Hello.
I used to play this between 2004-2011 but after lost my account to hackers and keyloggers I quit and started play XIV at PS4 launch this year.
I feel Ive done all that can be done there now and starting to miss XI and starting anew.
Questions then.
Is the game new player friendly, like easy to solo stuff or is it still heaving party setup to level up?
I used to play on Shiva and Ragnarok, is these still good servers? I play during EU prime time and want to play with lots of people active.
Since I need to buy the game to get the latest expansions etc, Im leaning to buy the NA version due to the low dollar but can I link it to my EU SE Account or no go?
Not sure if people are still active here on ZAM but thought I would give it ago..
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Depends on what system you wanna play, if you want Adoulin it's gonna be on PC tho...
Thanks to Trusts, leveling isn't really locked to finding 5 others. There are other supplementary EXP systems like Records of Eminence and the Grounds/Fields books to help things along, too. So, in that respect, getting to 99 and subsequent Sparks gear isn't the hard part. Actually getting into Adoulin content, however, may be trickier due to a lot of people who play more religiously having it done already with little incentive to backtrack. This puts your luck more squarely on when you play and what job(s) you like to play. Coming from XIV back to XI may even seem a bit jarring without some of the more mainstream features of more modern MMOs like party finders.
Anyway, with a good job and sparks gear, you should be able to solo most story/mission content prior to Adoulin if starting on a fresh account. I probably wouldn't touch crafting since most desired items are just R/Ex in some fashion anymore. Farming for the more expensive spells for casters may be rough, so I'd perhaps advise a flexible melee class for your first go or even BLU since its spells are "free" in that regard.
Couldn't really tell you about the server states, just a presumption that they're likely similar. I will note I tend to see complaints about EU players having a rough time getting things down in their prime time, though. German and French support has also been dropped, but that doesn't much seem a concern. Registering a cross-region account may be tricky, though. Can't help ya there since I've always done NA from NA.
Anyway, with a good job and sparks gear, you should be able to solo most story/mission content prior to Adoulin if starting on a fresh account. I probably wouldn't touch crafting since most desired items are just R/Ex in some fashion anymore. Farming for the more expensive spells for casters may be rough, so I'd perhaps advise a flexible melee class for your first go or even BLU since its spells are "free" in that regard.
Couldn't really tell you about the server states, just a presumption that they're likely similar. I will note I tend to see complaints about EU players having a rough time getting things down in their prime time, though. German and French support has also been dropped, but that doesn't much seem a concern. Registering a cross-region account may be tricky, though. Can't help ya there since I've always done NA from NA.
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SE is very strict about mixing registration regions. I want to say buying an NA reg code to use with a EU SE Account would not work. I can't remember 100% though, so hopefully someone else that does can chime in.
When you say you want to buy the NA version because it's cheap, do you mean like on Steam/Amazon, or physical discs? The cost of an all-expansion registration code should be similar across regions, no? If it's the software you don't want to pay extra for, there's places you can download for free; SE doesn't give half a darn about that. They just want your $$$ for the reg codes.
Edit: wow, really google filter?
Edited, Dec 27th 2014 2:12am by Prim
When you say you want to buy the NA version because it's cheap, do you mean like on Steam/Amazon, or physical discs? The cost of an all-expansion registration code should be similar across regions, no? If it's the software you don't want to pay extra for, there's places you can download for free; SE doesn't give half a darn about that. They just want your $$$ for the reg codes.
Edit: wow, really google filter?
Edited, Dec 27th 2014 2:12am by Prim
SE runs on this weird logic where they think pounds are similar to dollars, so I can't fault someone for wanting to pay probably half of what they'd have to if bought with some form of EU currency.
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#6Theonehio,
Posted: Dec 27 2014 at 3:22 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) As per current conversion rate they pretty much are similar, it's nowhere near the difference like say, USD versus YEN or HKD. So while it's "more expensive", it's really not unless you compare it to something that's weaker, since by their "weird logic" in your eyes, buying the Japanese version is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive....until you compare current rates. That's not even getting into cost of living/$/hr wages and so on that goes into calculations.
Theonehio wrote:
Seriha wrote:
SE runs on this weird logic where they think pounds are similar to dollars, so I can't fault someone for wanting to pay probably half of what they'd have to if bought with some form of EU currency.
As per current conversion rate they pretty much are similar, it's nowhere near the difference like say, USD versus YEN or HKD. So while it's "more expensive", it's really not unless you compare it to something that's weaker, since by their "weird logic" in your eyes, buying the Japanese version is OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive....until you compare current rates. That's not even getting into cost of living/$/hr wages and so on that goes into calculations.
So yea you can't mix regions, mostly due to laws (especially when it comes to Europe these days) so they have to be able to "separate" every one in a way for proper support.
Current Dollars to Pounds conversion: 1 dollar = 0.64 pounds
We have strange definitions of similar.
