does anyone here play final fantasy xi?

[jonnyapps]

i'm thinking about buying it and i'd like to hear what some of the owners have to say.

does it have simulated day and night?

Does it have super giant summonings?

Is it worth buying (i am a ff fanboy)

thanks

 

[Epyon]

i'm thinking about buying it and i'd like to hear what some of the owners have to say.

does it have simulated day and night?

Does it have super giant summonings?

Is it worth buying (i am a ff fanboy)

thanks

Yes.


Well there are summonings, of course, and there cool, not sure if the summons are really big.

Hell no, please, back away from this game. Besides the fact that this really doesnt seem like a FF game, its just boreing. Its impossible to level unless you're in a group, which is very hard to find, you will probably spend half of your game time finding a group, there not much to do in it compared to over mmorpgs that are out, its just not worth the 50 dollars to buy and 13 dollars a month.

 

[Tinneth]

I did have it, but quit because it got so repetitive and boring. The only way to level up was with a group of about 4/5/6. You would go from levelling in one area and reaching a certain level...allowing you to go level in another area but with different enemies. There were quests as well...but they werent really..involving. Sometimes you would be waiting for about 2 hours for a group..and you eventually find one...and you would find that you didnt have a White Mage (people that heal) so I quit.

Yes it does have day and night. Certain enemies come out at night and day etc. The only way to get really good items is to either craft loads and buy/make stuff or camp special monsters..which are camped by about 10 people all the time. And even then theres a rare chance the monster you have to kill drops the special item.

There are summons for people that take up the Summoner job. But they are only just a bit bigger than your character...not massive like...say...Leviathan in Final Fantasy VII. Its massive in that but about the same size as your character in this. Theres summons like Ifrit, Leviathan and Shiva as well as about 4 or 5 others.

All in all, I am a great fan of the Final Fantasy series although the latest ones like X-2 are a bit...crap. Final Fantasy XI is great for about..the first 25 levels but then it just gets ridiculous. Thats why I quit. I started to enjoy Tetra master more as it went on. Anyways, feel free to try it if you want but I think its a waste of money. But thats just my opinion of the game.

 

[jonnyapps]

I did have it, but quit because it got so repetitive and boring. The only way to level up was with a group of about 4/5/6. You would go from levelling in one area and reaching a certain level...allowing you to go level in another area but with different enemies. There were quests as well...but they werent really..involving. Sometimes you would be waiting for about 2 hours for a group..and you eventually find one...and you would find that you didnt have a White Mage (people that heal) so I quit.

Yes it does have day and night. Certain enemies come out at night and day etc. The only way to get really good items is to either craft loads and buy/make stuff or camp special monsters..which are camped by about 10 people all the time. And even then theres a rare chance the monster you have to kill drops the special item.

There are summons for people that take up the Summoner job. But they are only just a bit bigger than your character...not massive like...say...Leviathan in Final Fantasy VII. Its massive in that but about the same size as your character in this. Theres summons like Ifrit, Leviathan and Shiva as well as about 4 or 5 others.

All in all, I am a great fan of the Final Fantasy series although the latest ones like X-2 are a bit...crap. Final Fantasy XI is great for about..the first 25 levels but then it just gets ridiculous. Thats why I quit. I started to enjoy Tetra master more as it went on. Anyways, feel free to try it if you want. But thats just my opinion of the game.

thanks for the feedback. Incidentally were u playing american or european?
edit - observes u are from jolly old england

 

[Tinneth]

American or European what?...servers? ah ok.

 

[jonnyapps]

American or European what?...servers? ah ok.

yeah i was only asking because i'd assume the european 'worlds' are much better for n00bs as it's only been out over here for a month