4th ish) play through
How you can tell ffxi is superior is you take your time and absorb the content wanting to explore the world and all the things it has to hide. Where ffxiv you rush through most it and don't pay attention than get to the end where you just repeat the same stuff. I enjoy ffxiv bosses and exploring jobs and their play styles but everything else in the game feel like a choir list or very repetitive.
I miss FFXI for the social aspect. My best memories were doing the MSQ with other people who needed it too and spending days just running around the zones to finish them. I find myself trying to recapture that in FFXIV as I like to disconnect from the end game crowd when not raiding and spend more of my time at the far casual end with people still taking in the wonder of the world. They make the game fun in a way few games do now or have done since XI.
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Hi there. Nice video. I have been a FFXI player since the NA PS2 release. XI is the MMO I play the most. I did play Phantasy Star 2 online for a short time. I totally agree with what you said about the aspect of discovering new places , new monsters , new equipment etc. - I feel that the Abyssea add-ons is what maid the first "Major" change to the game. It changed how you gained experience and it changed how you "Learned or Didn't Learn" how to play a job to it's fullest. Before Abyssea you couldn't just be in an experience party for hours on end with out even doing any thing to help gain the experience points. I remember getting excited over the "Release" of a new Add-On to the game that brought new places and other stuff to the game. Learning how to get to Valkurm Dunes safely and alive to join an exp party - where every one was "Learning" the jobs. Even acquiring maps was more of an experience then it is now. Getting access to better gear / weapons as you gained ranked in a nations mission's or doing a quest to get something that was "Special" - like "Leaping Boots" or say the "Enhancing Sword" from bune for Rdm. There was a time when what gear you had or didn't have really mattered to Notorious Monster fights - etc. XI needs new replacements for event's like Garrison - etc that would require having the i-level 119+ gears so that your spells and attacks will let you defeat the mob. The selection of what to do today - say do rank missions or exp or do quests or make gil is all but trivial now. Crafting has even gotten less important then it was before. Now that XI is only on pc's - maybe there could a major redo ( enhancement ) to the graphics and maybe even minor changes like allowing more then 7 items to be sold on the AH at any given time - etc.
Don't blame you, wondered where you'd run off to though,
glad to see your alive.
The 20th was a let down and at the same time wasn't expecting anything huge.
Tried again to play when it was free login, but its just to hard to enjoy the state of retail when private 75 servers exist, it takes a long time to get things done but I personally enjoy the slow grind and exploration.
I've gotten quite alot done that I was never able to do back in the day due to group limitations even with the small population and enjoyed every minute.
Really would of loved a classic server.
Tempted to look into ever quest now though, as I never got to try it.
Loving your tiktoks btw! glad to see those are still a thing. :D
As someone who's two weeks into playing FFXI for the first time, I appreciate you sharing where you're at and what you're looking for. In part because I've found your videos helpful in acclimating to FFXI, so I was curious, now that I'm actually playing the game myself, what your next video would cover. But mainly I really get where you're coming from, because looking for that sense of newness and a vast world to explore is exactly why I've gotten hooked into XI.
I'd be curious to hear your experience with the new EQ progression servers or LOTRO or whatever you check out next. For me I'm glad to have finally heeded the call to dive into the world of FFXI. There's just something about the FF job system in an mmo that's like a siren song to me.
FFXI is in my opinion the best MMO around. If you are just starting it, you will have years of amazing wonderful potential. I actually envy you a little bit. lol. Still i hope you have fun!
@@robertsharp1511 Thanks! I’ve been having blast so far. Been almost completely overwhelmed with all the different systems and even just navigating the world, but that’s also just been part of the fun.
A man of culture also I see 😌 welcome to Vana’diel!!! What server are you on?
I just started a new account on the wings server after playing on retail for a long time, its been really nice to slow down and enjoy things.
Love your XI commentary, the game will never die for me as long as you continue to post.
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Summed up my own thoughts pretty accurately! I think I, like many I suspect, was cautiously wishing for some 2.0-type reboot when they first announced something big for this year a couple years ago--even though i knew deep down it was the longest of long shots
I played FFXI off and on for the last 10 years, mostly off, while I played FFXIV.
I had struggled to get fully into FFXI, and struggled to "quit" XIV for so long. I had a serious attachment to FFXIV version 1.23b and that was what kept me on XIV so heavily. I took on average about 1 to 3 month breaks from XIV here and there, most of the time returning to XI but I always found myself going back to XIV.
The biggest problem with XIV is exactly what you said about XI. There is literally nothing new since the launch of 2.0. The content cycle is 100% predictable, and it becomes stale to most players at about the 2 year mark. I managed to stick with it for 10 years, and 25,000 hours, but I have hit my cap. I stopped playing XIV progressively back in patch 5.4, and knowingly would not purchase 6.0 Endwalker. I followed through with this, yet continued to play XIV. Finally about 7 months ago I really got attached to XI, and I'm having so much fun.
