Any game comparison?!

Eagler777

Ok, here it goes.  As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts, FFXI is absolutely the best game I have ever played imo, I love every aspect of the game.  But the game is starting to get a lil old and I did play it for a lil over 2 years accomplishing almost everything there is to accomplish besides the new expansion stuff because I quit a lil before it came out, but everyday things are still great.  Anyway getting to the point.  The reason I made this post is because I really miss playing an MMORPG and im really 50/50 on weather im gonna restart this or play something new. 

Ive played a few MMORPGs since then, lastly being Phantasy Star Universe, but I can't seem to get into them.  One aspect I really loved was the ability to change jobs anytime I want.  Could level warrior for a few hours and change to my ninja and level it up right after if I wanted... plus the idea of subjobs is just incredible imo. I'm not a super Online gamer so I'm not sure if many other games share these features, so I was hoping someone could help me out and let me know if there is other games out there like this. 

Another thing I love about the game is traveling... may sound funny but its true.  You have airships which you must physically wait for and ride to get to another continent.  Regular ships which function pretty much the same way.  Chocobos much like a horse of the olden days which makes trips safer and much less time.  Lastly, there is magic, and I even like this because its not like it takes you to any specific spot, but a general location. So my question here is are other games like that also?  I don't want a game that has 0 risk in traveling, or that any person can go to a pinpoint location anytime they feel. This part may be a lil harder to answer so I'll understand if there is not many responses to it.

Lastly, I love the fact that the game is one where you must work at.  I have read way to many post about WoW where you play for a month and your at max level and are basically forced to do engame stuff.  Hear that about many games actually.  But in FFXI I have so much freedom to level a low lvl job, or do low level quests at any time I feel.. or I could turn to my level 75 job and do end game quest and activities.  Then again, I may want to do some mining, so I could turn to a lower level job and go mining while killing some mobs for XP, in turn leveling while I'm making money, but also just chillin doing my own thing and chatting with my friends. 

The main aspect I'd like anyone to keep in mind when answering my post is the job changing and subjob idea, I'm a lil spoiled by it.  I guess the main question that needs asked is are there any games out there that offers such a versatile world of freedom and choices and fun all at the same time, or should I return to FFXI?  Also (this is off an off the subject extra) I have heard a few rumors about Square thinking of making another FF game online in the future, can anyone verify that and/or give me some info or sites where I could research that?  I been to the Square site recently and they just talk about FFXII and stuff from what I seen.

I know this was alot to read, but I just bought a new PC (though I played FFXI oh ps2 before) and its pretty pimped out, spent alot on it, and im really missing the MMO world as I already said.  Plus the new collection thing for FFXI is coming out so it will be easy  to move it all to the PC and get started.  So any or as much info as you got that could benefit me would be much appreciated.

                                                                                    THANKS!!!!!

Jovenn

you sound exactly like I was.  I searched for a GOOD mmo like ffxi for a long time, I could not find anything that came close to it.  I to quit ffxi after playing for just over 2 years, but now I have come back to it after a year absence and am having a blast!  I played all mage/magetype classes before, this time I am doing the melee thing!  I was looking at D&D online, but what I read I did not like.  Was way easy to high high lvl, then there was not much to do. (like wow)  Not sure how long ago you quit ffxi, but I recomend giving it a second go around.  The new classes are cool, blue mages are just insaine, and some of the suttle changes to the game are very nice.

Eagler777

Ok, well does anyone feel like I feel about the game, and also like other games, or anticipating any upcoming games, that may help to.  Jov it really does seem like we think alot on this subject, when I quit, D&D was the first game I looked at but didnt play it for the same reasons as you.  So little time left lol so any opinions welcome, come the 7th when the collectors thing comes out im getting it if my mind isnt changed.

Hakiko

I have been on the same hunt and have tried most of whats out there. There really isn't anything else like it, especially the job part (although there is a little of this in Lineage 2). I have hopes that Vanguard will bring back that big world/party feeling. We will have to see. An alternative would be Everquest if you have never tried it before it is always worth a look. With the new race and content there should be plenty of people at lower levels for a while. Plus I did have some fun going back to the progression servers.

demonkaze1

After playing FFXI for a lil over 4 years, i quit about 6 months ago and played EQ2 for about 3 months and thought it was a very good game,nice community but the world felt too closed in and the population on the server wasn't the best, so i got bored pretty quick.

Then i played a few trials (Eve,WOW,Ryzom,Lineage etc.) Which none i enjoyed, so i then started PSU (JP) which although good the content was to a bare minimum. Now i went back to FFXI (yesterday) and wished i never left.

The point of this post was if you loved FFXI there isn't a better game out atm imo.

With the games out soon i'm looking at TCOS,Vanguard,Gods and Heroes and maybe AOC which 3 out of the 4 are due Q1 2007.

Good luck with what you choose.

Eagler777

Well I'm going to get this game today, was going to get it yesterday but was way to tired after work.  The game I'm most looking forward to is Vanguard for the near future... thats anther reason I've been hesitant on getting this back. It will seem kinda stupid to blow the money on this game and put more work into it, just to leave in a few months.  But thats pretty much what im gonna do  because delays happen and blah blah, and with my luck ill wait and it wont get released til like Q4 or something XD.  Anyway, does anyone know if there is going to be any server changes coming up, most people i knew from my old server quit when I did, and I always here good things about other servers compared to mine?  Well off to work I go, cant wait to play when I get home.

Eagler777

uhh... welll at least i thought i was going to get the game but cant find it anywhere...