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#1 Jun 25 2014 at 10:20 AM Rating: Decent
Hello,

My name is Chad and like many of you I miss the good ol days of FFXI. The parties in the dunes the run to Juno ect. What I would like to do is get a decent sized group playing, we would hopefully start playing together and work our way through the game while building a small community. I remember the great people I got to play with and would like to bring that back. Would be fun to try and get the group together certain days at certain times and have some fun.

If anyone else would be interested please let me know as I am very excited about this! Hopefully start up in July.

Look forward to meeting with you all,

Chad
#2 Jun 25 2014 at 12:35 PM Rating: Good
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Good luck ^^
#3 Jun 25 2014 at 2:04 PM Rating: Good
I feel like this is a long shot might just have to roam the hills of bastok alone
#4 Jun 25 2014 at 3:45 PM Rating: Good
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It's really tough to find people who share your philosophy and have the same playtime. If you play casually, even more so.

Your nostalgia may very well be rooted in who you were at the time and who you were playing with, not the actual activity. Just keep that in mind. FFXI may or may not be the game for you at this point in the game's life and at this point in your life.
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#5 Jun 25 2014 at 4:07 PM Rating: Good
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I think lots of people feel this way but the problem is finding the time to play - a time that works for everyone. To be fair, OP, the trust magic system will allow you to level wherever you want to and get that party feel. You can even use it while in a party now, so you only need a couple people to work with to get a full party (though can't currently level sync and use it, but will be able to next update)


Edited, Jun 25th 2014 3:07pm by Olorinus
#6 Jun 25 2014 at 4:41 PM Rating: Good
I will just have to find a good server hopefully some people interested in leveling new jobs

#7 Jun 26 2014 at 2:10 AM Rating: Good
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Hey there Chad,
Ive been considering starting a nee character, i have a main on Slyph that has all my equipment but im down to do something all new. I just reactivated my account and should be on by weekend. Shoot me a message or reply here and we could work something out most likely
#8 Jun 26 2014 at 7:36 AM Rating: Good
That's great, I went ahead and bought it off steam because it's only 13$ I should be on this weekend I'll make sure to try and contact you!


#9 Jun 26 2014 at 11:14 AM Rating: Good
Hi there Chad. I would love to relive the old ways. Bring back the time when you would be fighting mobs 10 levels higher than you while using skill chains and magic bursts to kill enemies. That is what drew me into the game. It's what made FFXI worth my time when I wasn't involved in a story line somewhere. I often found myself on my 99SAM playing around with the new JA's and weapon skills to find skill chains and max out the damage from polearm-polearm and great katana- great katana SC's. I also did this with othere jobs and weapons subbing /SAM to find SC's. Although if this idea is to get off the ground, new camps will need to be found. Most if not all of the old camps have been rearranged and exp is gained so much faster these days. I left my character on BISMARCK last year due to real life getting in the way. If you're serious about this idea I would love to join you and might consider returning to the game. So a few questions

1) which server are you trying to get this started on?

2) What's the time frame you're looking at to get this started?

3) This is important. What time zones and regional players are you hoping to get together with?

4) What time of day are you looking to play?

5) What kind of game play exactly are you looking to bring back?
#10 Jun 26 2014 at 11:54 AM Rating: Good
Those are all great questions that I should have specified! I am very open as I am a college student so I can take time away from studying.

Server: any, willing to relocate to work with someone, lets just say Asura for now

Time zone: I am central standard

Time: I can play weekdays from 6:00pm CST to 12:00am CST and weekends are very open

When: as soon as possible would be nice just bought the game again

Experience: I would just like to bring back the old ways where you had to rely on people. It made it fun to get a group together to accomplish a goal, leveling, hunting NM, doing quests ect. I am not saying that the people have to only play together but I think would be fun to have 1 job set aside that we could work on as a group and have some fun doing it.

I guess what I am looking for is to come back to this game and my favorite part of playing was sharing the experience with others, so that's what I am going for.

let me know if that helps or if you have any suggestions.

Chad
#11 Jun 26 2014 at 12:28 PM Rating: Good
also forgot to add if any current players are interested in starting a new job/character would be great the more the merrier. Anyone have suggestions for best/most active server?

#12 Jun 26 2014 at 2:41 PM Rating: Good
I know of a few players on Bismarck who would like to try this. Bearstar comes to mind. Really nice Mithra, kinda helpful. Almost mother hen in a way. She was always trying to do "old school" stuff. I will see if she's up for it when/if I can get back into the game. I don't expect to be playing until next month at the earliest
#13 Jun 26 2014 at 4:30 PM Rating: Good
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captainwags wrote:
also forgot to add if any current players are interested in starting a new job/character would be great the more the merrier. Anyone have suggestions for best/most active server?



If you do go to Asura I'd be up for some exping some times if you catch me ;)

It's a pretty active server.

I do like parties. I have lots of jobs at different levels (lots still locked even) so... . Would not be able to join all the time but have lots of different level ranges avail.
#14 Jun 26 2014 at 5:36 PM Rating: Decent
Joined asura name is aegan
#15 Jun 26 2014 at 6:48 PM Rating: Decent
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Well I guess that leaves me out. I just got a old friend to start and we were gonna be on Slyph like i posted prior. So i guess it wont work out unfortunetly. Best of luck though. If for any reason you want to come to Slyph and start up, I am on PST and usually play evenings, sometimes mornings, during the day I am usually at work, or stuck in traffic. Haha. Hope we could find a happy medium cuz i would love to do a Static Party with some old schoolers.

Edited, Jun 26th 2014 6:05pm by HyphyJuice
#16 Jun 27 2014 at 4:37 AM Rating: Decent
hey sorry about that I would have no problem moving let me know how often you guys are laying
#17 Jun 27 2014 at 4:37 AM Rating: Decent
hey sorry about that I would have no problem moving let me know how often you guys are laying
#18 Jun 27 2014 at 10:05 AM Rating: Default
When I did play, it was around 5-6 m EST. I expect it will be the same
#19 Jun 27 2014 at 12:14 PM Rating: Good
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you should go to Slyph if there is a couple there already :)

I am not on most of the time, and when I am on I am doing random 99 stuff most of the time.

Have fun. Also I suggest y'all get started this weekend, extra exp.
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