I had a complete blast with the 20th Anniversary, including getting a total of 3 characters on one account to level 99, and obtaining all jobs level 99 on a single "main" character. After it ended I even went out and bought a laptop and have been dual boxing. I am just having so much fun with XI.
I think the key for me, is I finally came to terms with the reality that XIV 1.23b is gone and never coming back, and it has been so liberating to finally break free of XIV, and enjoy XI. I will continue to appreciate both games, but XI is my home, and I foresee it being just that for a very long time to come.
I have never felt this way about XIV, and XI before, and haven't been gone from XIV for this long without getting even a tiny desire to return.
I know this is a bit much, and strange to others, but I'm a truly devout fan of Final Fantasy, and I have a lot of heart for these games, and its what I enjoy. I just thought I would share that, since it seemed a little in the same vein as the video here.
In the end, what's important is you're enjoying what you're doing and having a good time!
1.23 was the closest we got to FFXI 2.
@@Riposte8 True, but like I said I'm completely over 1.23b, and XIV now.
XI exists, is fun, and has just so much to offer, so I'm glad it is still available. XI now in my opinion is the best it has ever been.
It’s a shame you aren’t finishing Endwalker. It’s a hell of a finale.
@@thatonegeeksite5251 So I have heard!
Although I beat FFXIII-2 near its launch, which was prior to me even playing FFXIV, and of course before XIV 2.0 even launched. (I'm a 1.0 legacy player but I didnt start until 2012.)
I also recently finished the entire FFXI story, and if you're familiar with either of those storylines, its extremely similar to XIV's story, especially in Shadowbringers, which is where I lost interest in XIV, during 5.4.
The 5.0 story (Shadowbringers) is basically the XIII-2 story, and from what I know about 6.0, Endwalker, if you combine XI with XIII-2, you basically get XIV/5.0/6.0 stories.
So honestly I dont feel like i'm even missing out in terms of the story. Sure its XIV specific stuff peppered in, but the overall story is extremely similar. I assume one day I might finish the XIV story, but certainly not any time soon.
I didn’t think there were other people out here that valued 1.23 as much as I did. I like how much was put in XIV, but if only it was with the systems of that era. I still can’t let it go. Everything in XIV has pivoted away from what I can be excited about. Even the Blue Mage limited job- what a massive disappointment. The last nail in the coffin for me was roughly when the WoW refugees caused a sudden spike in XIV’s popularity. Sure it was nice my friends were finally playing this game, but it all felt so backhanded.
I dove back into XI on Eden and have spent like 2 weeks just running rampant thru Z Mines for that iron ore.
Welcome to Eden!
For me, FFXI will always be the old school community and my old linkshell friends from when I was leveling BST and trying to optimize RoZ/CoP gear, mission completes, and eventually HNM battles. It was a great way for me to keep my mind off one of the lowest points in my life, but eventually all my friends quit playing which killed the game for me after I got an Adaman Hauberk.
(Frozendragon) Hi Hunter, long time no see. I have been taking from FFXI too because I found myself doing the same thing over and over and got worn down. I really thought SE was going to add so much more with the anniversary too. It’s just one of those games you have to take a break on and come back to. I just returned. It’s true there’s not a lot of huge content to make you want to come back unless you get the taste for grinding again leveling up different jobs on different characters. That’s FFXI for you. I took a break on PS5 lol. Hope to catch your videos soon on twitch!
An EQ tlp would be pretty cool. Especially if you spent a good amount of time exploring/changing up camps, to keep it a little more interesting to watch. And then joining/making a guild to approach raid content.
Ffxi had so many layers to it to keep you immersed and figure out what you need to do and how you’re gona do it and then getting that feeling of accomplishment after you did those things. You cant just do quests and really level up that way. You have to work together with others to level to get better gear and to become stronger then plan out how and when you are going to do tougher missions like promys or something. I think its just the party system that gave it its flavor. Not like waiting in uldah and then a message for a dungeon pops up then you teleport there, finish then teleport back. You have to make the journey, and that gives you a chance to explore and also keeps you on your toes with avoiding aggro lol maybe the slow walking animation gave that more of an opportunity to shine
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Pantheon: Rise of The Fallen. Definitely on my radar of the next Everquest/FF11
Appreciate the content as usual Hunter. Gets my ffxi fix.. haven't played in two years now. Getting the itch again.. like usual. :)
Always comes back around again!
