Final Fantasy Xi, Just got it Options

[cerealkillajme]

Hope I'm not speaking too soon again, but I'm past that and creating a character now.

EDIT: I'm actually playing now.

This post has been edited by cerealkillajme: Apr 20 2006, 06:27 AM

[Altima NEO]

wow, I cant believe you actually bought it

i mean its a ported ps2 game for xbox sake

did they at least fix the choppy frame rate?
would be nice if they beefed up the graphics too

This post has been edited by Altima NEO: Apr 20 2006, 07:03 AM

[trueblue450]

Hope I'm not speaking too soon again, but I'm past that and creating a character now.

EDIT: I'm actually playing now.

what did you do.. i bought another character and still having a prob.. but its a new day so im going to see if it works...

it is 420 so i better be high as shit and playing ff before the day is over..

[cerealkillajme]

I've finally gotten to play the game a little bit and have a better opinion on it now....

I had another friend get the game also BTW and it took him about 6 hours to set it all up (kept freezing and having to re-download stuff).

So far I like the game (maybe not worth $50+$13 per month). I've had a lot of fun running around and leveling up so far. Also, the only really nice graphics I've seen was a short intro video that came on while it was installing the game to the HD, other than that video I haven't seen any cutsceens at all (but I've also not really started on the missions). I might be wrong, but I think the game actually has some kind of story to it. I think as you do missions you somehow get closer to beating the game (not sure though).

I really enjoy the people that are playing too. I can't even count the number of times I've been getting my ass kicked by some demon and some random person will start casting cure on me so I won't die. Every time I've leveled up and somebody was around to hear the famous "level up music", they have always congradulated me. I've even had to run around and ask for help some too. I had to find a world pass (so a friend can create a character and play on the same server as you) and I could not have done that without the help of others.

As far as I know the "choppy things in beta" are fixed. My friend did say that the text was small, so I'm guessing the text must be the same size as the beta. Sorry that I didn't say it was hard to read, I've got perfect vision, so I can read everything. My friend also said he didn't remember music being in the beta, but either way the music in-game isn't bad, just like the older FF's.

So I guess to sum it up, I'm pretty happy with the game. Only thing that really sucks is I just got Oblivion about a week and half to 2 weeks before I got this. I've got like 45 hours on Oblivion and want to finish it. I don't see myself paying to play FFXI for anymore than 3-4 months, so I'm stuck with trying to figure out whether I should beat Oblivion now (haven't even started the main quest, lol) or whether I should go full force on FFXI until I don't feel like playing it anymore. And BTW, somebody who has played FFXI on the PC or PS2, can you actually beat the game?

BTW, anybody who has never played any Final Fantasy, I would be careful of buying this game, if you don't like it, it's not like you can take it back or trade it in (not without illegally screwing somebody over).

This post has been edited by cerealkillajme: Apr 24 2006, 07:23 PM

[colaman]

WOW, I just got FFXI a couple of days ago!! I also went through the same LONG download... I played it maybe ten min or so. Everyone that was in the game was very helpfull!! I'm a big fan of the FF games but I would'nt recomend this one! I'm gonna finish Oblivion then I'll figure out what to do with FFXI

[fireflier]

Man, i am ever glad there is this site....just bought the game and was a little hestitant to open before i found out all the "costs" associated with it. Well this one is going back tomorrow...

[89c4l98]

my local blockbuster had this for rent.. i almost picked it up.. thank god i didnt or I would have wasted 8 bucks

[MajestacaL]

It's to bad nobody gives the game more than a hour of play before passing such a harsh judgment on the game Ive played it since the release over 2 years ago and its the only one that kept my interest because there is always something new to do and as for a post about the PS2 port play the PS2 version then look at the 360 version it 10x better than the PS2 version it looks exactly as the PC version that I played since release it looks nothing like a PS2 port so don't judge it like that Ive converted over from the pc to the 360 and still having as much fun since the first time I played FFXI it a game thats for certain type of gamers like me that have invested alot of time into and I have to say its one of the best online rpgs that I have played I have tired GuildWars, WoW, RFOnline and I have came back to FFXI because the people are nice willing to help and it always has something new to do in the game 3 expansions since it release im still working on the second expansion before I start on the newest 3rd that was just released so don't judge the game until you have invested some time into it 10min-1week doesn't give this game justice to say its crap!

This post has been edited by MajestacaL: Apr 26 2006, 04:06 AM

[.:BlackHole:.]

Wow this forum doesnt change your all so negative....

