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#27 Jun 19 2010 at 6:51 AM Rating: Default
Anybody knows the PC requirements for FFXIV? I'm too lazy to google it.
#28 Jun 19 2010 at 7:16 AM Rating: Good
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Not playing 14.


what he said. what i'm dreading is when the final version of 14 comes out all the ******** trying to tell us how great it is and how we should just drop ffxi even though we like it in the ffxi forums.
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#29 Jun 19 2010 at 9:23 AM Rating: Decent
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I'm going to do my best to play both, i'm sure as heck not going to drop a char ive had 7-8 yrs but when ff14 comes out im sure i'll be playing that the more of the 2 atleast in the beggening.
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#30 Jun 19 2010 at 11:02 AM Rating: Decent
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I'm planning to convert to 14. Honestly, if the game play is more casual yet similar to FFXI it will be better for me. I'm going into my second year of college and FFXI just takes a lot of time.
#31 Jun 19 2010 at 11:04 AM Rating: Excellent
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How many of you are going to play FFXI & FFXI?


I think most of us already do!!!

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#32 Jun 19 2010 at 11:17 AM Rating: Good
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I play both FFXI and WoW, and plan to make time for FFXIV as well. I also have a full time job and waste a great deal of my free time @#%^ing around on the internet, so I would like to let people know that it is very possible.
Try fitting a relationship with a non-gamer girl/guy in there and let me know if it's still "very possible" ahah. I used to date a gamer girl and I could play games whenever I wanted without feeling like I was ignoring her, she would play her own MMO too, but now I'm with someone else who doesn't play a lot of video games and I'd rather spend time with her and make sure I pay attention to her, I miss my gaming time a lot though heh, but I still get a chance to log in once in a while. I don't have enough free time to play a new/another MMO, it would be a waste of money.


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#33 Jun 19 2010 at 11:35 AM Rating: Decent
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Not playing 14.
#34 Jun 19 2010 at 12:34 PM Rating: Good
For me, some depending factors:

If they're going to keep treating Final Fantasy XI like they are now with (in my opinion) lazy content add-ons and not really expanding on the game, then I'll be leaving for Final Fantasy XIV fully in December after the last add-on here is released.

It also depends on what I think of Final Fantasy XIV (in the beta or the first month of retail, whatever.) So far, I think it's really exciting. And to the people dreading "starting over", you do that in every Final Fantasy game, and this is no different. It's a different game, it will have different memorable characters, and a whole different battle system. I'm treating XIV as a new FF experience just as I have for IV, V, VI, ... IX, X, etc. So I don't really have "starting over" as necessarily a bad thing.

In short, it really depends on how they plan on supporting XI and what I think of XIV, it's too early to judge.
#35 Jun 19 2010 at 1:02 PM Rating: Good
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If the planned shift in gameplay from XI to XIV does, as indicated, water down the intensity of what I've loved playing for years now, I'll stick to FFXI. Casual gaming is nice for some, but the reward factor is so much greater in a game like XI. (And ofc, the years and years of time investment are a component for me, too)

That being said, I'll probably give XIV a fair chance. Although last time I gave another MMO a chance, I ended up playing WoW for 6 hours until I couldn't resist the urge to go check to see when the first Faf window was. :D
#36 Jun 19 2010 at 1:18 PM Rating: Good
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Just FFXIV, at least until my husband and I decide if we like the gameplay. Considering we both play MMOs, it gets pricey maintaining two accounts on two diffferent games. For us, anyway.
#37 Jun 19 2010 at 1:42 PM Rating: Good
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Anybody knows the PC requirements for FFXIV? I'm too lazy to google it.
It will be taxing to most ho hum systems today. I'm sure you will be able to turn the graphics down to avoid choppiness and lag, but SE is setting the bar high so that the game isn't lame looking in 4 or 5 years.
#38 Jun 19 2010 at 2:45 PM Rating: Decent
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i will quit FF XI when 14 launches, even if i dont like it as much which im certain that wont be the case. i am really just looking for a fresh start. also i convinced all my gamer friends to try 14 out, some which played FFXI at the start with me but moved on a few years later when a certain casual MMORPG came out.... they are all ready for something new as so am i.
#39 Jun 21 2010 at 5:49 AM Rating: Good
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My question to all of the "Too much time spent" people in this thread:

Can you honestly say you are having more fun today than when you started however many years ago and everything was new to you?
#40 Jun 21 2010 at 6:19 AM Rating: Decent
I will play both, untill my new char on FF14 is up to scratch, good old Loni returns ;)

But yeah both!! xx
#41 Jun 21 2010 at 6:29 AM Rating: Good
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Unlike FF11, I probably won't switch to 14 right away, however I'll be watching with interest. In the unlikely event that all of my friends quit FF11, I might consider jumping at launch.

Although I'll have to say, I felt the comment by the developer that they hope we'll play both is somewhat inconsiderate, just thinking about the recent mission run I had which end up taking more then 6-8 hours over the course of a day (because of availability and schedule conflicts, catch ups etc), I can't imaging if I were to play two games with separate schedule to menage with people across different time zones. As if keeping up with one game that have multiple event and social obligations isn't problematic enough at times.