I am in the same boat with you my guy. I am optimistic for a future of FFXI, I don't really care for FFXIV right now. I also have a busy IRL schedule as I played FFXI back in the beginning and now I am married with kids and a full time career. There's a lot about FFXI that tugs on the heart strings so to say. I don't want it to die as it was my first MMORPG. But if the developers are letting it pass away slowly and silently I guess we have to understand and move on? I still have my characters so I will wait until the bitter end! :) Peace with with you and your future endeavors.
I feel your pain, I'm playing lotro atm and it's pretty sweet. I've also been kinda wanting to check out everquest as well. So many games... Who knows if I'll ever get back to Eden or retail anytime soon.
Agreed! Might try both soon
@@Huntin4GamesChannel I've also been checking out the revamp of LotRO, it's had it's ups and downs. I've only just cleared the base game after 3 weeks. Angmar the final zone of the base game might have actually been the worst zone of any game I've ever played period. I can't even compare it to any other game, it's like Blight Town with instant kill invisible mines planted throughout the zone, the green ocean also instant kills you, and even the story quests instant kill you. Angmar is ass, but the content level 5-44 was pretty good. Everyone says the the rest of the game from that point on is significantly better, akin to ARR to Heavensward.
Your game looks amazing! I'm going to be searching how to make my game look this good.
I love the background music used in this video. Where can I find the songs?
Idk where you are, but hope life is finding you well! Miss your videos!
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It's perfectly fine to take a break from games on occasion, especially MMOs. I am currently having a lot of fun playing through xi while taking a break from xiv. Was even able to convince a friend from xiv to come join me and we are both loving the game and nostalgia since this was both our first MMO.
Man FFXI left an impression on my life ive been away for idk 12 years still think of it daily elvaan monk 75. I started 14, 4 days ago and it's sad beautiful game but with small soul no emphasis on challenge or social network idk.. thanks for the video.
14 is trash.
I gave it a go. Got like 5 jobs to max levels and a few crafts. Quit.
I was one of the early players in FFXI, 2002.
I will be going back to that paradise eventually.
Hearing you here.
I'm taking time out myself, partially due to RL events but also because there's just no prospect of good things to come.
I've been on Battlefield V with some RL friends. Apart from that, catching up on shows.
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I love your content homie
your videos have gotten me back into ff11....sadly i play too many games. Still, ff11 holds a special place in my heart. Its just a bit annoying that some of the best content is still difficult and indeed some of the legacy content still have the djankiness it had back then.
I hear ya dude! it's hard with so many games out to find time for any XI action
i'm chillin on wings being a sweaty boy killing hnm's in 75 era and its been a sweet ride so far
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id def tune in on twitch if you started playing EQ lol, I never played it either and would love to see a xi hardcore fan try it out
I stopped playing about a decade or so ago and have been thinking of coming back with a whole new account. My question is: do you recommend I get it from steam or look into private "classic" servers? What I really miss about 11 was the level grinding. I've never been a nostalgic person, but those school nights/weekends where I'd be spending hours with a party of strangers in the dunes has always been my exception to that. Any advice or insight would be much appreciated
Just my 2cents here. I stop playing the game in 2007 and came back last year. The game have change A LOT. Your first 99 will be a little less grind than the old days but after certain key items from the last expansion, your next job will level substantially quicker. Practically no one make parties to level now because you can use some NPCs that SE make in response of the lack of people leveling. All the storyline can be finished solo. For me it was a blast to play again but recently it's starting to lose that magic. Some endgame grinds are excessive and there's no other porpoise apart from the completion or to show off. In my opinion the community still one of the best in comparison from others MMMOs.
At the nostalgia topic: of course you will feel it right at you arrive at the entrance of any of the cities but part of your nostalgia came from the time in your life that you was playing it (after homework, Sunday mornings, school vacations , etc) and that will not come back with the game. So to be honest I could tell you to try it at least for the story and see all those changes but if you want to play the game as it was on the 75 era , go to a private server.
Edit: Forgot to tell you... I didn't get the game from Steam but I have read from some people having problems with FFXIV login from Steam (not sure for FFXI ) so try to goggle it before you get it.
Have you tried New World? It's not an older mmo and it's currently in it's early stages, about 9 months in. It's got a very love hate vibe with the community right now. It has made significant progress since the early days. Much more stable and much more to do. But I'll tell you, for me personally, it's the closest I've had to that feeling of residing in a world. A chill walk through the forest, fishing at a lake, taking the scenery in, just being there, being present. It really for me harkens back to that classic old school mmo feel that alot of people our age miss.
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Recently came back and fresh started on Odin…. Amazing game
I jumped around MMOs trying to get that new feel and it sort of works, I tried LOTRO and SWTOR, it’s quite fun for a while but I didn’t get to end game. But I guess that’s my problem recently, I seem to not be able to finish games. I got to the middle game then I got the itch to jump to another game.
