FFXI too late to start??

wyvex · February 2007

i used to play ffxi and i wanna start it back up again really bad. i lost my old account so i would have to start all over again from lvl 1. im wondering if it is too late to start ffxi again cus i wont be able to get anywere on it and i wont be able to get a grp. if its not too late to start, whats a good and high populated server that i will be able to get low lvl groups on??

Rinic · February 2007

All servers are equal population.

The game's population is fine at all levels.

Leepehoppe · February 2007

Now is the best time to start, not only is it that the population is large but the econemy is stable. Erase used to be 800k, now its only 30k. All crystals (stack of 12) are 1k. Everything has dropped down in price. Merc captians gear, the whole set is 80k (including belt) Its awsome.

gothmog56 · February 2007

i have to totally disagree now is a BAD time to start.i did.in fact i was the same as you i played before and wanted to try again.

i find hardly no groups with my whm18/blm 9.so i spent most of the time soloing easy stuff.most ppl i see lfg are in 50+range.

Rinic · February 2007

Originally posted by gothmog56

i have to totally disagree now is a BAD time to start.i did.in fact i was the same as you i played before and wanted to try again.

i find hardly no groups with my whm18/blm 9.so i spent most of the time soloing easy stuff.most ppl i see lfg are in 50+range.

I just took thief, ranger, and ninja from 1 to 37 in the last month...

Never had a problem finding groups.

sa1yaman · February 2007

well yeah getting a job to 37 is still easy. But when you try to get it higher you'll see what coming late to the game means. Of course with some jobs it's stil easy (RDM, WHM, PLD, BRD) but otherwise be ready for looong wait for invite.

PS: situation may differ from server to server. I play(ed?) on Bismarck

limonah · February 2007

yes it is a bad time to start now

forget about how hard is it to get a group and exping

the main thing is...it is almost impossible to get help in Rise of the Zilart & Chains of Promathia missions cuz every one allready did it!

the only one wants to do it is the new players and they are not to many of them.

mbblade · February 2007

well its never to late to start it but it may be too late to start it with a community starting out since a lot of peeps are high or quit.

Suplyndmnd · February 2007

Originally posted by sa1yaman

well yeah getting a job to 37 is still easy. But when you try to get it higher you'll see what coming late to the game means. Of course with some jobs it's stil easy (RDM, WHM, PLD, BRD) but otherwise be ready for looong wait for invite.
PS: situation may differ from server to server. I play(ed?) on Bismarck

I play on Bismarck and have had no problems finding groups at all. I started about 6 months ago. RDM is 46 with a SMN sub and still no problems finding a pt. I'm leveling my SAM (14) and WHM (12) now and I can get pts for them too. Now, mind you, certain times can be harder but if you get into a good LS you can always find help generally.

If you wanna pt, i'm Shazamalicious on Bismarck

Limonah, I guess servers are different on this too. I see people yelling for CoP missions all the time.

torious · March 2007

i can never seem to find a healer or tank (cerberus)

starting march 8th you'll be able to chose your sever though (so they say) so no more random server

MrPunx · March 2007

do you know japanese? cuz if you dont then you will not know whats going on

Suplyndmnd · March 2007

Originally posted by MrPunx

do you know japanese? cuz if you dont then you will not know whats going on

What? You dont have to speak Japanese to play this game. What are you on about? Your intentions are (Impossible to gauge). Also (Please use the auto-translate function) Teehee. Nah, seriously, this game is fine. With the new stuff coming out the pipe, i think this game has another good year or 2 left at least.

T-o-h-m-a · March 2007

I Play on Alexander server, and in the past few months, ive taken, NIN from 10-37 BRD from 1-30, BLM for 32-37, WHM from 25-50 and DRG from 60-70, not once did I have trouble finding a party, i know quite a few people who have just recently started, and than there are also veterans who are starting new jobs, theres rarely ever ne trouble finding, or creating a party, except for DRG, or in the 65-70 range, never seem to be any refreshers seeking XP lol but yeah, like someone else mentioned, it depends on the server. I personally think it wouldnt be a bad time to start right now, might as well start before theres an inflation in the economy right? =P

If you decide to start, and are on the Alexander server look up Tohma, im a 75RDM and ill be glad to help you in starting out ^^b.

EDIT: You do not need to know japanese to play this game, there are just as many, if not more, North American players, than there are Japanese. Also, if you wind up in a JP party, there is an Auto Translate Function, so you can still communicate

Vanr · March 2007

Not any more its not. This game was meant to last a finite number of years and now that Final Fantasy XI-2 is coming out, well....lets just say id start counting the days it has left.