Well, not that I have been keeping up with my in-game social obligation much, but I have to say. <.<;
#42 Jun 21 2010 at 6:32 AM Rating: Good
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And to the people dreading "starting over", you do that in every Final Fantasy game, and this is no different. It's a different game, it will have different memorable characters, and a whole different battle system.


I'm a completionist and I generally like to play my games to the (comfortable) extent to which they can be played, which I haven't quite done with this one.

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Can you honestly say you are having more fun today than when you started however many years ago and everything was new to you?


Yes. I've since learned a fairly great deal about most of the game and how it works, and friends/acquaintances generally look to me as a source of info on various things when they are unable to or can't be ***** to go find it on the wiki or whatever. I began as a WHM mainly to be able to help folks out, and I've since maxed that out along with a number of other support jobs. I've more or less become what I wanted to be when I started playing, which is a good feeling. I can actually DO some of the stuff I remember seeing the "big boys" doing when I started, yet I understand that there's still room for improvement, and it keeps me going.

There is something to be said for the allure and wonder of a game that's brand new to you, and I was certainly keeping much higher playtime/day figures (not to mention much unhealthier RL habits) during my first few months of playing this game. But I've been a gamer for pretty much as long as I can remember, and I've always found that that "ooh new and shiny!" feeling always passes eventually with every single game I've played, no matter how awesome it is. It's very similar to what parents experience with their spoiled children; no matter how badly they tell you that they want you to buy X silly new toy for them, you just know that if you do, after a few months or so that toy will be discarded to the corner and begin collecting dust. What should be looked at is how well the game keeps you hooked even after that "new and shiny!" feeling goes away.
#43 Jun 21 2010 at 6:41 AM Rating: Decent
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And to the people dreading "starting over", you do that in every Final Fantasy game, and this is no different. It's a different game, it will have different memorable characters, and a whole different battle system.

I'm a completionist and I generally like to play my games to the (comfortable) extent to which they can be played, which I haven't quite done with this one.


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Can you honestly say you are having more fun today than when you started however many years ago and everything was new to you?


Im the same, I like to complete everything, get as much as I can. Which is why I will stick around FFXI. FFXI Will be around for a long time, people said thats it once announced that was it. Well SE still has loads of servers.

SE will still keep FFXI on when its probably down to 1 server - they just wont release any new content out for it. How much maintenance will they have to do as a result of no more updates? cut the amount of GM's down. Be fine. At least 5 more years. Enough time for me to do everything maybe? or most things?


As for the fun part, I still have fun, I still kick my self laughing when massive deathga occurs in Campaign. Or a taru dies after RR and dead and RR and dead. ;)
#44 Jun 21 2010 at 7:08 AM Rating: Decent
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I'll stick with XI on it's own, I really don't like many aspects of the new game and the specs needed to run 14 are way too high anyway. No way I would buy a new pc or console just to play an MMO when I have one I enjoy right now that I have spent a lot of time on.

Only plus I see for 14 atm is it looks nice, like AoC or something. I hate everything else I've read or seen about it.

#45 Jun 21 2010 at 7:31 AM Rating: Good
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Can you honestly say you are having more fun today than when you started however many years ago and everything was new to you?


Yes and no.

Certainly, it was exciting to just be learning the game and experiencing new areas or levels for the first time. However, it was also slow, and I was more restricted. Now I have a larger group of friends that I actually do stuff with, and I can participate in a lot more of the game, and on a number of jobs. It's different.

Part of why I'm not going to play 14 is because I don't want to jump back into another game that's going to eat up time like this one. The other part is, if I were going to, I'm not going to jump back into another SE MMO, due to how FFXI has been handled (or not, as the case may be). FFXI has been fun enough, but as a hobby, MMOs are lacking. Simple as that. I have a lot of other things to spend time on. Right now, because of the time I've put into FFXI, I can get on and participate in things without the pressing need to grind levels/gil/merits/etc first (or too). With the cap increase, that'll change, and if it changes too much, I won't be playing FFXI much longer either =P
#46 Jun 21 2010 at 9:32 AM Rating: Good
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I will be moving on to FFXIV when it comes out, and most likely leaving FFXI. I love FFXI, but after playing for over six years now off and on, I just feel like the magic is gone. Activities that I used to look forward to now leave me with a feeling of "been there, done that." Most of the game's zones are barren, and the amount of content I find truly enjoyable is at an all time low. Most importantly, it seems like many of the people I know are quitting the game lately, and nearly every one of them is interested in FFXIV.

I'm hoping FFXIV will capture the same feeling FFXI did when I got it in early 2004, only better. This time everyone will be starting new, since the game will be simultaneously released across all platforms, and I'll have many friends starting new along with me (which wasn't the case for me when I started FFXI). There will be an entirely new world to explore, new jobs, new missions, everything! The adventurer in me can't wait. For those of you moving on as well, I hope to see you on there.
#47 Jun 21 2010 at 9:40 AM Rating: Decent
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Im keeping both, but now that my schedule has opened back up, I'll be able to log in do my stuff in XI then go play ffxiv.
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#48 Jun 21 2010 at 9:44 AM Rating: Decent
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I'll probably switch when its first released, but jump back into XI to do story based content.

I miss the freshness of the game, and wiping for dumb reasons when no ones knows what they're were doing, when 2k/hr was "awesome" xp in the dunes. I might get 10k/hr. now but its boring and feels like a job.
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