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Buying the newest expansion

GoSonicsGoSonics Member Posts: 167
in Final Fantasy XI
I used to play ffxi way back when it was first released for the ps2. I want to come back but on the PC. If I was to buy the newest expansion, does that include everything else? Or do I need to buy the original and the first expansion separate? Thanks.

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  • ChrisMatternChrisMattern Member Posts: 1,478

    Originally posted by GoSonics
    I used to play ffxi way back when it was first released for the ps2. I want to come back but on the PC. If I was to buy the newest expansion, does that include everything else? Or do I need to buy the original and the first expansion separate? Thanks.

    The PC edition of the newest expansion, Treasures of Aht Urhgan, is just the expansion; it's not usable if you don't already have the game. However, you don't really want to buy the original PC edition of FFXI either. It's become pretty difficult to find in any case. The *current* edition of FFXI in North America for the PC is called the "Vana'diel Edition", and that's what you want. It has the Chains of Promathia expansion, which the original edition doesn't have, and is also a more up-to-date version of the game, saving you probably about an hour of loading updates when you install, although you'll still spend quite some time at that. About the only word of warning I have on it is that it comes on DVD-ROM, so you'll need a DVD drive in your computer (heck, get one, they're cheap, and games are tending to come on DVD-ROM these days--when you decide you want the ToAU expansion, *that* comes on DVD-ROM as well.)

    Chris Mattern

  • GameloadingGameloading Member UncommonPosts: 14,182
    well, I'm afraid I can't speak for the US, but here in europe, you can get the full game + Rise of zilar + Chains of blabla for €14 (which is a rough 15$ USD). its not the vana diel collection tough.

  • ChrisMatternChrisMattern Member Posts: 1,478

    Originally posted by Gameloadingwell, I'm afraid I can't speak for the US, but here in europe, you can get the full game + Rise of zilar + Chains of blabla for €14 (which is a rough 15$ USD). its not the vana diel collection tough.


    That is correct, there was only one EU edition of FFXI for the PC released, and it has CoP in it. I can't give you all the JP editions, but it runs like this: There's base FFXI, and three expansions, Rise of the Zilart, Chains of Promathis, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan. You can't run without base FFXI, but you can install any of the expansions; they were designed not to require each other. Outside of Japan, the releases go like this:

    NA:
    FFXI with RotZ bundled, released for both the PC and PS2
    CoP by itself, for both the PC and the PS2
    ToAU by itself, for both the PC and the PS2
    The Vana'diel Edition, FFXI with RotZ and CoP bundled, PC only.
    FFXI with RotZ, CoP and ToAU bundled, for the Xbox 360

    EU:
    FFXI with RotZ and CoP bundled, for the PC
    ToAU by itself, for the PC
    FFXI with RotZ, CoP and ToAU bundled, for the Xbox 360

    Chris Mattern

  • zoohanselzoohansel Member Posts: 5
    what if you have the original FFXI but not the Chains of Promathia expasion? Can you still use the ToAU expansion?

  • ChrisMatternChrisMattern Member Posts: 1,478

    Originally posted by zoohansel
    what if you have the original FFXI but not the Chains of Promathia expasion? Can you still use the ToAU expansion?

    Yes, I believe so.

    Chris Mattern

  • zoohanselzoohansel Member Posts: 5
    alrighto! time to become a pirate!

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