CarpeNoctumX · March 2007

And you get your information from where buddy? Square-Enix has never said there would be a sequel to FFXI. They are indeed working on a new MMO, but it'll most likely be something new entirely. As for the question of the OP, not, it's not too late to start. The game still has servers that have well over 3,000 people on at prime times, so finding a party shouldn't be all that hard. A friend of mine has recently got to lv30 after playing for about 2 months, and had no problems doing so.

Netspook · March 2007

Originally posted by MrPunx

do you know japanese? cuz if you dont then you will not know whats going on

You are a liar! I'm an active FFXI player, I don't speak a word Japanese, but i have no problems understaning just about everyone, and they understand me perfectly! And if a Japanese player doesn't speak English, we still communite via auto-translate.

Netspook · March 2007

Originally posted by Vanr

Not any more its not. This game was meant to last a finite number of years and now that Final Fantasy XI-2 is coming out, well....lets just say id start counting the days it has left.

FFXI-2? Do you have any details? Proof? Links?

Last summer SE denied plans for a FFXI-2. This is a press release from Square-Enix, you can find it at http://www.square-enix.com/jp/company/e/news/2006/download/release_060718en.pdf

Here's the press release, check the link above for yourself if you suspect that I have edited something. The only thing I edited, was underlining the most important quotes. And notice, this press release came AFTER the last expansion, still SE say they plan to release more expansions (even PLURAL = more than one). So on what bases can you say "counting the days it has left"?

This is the press release:

[Tokyo, Japan (July 18, 2006) - Square Enix Co., Ltd (“the Company”). wishes to comment on a

specific media report, dated July 14, stating that the Company is developing a sequel to its online

game title, FINAL FANTASY® XI, and plans to release the title on three platforms

PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the

Xbox 360

operating system from Microsoft Corporation.

The Company did not make such an announcement and has not made any decisions resembling

those detailed in the media report.

As the Company announced in May 2005, it is currently developing an online title for

next-generation platforms including game consoles and PCs; however, this title is being developed as

a completely new MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online RPG). We will disclose further details of

this title, including platform compatibility, immediately after any relevant decisions are made.

In addition, the Company continuously plans to release expansion packs for FINAL FANTASY XI,

available on PlayStation®2, Xbox 360, and Windows®, as well as perform version updates.

###

SSJGotenx268 · March 2007

i hope its not to late to start cause im probably starting this weekend ><

i heard a lot of good reviews and that now this is a good time to start up so im going with what people say and hopefully it wont let me down

ziabatsu · March 2007

Originally posted by SSJGotenx268

i hope its not to late to start cause im probably starting this weekend ><

i heard a lot of good reviews and that now this is a good time to start up so im going with what people say and hopefully it wont let me down

Honestly, this is one of the few mmorpgs , that in my opinion is Never to late to start in. Sure there are better points to join in and whatnot, but there is always a constant flow of low level population due to people leveling new jobs etc. And like others have said, the econ hasen't looked this good in a long time, so equipment will be alot easier to get ahold of then it use to. My idea would be , make sure you have a time killer while looking for parties, be it ingame farming and whatnot, or if you can watch tv ,read a book, something along those lines, on my Dark Knight (Midgard) I've waited long enough before that when I actually got my invite I didin't want to even play anymore, lol.

ghostinfinit · March 2007

I played once upon a time on titan server. I really loved FFXI and had a solid linkshell. I do miss playing it from time to time but I'll never be back. I miss the feeling I had while playing when I first started, worked my way up the levels, capped my first job, got rank ten, etc etc. I DON'T miss taking ranger to 75 and having it nerfed into the stone age, watching the economy crumble (I remember when emp hairpin was 250k, it was like 2mill when I left) and I certainly don't miss gilselling NM campers. I don't miss sitting in jeuno waiting for a group for hours or greedy people in sky raids.

I must say however FFXI has a lot of class, well atleast the experiences on my server. Unlike games like WoW and GW, I didn't have people begging me for money 4-5 times a playing session. I also liked FFXI's story line as you work your way from rank 1 to rank 10 and become a national hero. (my only gripe being due to how long it takes to get from 1-75 it puts a long space between story chapters) You can also do the other story lines of the expansions. It really made you feel like you were part of the game.

Netspook · March 2007

Ghost, if you did like the stories, and you got to rank 10, you should have changed nation. I.e. if you started in Bastok, you could have moved to Windurst, and when you got rank 10 there, finally moved to San d'Oria.

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