You Made me Miss FF11 I loved crafting and at the Auction House just sitting there with my wares for sale just waiting for ppl to click on me and check out my wares good ol days good ol days , I love ff14 but the crafting and having my items for sale on me is something I do miss on ff14
This might sound dumb but what if zones were flipped backwards. So everything in the East direction was West ect. It would be identical but just different enough to feel like a change. Also maybe possible just using math to flip assets and NPC/Location coordinates.
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The 20th anniversary got me to pick up my WingsXI character again. I haven't logged in since after the 20th anniversary was broadcast. I know it's a private server and has nothing to do with retail but I think the enthusiasm was taken out of my sails. I'll still come back, maybe soon, but not sure when. If they aren't excited to do new things with the game, I'm not really too excited to come back.
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Hey, what's the song played in the background? I love it so much.
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I quit around the time rdm/nin tank was nerfed, and then came back when Rhapsodies came out. I quit again 2 years ago, had like 9 REMA, been there, done that, and I had the same feeling: nothing new to do. All the "new content" was just old content rehashed up with a new name. I still miss the game, of course, but I know if I did reactivate my toon I'd be sat there in a random town staring at the screen wondering, "what do I do now?".
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is that a texture pack ur using? it looks really nice and smooth. what is it?
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decided to hop back in 11 for a bit, but after I had finished writing the macros, creating the gear sets and all that I got bored of playing the actual game after a few hours, the fun part was (re)learning, researching, and creating and testing those macros and gear sets, makes me think someone should somehow distill those aspects out into a separate game like an rpg version of bridge builder
Same here, same with with Wow when it was new to WoW classic. I realized most the fun came from discovering things, learning things, getting better at it, when coming back already knowing everything, and just doing it, it is not nearly as fun, or a magical adventure, it is just doing things by the book
I am actually glad eden perma banned me for using an addon that allowed me to make macros to control my alt healer account. After playing other games I really realized how I was not having fun at all with FF11, and it felt more like a second job
Did you see that FF 16’s map is so similar to FF 11? Two continents interconnected by one city/special area. Even the region/isle of Kuzotz and the Tavnazian archipelago are identical.
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One thing i struggle with these days when it comes to 11 is when I'm tempted to level a new job i do i quick read online and see im expected to have 10 gear sets and think "oh nevermind" and stick with what i have.
Haha ya, the grind to get to master for each new job is painful
How is that a struggle? It's the best thing in FFXI, the customization. It's normal in guides you will find sets for everything, but you don't actually need all of that to play the job on high level. It's only listed there for dedicated players, but you can reach like 90% effectiveness of those sets with other gear mixing multijob gear. The problem is that people don't like to go deeper and understand why some gear is good and then using that knowledge to find out alternatives.
@@SageAtoreis i play somewhat casually these days. When i came back in November it took me long enough to scrape one decent set together on my main (BLU). I only just got hold of the Naegling 2 months ago. Its even worse if you are expected to have a REMA. I don't have the energy for that sort of thing.
@@danny123451 it's an MMORPG game. You either have tons of free time and you don't care how long it takes to progress or you value your time and read and learn a lot how to be extremely efficient and get your gear with minimal time investment. Seems like you want to get gear fast while being inefficient. It's your problem, not the game problem.
Basically every class has tons of gear sets you should be working on. It's not like you have to have every piece as soon as you hit level cap, they're just sets to work towards. Most guides have a low/mid/high/bis dream set for most of the important sets as well which is helpful for gearing a new job.
Unless you're exclusively joining shout groups, most people don't expect you to have bis gear for your job. And the only reason you see such high expectations for pugs is because the leader is usually on their main job and expects people to be on their level so they don't have issues clearing whatever content they're looking for.
You're always gonna see people who don't want to have to carry a group or go into content with undergeares players who don't know the fight, but if you join a linkshell or find a group of friends you're going to find a lot of people willing to help you, whether it's getting you gear, helping you clear content etc... Ff11 has some of the most helpful people in any mmo imo.
Even the people who you see shouting for people with high level gear would probably help you out once they got once they finish what they're trying to do a lot of the time. I feel like people get intimidated by the requirements people set in order to clear harder content with strangers and assume they'll never be able to get to that level. Just keep doing the content that will get you that next upgrade, grind out things that take a while like REMA, and don't worry about not having perfect gear because as long as you're working towards it you'll eventually get there.
And definitely try to find active linkshells, forming static groups with people who are around the same content level as you on their main or an alt, and befriend helpful people you meet along the way. You'll be surprised how many people are willing to help with content they don't necessarily need anything from on their mains.