Alongside NA version having been $12 for a while now while EU has been 29.99 pounds.
Edited, Dec 27th 2014 6:47pm by Seriha
Violence good. Sexy bad. Yay America.
yeah you can't mix regions... that said they have been periodically selling the game for cheap... but you probably don't want to wait!
The game is more solo friendly than ever now, especially if you are interested in playing older content. You can pretty much solo everything before Adoulin except a few Voidwatch fights and such.
Make sure to unlock trusts and get going on unity (those accolades will come in handy later).
This is a neat little intro put together by SE: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/contguide/
ALSO... with a new year's Alter Ego extravaganza - you should come back soon so you can get a lot of great alter egos... seriously they make a huge difference leveling.
Mihli Aliapoh and Joachim are trusts I use very often. Ferrous Coffin is also quite nice.
Mihli Aliapoh - uses pro and shell and afflatus solace (so applies a stoneskin effect with heals)
Joachim - is a bard, enough said
Coffin - another whm but he uses haste instead of pro/shell and cureskin
Edited, Dec 29th 2014 9:49am by Olorinus
The game is more solo friendly than ever now, especially if you are interested in playing older content. You can pretty much solo everything before Adoulin except a few Voidwatch fights and such.
Make sure to unlock trusts and get going on unity (those accolades will come in handy later).
This is a neat little intro put together by SE: http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/contguide/
ALSO... with a new year's Alter Ego extravaganza - you should come back soon so you can get a lot of great alter egos... seriously they make a huge difference leveling.
Mihli Aliapoh and Joachim are trusts I use very often. Ferrous Coffin is also quite nice.
Mihli Aliapoh - uses pro and shell and afflatus solace (so applies a stoneskin effect with heals)
Joachim - is a bard, enough said
Coffin - another whm but he uses haste instead of pro/shell and cureskin
Edited, Dec 29th 2014 9:49am by Olorinus
Seriha wrote:
Anyway, with a good job and sparks gear, you should be able to solo most story/mission content prior to Adoulin if starting on a fresh account.
Can story content be soloed on any job? I've been thinking about coming back and starting a new character just for the sake of replaying some stories(promathia, zilart etc). If I do this, do can I play any job(probably leaning towards mnk or pup since thats what I played before) or do I need a particular job to accomplish this? Looking mostly at older stuff, probably not going to delve into Adoulin.
I'd say hybrids have a better go of it, but melees using /DNC can still boast some decent survivability if that's an actual concern. PUPs should be fine, I think, be it with BLM or WHM head. In a niche case like Shadowlord going physical immune, a MNK should ideally have Formless Strikes to bypass it (though I may be wrong here >.>). PUP would obviously want to use a head that would nuke.
I'm a bit bias in feeling BLU is probably the best route to take for people wanting to solo story content with RDM getting runner-up. Though, these two coincidentally demand two sets of sparks gear (Espial and Wayfarer) to get the most of their hybrid natures. Given all the first time bonuses on repeatable RoE objectives, though, this shouldn't be too bad to achieve. I'd say RDM's downfall comparative to BLU is RDM needs a lot of prep time before engaging (and perhaps some out of reach gear for the soloing first-timer when it comes to prolonging buff durations and higher enhancing skill). BLU can also be configured to be more spike damage friendly. Dream Flower is also a considerably useful sleepga, which makes some BC fights a breeze. But BLU also has the downside of spell farming needs and getting your skill level up, so that may offset some of the difficulties relative to prepping a RDM even though BLU is just more a matter of time investment than difficulty. Understandably, if neither of these appeal, just play what you'd like.
I'm a bit bias in feeling BLU is probably the best route to take for people wanting to solo story content with RDM getting runner-up. Though, these two coincidentally demand two sets of sparks gear (Espial and Wayfarer) to get the most of their hybrid natures. Given all the first time bonuses on repeatable RoE objectives, though, this shouldn't be too bad to achieve. I'd say RDM's downfall comparative to BLU is RDM needs a lot of prep time before engaging (and perhaps some out of reach gear for the soloing first-timer when it comes to prolonging buff durations and higher enhancing skill). BLU can also be configured to be more spike damage friendly. Dream Flower is also a considerably useful sleepga, which makes some BC fights a breeze. But BLU also has the downside of spell farming needs and getting your skill level up, so that may offset some of the difficulties relative to prepping a RDM even though BLU is just more a matter of time investment than difficulty. Understandably, if neither of these appeal, just play what you'd like.
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Olorinus the Ludicrous wrote:
Coffin - another whm but he uses haste instead of pro/shell and cureskin
He also has an innate 2 refresh per tick and the others don't. Later on it isn't a big deal but in the lower levels means he's literally a Duracell battery. Since he doesn't do enfeebles or buffs it also means outside of Haste when he gets it he *literally* only spends the MP on curing.
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