Seriously FFXI doesnt get any credit whatsoever and I think thats messed up. It must be a good game if its been out for 3 years and is on every major gaming platform. How many other games are like that? (none) Its got three expansions, the games bigger and better than it ever was. The graphics are as good as Pc way better than ps2. There are things that suck like you have to take time to do install and register playonline and it takes time like 6 hrs but you only have to do it once and you get a lot of stuff when you install. Playonline is basically a better version of xboxlive minus the voice chat. Its got chatrooms email you can even send greeting cards to friends for birthdays stuff like that. Even take screenshots in game and send them to friends. And bitching about the money part figures considering the forums filled with pirate kiddies but im glad I dont want the halo kid crowd on ffxi so screw ya if you cant afford 13 bucks 50 cents a day. Most of the players on each server are very nice and respectful. I didnt realize till I met girls playing ffxi and we switched over to halo and people were rude as hell. There isnt a single my friend doesnt get harassed in halo. Shes never been harassed in ffxi ever. Regardless of that what it really boils down to in this game is, how social are you? Its not halo anymore its not you verse another player and the monotony that goes along with kill or be killed. Its about having a full alliance of 18 players taking down one of the Avatars (Ifrit) we all rememeber from each FF game we have ever played. Oblivion is great dont get me wrong but when you get that great armor that looks sick as hell whose going to see it? Your Real life friends who probably havent played and dont understand how hard it was to get? This game has aspects of gaming that you wont find in any other game for 360 for a while. Also its one of the few games where if you want to go fishing get a pole some bait and go. There are also seasonal events that coincide with real life holidays. There are so many aspects why it is worth the money and worth the time but it sucks when everyone rights it off cause there attention spans are to short and the wallets to small

~3 BlackHole

[cerealkillajme]

And bitching about the money part figures considering the forums filled with pirate kiddies but im glad I dont want the halo kid crowd on ffxi so screw ya if you cant afford 13 bucks 50 cents a day.
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There are so many aspects why it is worth the money and worth the time but it sucks when everyone rights it off cause there attention spans are to short and the wallets to small

~3 BlackHole

OK, since I pay $8 for XBOX Live and can play any game I buy online and don't feel like I should have to pay $13 to play just one game that makes me a pirate. I do believe I bought the game which cost $50.

I don't see $13 a month anywhere near worth playing just one game, especially when I compare that to $8 a month to play any 360 game I want.

And the reason I posted all the cons of this game is that I would hate to buy this game if I didn't know anything about it or the cost associated with it. And like I said, since it's a one time registration, it's not like if somebody hates the game they could take it back, it's $50 lost and will never be regained.

And honestly I hope that nobody else buys this game for the 360. I would like to see M$ never let another company use another online service. If they can't make it for XBOX Live, then make it non-Live or don't make it at all.

[Xombe]

And bitching about the money part figures considering the forums filled with pirate kiddies but im glad I dont want the halo kid crowd on ffxi so screw ya if you cant afford 13 bucks 50 cents a day

.. says the guy who got banned for pirating Halo 2 map packs...

Twice.

This post has been edited by Xombe: Apr 28 2006, 06:55 AM

[metaldevil]

It has nothing to do with people having a "small wallet" or short attention spans. Rejection of this game is about the game feeling more like work than fun.

For what it's worth, I think it's terrific that cerealkilla did the guinea pig thing for those that were in doubt. He presents excellent points for this game. He also admits that he likes the game, although he doesn't recommend it. That's awesome because it shows that he's objective and he would rather keep people from making a financial mistake unless they'd be truly dedicated to this game and to put up with its many faults.

We need more people like him on the scene.

This post has been edited by metaldevil: May 2 2006, 08:02 PM

[Deftech]

$8 a month for Live? you live outside the US?





$8 a month for Live? you live outside the US?

[jackylad]

It took me 9 hours from putting in the CD to playing it!!!

But, I really like the game, only played an old FF game on a PS2 years ago, so I didn't know what to expect really.

Very addictive, friendly players and great fun.

I've only played two other games on the Xbox 360 and only one on the old Xbox and hardly any other games either to be honest, so I'm totally new to all this online gaming carry on.

There's a lot of running around but I'm sure it'll only get better the more time I spend on it.

Still, I hope not too many games come out with this kind of payment method. Imagine if you've got a few kids and they all want to play and not only that they want to play all the other games with similar payment methods. It'll soon mount up.

Hey, how are kids paying for these things anyway, on their parents Credit Cards??? Do they have other ways of paying? Shit I'm to old for this.

[cerealkillajme]

@xombeisaho: The worst of all is that your still here... That's truly sad. And what's even funnier is that your probably going to still post again. Why waste your time?

$8 a month for Live? you live outside the US?

I only got it a month ago, but I didn't buy a Live kit (didn't think I'd need it) so I'm currently paying monthly for $8 per month. I need to invest in a year live kit though, it will save me a lot of money compared to paying monthly.

This post has been edited by cerealkillajme: May 2 2006, 09:04 PM