I'm with you all the way in how you feel. I love 11 still but lately I have felt the mmorpg is dying or cause we do not have that fresh feel of NEW which many of us hope for a remaster or remake of 11 or new jobs. FF14 is a great game, but it's a temporary home for me as of now and as a mmorpg player and lately with the new reveal of Street fighter 6, I may return to fighting games, that's where I came from and how the only mmorpg who took me away from that was FF11. I honestly don't feel accomplished in FF14 like I felt in FF11 maybe I needed a challenge in some fighting competition and get that feel of accomplishment, however I'm feeling accomplished in retail 11 by getting my mastered job finally and will work on leveling the sub jobs. Lol 😆 it's a grind, but that's what I love to do is grind to achieve a goal and get that feeling of accomplishment.
Yes 14 has hard content but BiS is meaningless in 14 and you don't really need it to get through the content and it changes so frequently as well unlike 11 BiS will get you through hard content and it doesn't feel meaningless to have it. 14's true endgame is glamour unlike 11's endgame is BiS gear.
Ya XIV lacks some of that oomph for me, very fun game though! Totally agree
I like just wondering around in an MMO. I whish there was more to explore in XIV. Exploring in Vanguard SOH was realy fun, just too bad the game had such a short life.
Ya wish e open world in XIV had a little more meaning
I keep holding out for a remake/reset lol. It's tough to play because if you want the good stuff you have to endgame but unless you're on the 3 major servers you can't get much done due to gear. Then you need a R15 REMA to be taken seriously to others.. 14 I can casually play but I miss the 11 grind sometimes.
i been digging Lost ark, have you tried it free on steam? I wanted to go back and try the Lotr again as when it was new I played it for a month or so on the side. but I can't go back to the WoW look anymore. really wish there was more for the 20th and during the free to play time i worked on my master levels abit. i was hoping for more as well. oh well i know i'll go back eventually when i need my nostalgia and there is more todo than grind master levels.
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I played XI for years. And while it is my favorite game ever, I have actually played LOTRO longer than I played FFXI. I still play LOTRO some... but I just run around and do what I want, and don't really worry about making a lot of progress. For the 15th anniversary, they gave a load of free stuff as rewards for logging in, so I made sure to do that. And it has kept me coming back for a little over a month. Just an hour here and an hour there. I do enjoy it... but not like I enjoyed FFXI. It's F2P though, so it's easier to keep on with LOTRO. I hope work lets up a bit. Thanks for another good video.
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"Delete all that", I wish it were that easy after a good rant sometimes. Lol
'condensed' is the right way to describe XI these days. Most of the game doesn't exist just like the majority of MMOs don't really use their older zones, i feel like the game is getting smaller each update and it makes me sad. I don't think the devs are doing a good job taking care of vanadiel.
Ya I feel like it was a mistake to make 1-98 content almost a non issue. But hard to undo that decision now
@@Huntin4GamesChannel new players still play 1-99 normally with Trusts leveling quite slowly. You have quite a lot of posts on Reddit about people asking for caps or gear at levels 50 or 70. It's only when you have friend or you make alt character, then you have someone to PL you.
@@Huntin4GamesChannel Yeah, It's how games like 14 and WoW function, making it easier for new characters to reach endgame but it also requires a constant stream of new content we're just never going to get in XI, nor would we need if the current devs had respected the horizontal model that worked so well here when it came to content. It's sad, but I think XI may be the best MMO ever made and also the most poorly maintained. Games with lower populations get more effort and respect from their devs.
I personally hate the trend of games abandoning vast swaths of content (most multiplayer online games do this), but the reality is most players only care about the end game so they are just catering to their audience. FFXI was a game I thought wouldn't go this direction, especially with the mass player exodus after Abyssea, but it seems I was mistaken.
I love the FFXI classic server I play on. Its 1-75 through ToAU
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20 years and we haven't been to Tavnazia ruins.
I played from NA launch for 7 years,came back recently and I missed right away how dangerous the game used to be. Stepping out of town was risky, often deadly.
Did u ever play PSO or PSU. Several good private servers for those.
Having played XI for as long as I have, and done as much as I have... I can honestly say: I just don't understand how anyone can be "done" with this game content-wise.
If you run out of meaningful stuff to do on your main, and run out of interesting quests or missions to do, just go level and gear up another job, or go play through the game on a mule again.
If you've been playing for the past 15-20 years on the same character, you've probably forgotten what it was actually like to go do stuff like rise of the zilart, CoP, nation mission lines, etc.
Heck, go start a character on the lowest pop server.
Between relics, mythics, empyreans, aeonics, soloing NMs, finishing every single quest in the game, leveling every single crafting skill, leveling, JPing, MLing and gearing out every single job, etc. I've had more than enough to keep me busy over the years.
Find or make a list like the Xenoblade Chronicles 100% completion guide.
Go start marking stuff off it.
You'd be amazed by how much content is ACTUALLY in this game. Parts of maps most people have never even seen - items most people don't even know exist - entirely quest lines most people have never done.
And beyond that? Soloing difficult content is a completely different experience. Soloing battlefields on VD on rdm or blu, soloing NMs on sch and nin, soloing events on pup...
It's a different experience entirely.
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Never got to play back in the day. I was only 10 at the time. Really considering getting into XI since all new mmos have disappointed me within a couple months of playing. Except gw1 I'm a sucker for the oldies
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Would be interested in your thoughts about the upcoming FFXI private server: "Horizon"
First I heard of it! Will have to look into it
@@Huntin4GamesChannel Def take a look into it dude. I think you'll be surprised with their goals, team size, organization etc. This seems like The new long term server we've been looking for.
I miss camping the ground kings back in 2005!
But honesty I probably don’t.
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I still have a ton of stuff to do in XI that I haven't been able to do because nobody will invite me to a LS, like Odyssey, the Lilith fight, Dynamis-D, Voracious Resurgence stuff. So while almost every other veteran has done everything in XI, I haven't because I've been left behind by people who won't invite me to their parties.
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Pardon me, but I am currently working on a video about a PsOne jRPG called "Legend of Mana". Koichi Ishii, director of FF11, and Akihiko Matsui, the Battle Director for FF11, have both worked on Legend of Mana as well, and I would like to make a point of some similarities between the 2 games, so I'd like to show some footage, but I don't exactly have the time to record the footage myself, so could I use some of the video footage from your videos?
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Currently I'm playing infinity kingdom.
I’d love to play again. Not sure if I should play wings, wait for Horizon , or just do retail. Would love to hear from anyone with a strong opinion..
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Its hard. I have my sub running but i struggle to log into the game.
I look at everquest 1. Darkpaw released the 28th xpac Terror of Luclin this year. They have a beta for next years expansion pack coming out later this year. They have a beta client for a 64 bit client coming out to smooth out client issues. They're working on anticheat to stop some of the botting. They revamped the tutorial for live servers years ago too.
Then i head to XI. I love the game but i see on the site and head over to We are Vana'diel and i read the latest interview. I read the line "Some developers put their career on hold until the 20th and FFXI has a clear trajectory." Clear trajectory? There isn't one now? Going into the 20th, the future isn't planned? Read the AMA and you hear how "We'd like to do an xpac. We'd like to revamp the ui. We'd like to add in a tutorial. We just don't have the budget." Its really hard now after seeing how EQ1 is treated. We hear about future plans but it feels hopeless. There can't be a huge future for a game with a team of 7 planners and not in active development. We hear from Fujito the higher ups tell them "keep working. grow XI" but how are they when they have a shoestring budget thats so small they can't even revamp certain aspects to really attract new people to it.
I'm coming back to FF XI. What is the best server to join? 🤔
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hey are you no longer streaming? It's Tuesday during the stream time but it says you are offline
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What I want is a fusion sub for ffxi and FFXIV.
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100% with you, unsubbed last month hoping for something good to get me to resub, but there was nothing and I didn't even login during the free campaign. If they ever bring back new (fun) content I'll be back, but we will see what happens.
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Personally played 11, felt like the grind for generational 119 gear was just... too much, felt like without dedicating my life to it it would be something I cant really get back into (Played around wotg era)
Been playing GW2 a lot since then which Feels like 11 with the challenge, and gearing not being as much trouble and the challenging fights from fractals and so on keep me coming back, especially since you can have a new coat of paint with trying new jobs and elite specs
1:35 Me with Skyrim.
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I wish they would combine 14 and 11. Maybe FFXI would be a star you could teleport to. Combine the sub
We need the mech and anime figures from this game!
Def always a good idea to have another MMO or game in general to play when you take a break which I think for MMOs is necessary whether short or long you never wanna get burnt out on a game especially if you love it! But I’m grateful I get to start from scratch after coming back to Vana’diel a month or so ago I’m definitely taking my time with it this time around and gonna complete so much I never did before 😌 and when I get tired of it I’ll take a break and play PSO2:NGS or GW2 or SWTOR I honestly think we are a bit spoiled for MMOs if you think about I do love switching time to time depending on what kind of mood I’m in ya know like if I feel like going FF I go to XI if I wanna do sci-fi like I play PSO2 so many to choose from so honestly I get the let down for vet players but for me it’s still sort of brand new adventure I hope they continue improving the game with the blessing to continue from the higher ups we just gotta show them that it’s worth it to keep it alive and revamp it!!! Love the vids as usual Hunt!! 👌🏽🫡🤗🎮🔥🔥🔥
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New players joining this game now will immediately fall into loneliness and seeing infinite RMT robot shouts all day and night. They can never experience the brother-in-arms kind of MMORPG life experience from the pre-Abyssea era. I've met players that became very important part of my live even they no long play the games. FFXI evolved so much it's nothing but a mouse wheel plot now.
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I actually just started playing for the first time a couple of weeks ago, and I have the weirdest love-hate thing with the game. While I find the game interesting, I'm intrigued by the different cutscenes that have hinted at what I can expect content-wise, the laid back nature is nice, the cryptic nonsense in this game, leaving out quest details, the fact that I have to constantly review quest walkthroughs in the wikis pisses me off. Whenever this comes up, people start talking about how its a OMG 20 year old RPG, which is weird, since I'm fairly old and used to play even older RPGs without getting annoyed, its not the game, its by design. I'll continue to play it as I'm told this is how the oldest content is, and that the game feels better further in, but man, the beginning parts can be frustrating. When I was in my teens, I probably would have been ok with a game wasting my time a little, but nowadays time is my most precious resource and this game gives 0 fucks about wasting it. Just when I say "f this game" and decide to stop, some cool cutscene happens and makes me keep going. *sigh*, we'll see!
What graphics pack and ui pack is that??
think its called ashenbub, ashenblub, ashen something like that lol.
25th anni is gonna be YUGE
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FFXI Reqiuem….
Level 75 cap.
Post 75 era is reworked but still available. Level 99 content is just skill/quest unlocks
XP Reduction in full effect.
Trusts okay but only beneficial in non party areas./incentivize Party areas with better exp, weapon skill levels (and related functions), and drops(I.E. LL Boots and sub job items dropped in dunes.)
Full voice acting(Japanese only)
Sounds like a private server but if an “HD” VERSION came out this would be my wishlist(not everyone’s)
I stopped mid TOAU expansion, and it’s just too different trying to play again. I want to experience the game’s new content but I want the masochism it brought before. I started the game at the age of 9 (was ahead of my time) thanks to my older brothers and again felt soo different when I tried to play again at age 27. I miss the danger the game at the appropriate level.
Anyways thanks for the great content as always in keeping FFXI alive for those of us who experienced the “golden age.”
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I think XI is an objectively better game than XIV, and i’ll always feel that way.
It was difficult but it was so much more fun and rewarding.
There was so much more customization and uniqueness to how you play.
Early 2000s was a different and magical time and one that i truly will forever miss.
RIP the good days.
Check out ffxi horizon era+ private server they are really shaking things up.
What FFXI has needed -- for over 10 years now -- is an optional client with an overhauled DX11/DX12/Vulkan engine and modernized graphics... and bear with me here... _high-quality voice acting._ It's made enough money after 20 years. SE is just... funneling it elsewhere.
Edit: ...aaand 4:28 nailed it.
It's amazing to me that people felt let down by the 20th anniversary.
It's amazing because 7 years ago we got dev confirmation that the game was going into maintenance mode. Generally that's the end of a game. If you told me seven years later we would get actual new content I would have said you were nuts.
If you got hyped up for the 20th anniversary on speculation posts on the forum, i don't feel bad for you if you're disappointed.
Always temper your expectations and unless the devs say something specific. Don't assume.
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So I feel like the mobile version of the game was supposed to come out this year. And when that feel through they didn't really have anything else planned.
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I just came back to ffxi about 2 weeks ago. I didn't realize how much I missed and liked this style of game. As far as older games, if you have never played, you should check out Maple Story, that's also an mmo I've though about going back too. FFXIV imo has become too much wow like for me. Its all about toxic meta and that seems to be it. You must wear x gear and press x button only. You're not allowed to really experiment or play the game if you want to be in groups at all.
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was a let down not hearing new jobs/zones, even if they were a year out nearing the end of Voracious Resurgence. some huge new would have carried most people on the fence a long way up to Voracious endgame and beyond.
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I wish i had dragoon - said no one ever 😂
I have to upgrade my dynamis weapons
So I am one of those cult followers of Lotro. I adore that game, however imo? It has not aged the best. The class design and overall world though? Some of my favorites. Atleast back when I played nothing was like a captain, burglar, or lore master. I miss those bit of oddity in class design that wasn't just a typical class system that most mmos run. Has some of the weirder classes like how ffxi had some odd jobs that didn't fit into one of those "role trinity" things.
Now.. if you are not just in love with tolkien's world? It definitely will not be for you. It has some REALLY good parts, but it has some really bad lows. The game has never done a level squish or any like that.. so the hardest thing is actually getting to the relevant content. If you could get a small group of people to do those leveling group quests/dungeons while leveling through? That would be the best experience and where most my fond members of Lotro exist. I still remember so fondly the mines of moria on release with 5 other friends and just taking on that content. IF anything.. I say try to power through to experience moria. It is the single best mmo zone/expansion zone I have ever seen and will die on this hill.
Thanks for summarizing the current state and experience! I might see if I can get through the beginning stages and see how it feels. But ya it might be tough, I do love any trinity fanes I can find though, especially if they have some that blend between a couple
@@Huntin4GamesChannel Moria will always hold a special place in my heart. When you end up getting to it please take your time. There is alot that it has to offer. Rohan, helms deep and mordor the game opens up and is a bit different. I would say to summarize from release
Angmar: If you want to visit my 1st big raid... try visiting Helegrod in the Misty Mountains.
Moria: The entire zone is filled with content and there are story driven instances that will glue you in on the story. Legendary weapons begin here and now level with you. Highly recommend the barlog fight. Make sure you do the book quest here.
Seige of mirkwood. This is by far the most skippable of the expansions but i did enjoy the little arena instances.
Rohan, deep and morder. These are all similar in many ways but have their own story. Not all content is somethign I will remember but againt those story driven instances are amazing.
The next two expansions I never got to. After morder I felt my time was up.
My top mmos
ffxi
ffxiv
lotro
swtor
eso
in that order. So lotro does hold a small piece in my heart...
Did anybody ever figure out how to kill Absolute Virtue lol. I quit in 2007. Had a Ninja, monk, samurai, bard lv 75 way back when 😜😅😅
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I'm done with retail until we get a classic server.
Have you thought about OSRS? The game is super active development wise. FF11 was a game I always wanted to play as a kid and decided to finally get around to playing after watching some of your videos. I played for a few months, but I kind of fell post 99 on WAR and WHM. I was also kind of disappointed that the 20th anniversary didn't add much and take the game to the next level. I feel like ff11 is great, but if they smoothed over some rough edges, like inventory, playonline, etc, more people would hop on themselves.
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I recently gave a good go with FFXI retail, never played the game before so it was a hurdle. In my first week with it I really really liked it but as time went on I realised that retail FFXI has nothing what the community kept talking about is good about FFXI and thats because I feel Trusts ruin the MMO experience. So I tried Eden and Eden does solve that main issue because Classic FFXI requires you to do anything with another person but my biggest issue is that the gameplay it very slow, leveling is insanely slow (the beginners guide for Eden tells you to farm level 1 mobs until level 10... like seriously?) and overall I think the game is probably amazing but it's just not for me. I'm on an MMO kick still so I resubbed to WoW Classic and I'm enjoying my time with that instead. I was hoping FFXI would had been more meaningful for me and I really did try but WoW's pacing is just so much better, combat is better, roaming the world is better and I'm strictly talking about Classic WoW.
I never understand takes like these. I mean if you didn't care for FFXI that's fine, but if you didn't care for soloing things with your trusts, then why didn't you just do some of the vast variety of party content? It only takes a week or two to reach level 99. After that you can spend the majority of your time in groups, and you have to in order to progress in strength at a reasonable pace. It's just weird to me that so many people insist that a game that is still to this day defined by teaming up with others keeps getting bounced off by people who claim that there's no grouping. There absolutely is.
The 20th anniversary came and went with a whimper. What a travesty that SE has no interest in the future of FFXI.
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I have things left unfinished in Vana'diel (played 2005-2015). I tried to come back, but the community (the strongest point of the game) wasn't welcoming. There seemed to be an allergy against returning players. It was very disheartening.
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You played for a lot longer than I did. I briefly returned to see all of the changes that were made associated with the level cap increases, new spells, etc. It was weird to see people leveling up in alliances; no one made traditional parties anymore. They leveled everything up solo with trusts. So many areas were barren with no one even really doing anything in them.
I leveled RNG up to 99 and got some of the better gear for it, but the game became pointless really fast. All my friends were gone altogether except for one, and there wasn't much of anything to look forward to honestly.
Some people tried to persuade me to try a private server with the Lv75 cap, etc. but I was just done permanently after leveling RNG in virtually no time at all.
I miss old FFXI when you use to craft and make money and only way could make money 💰 in old days was by crafting or fishing
HorizonXI era + might be what you’re looking for
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*Idk if it's just you.*
Well obviously, there's other people as well with this same mentality- where you guys think of it as just a game to beat.
But if you notice in the comments a lot of people dont think of it as a game. They think of it in the terms of 'Second Life'.
Yes, there'However,
FFXI recently has had some spikes of people coming back. I think a lot of players have gotten older, matured, experienced enough of the limited things that life too has to offer, and will be coming back.
I myself dont think of it as a game to beat. If I did beat everything I wouldnt be upset or mad about not finding more to do. I think of it- like many people, as a second life. I'd stroll around with friends, help some noobs, and over all just have some fun chilling in Vanediel.
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