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[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).

[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

[.: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]

QUOTE(.:BlackHole:. @ Apr 27 2006, 05:24 PM)

 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]

QUOTE(.:BlackHole:. @ Apr 28 2006, 01:24 AM)

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.

[Deftech]

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





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

[cerealkillajme]

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$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.

[n00bFRAGGER]

I'm very suprised at some of the comments that I have read. I love this game and intend on playing it for a while. I bought the game on an impulse when the local EBGames didn't have any Oblivions left. I bought it, called up a friend only to find out that it was online only that required monthly payments. Okay, $13 dollars isn't that much a month... geez. I could make that much off of ** Do not post that site on XS **s in one week. But nah, I'm 16, might as well get a job. What a story to tell in the future. I got my first job just to pay for a video game. Anyways, I'm still in the free 30 day subscription on the Fenrir server. I played from last Friday might when I bought the game, all the way to this morning before the XBL Maintenance update. The game has a "Play Time" feature that informs the player how long he/she has played. Checking it before the XBL downtime, it said I have played for 1 day and 9 hours. I think I'm addicted... Anyways, I expected to see some good reviews and praise for the game, but didn't. I must think it's the best since I have never played an MMORPG before like this.

I only have one problem using the controller and not a USB keyboard... You can't type as fast. I don't mind that though; I can manage. I will probably buy a USB keyboard if I see one for cheap. The controls for the game, including the camera required some time to get used to since when set to normal, it feels inverted. My character is already a Level 13 Warrior and would be working on 14 right now if it weren't for the update.

I like the community on the server that I play on. People always seem to be talking and having fun. There have been a few situations where I would ask for someone to heal me, and be successful in saving my life. I have made a couple freinds already playing this game and have a "party" most of the time. That is another feature that I like. The "Party"-ing. If you can't get the job done yourself, the get some similar friends to help you out while sharing experience.

In closing, I must say that I do love playing this game.

EDIT- Oh yeah, I'm also hapy to see that it is not full of the same guys that have the same uniforms. I like the diversity that the players picked.

[Carlo210]

Lately I've been confident in a Phantasy Star Universe purchase in the near future and paying 8$-ish a month to play online, but I've been thinking lately - if I'm gonna pay to play one game online, it may as well be a fully-fledged MMORPG for an extra few bucks. I've played PSO, and I couldn't see myself paying monthly for it. It's basically an instanced game, and I don't see why ST has to charge so much for a game that is run in seperate 6-player instances (less than COD2). It should be 5$ a month at most, since the only server-intensive thing going on in PSU is the lobby (cities with hundreds of players).

Anywho, I've been looking into FFXI. Not knowing anything about it for the 3 years it's been out, I starting reading about the different jobs, the battle system, the crafts, etc.

Still not 100%, though. I still gotta sort my debit card out so I can use it (thus pay for ffxi). I also gotta figure out where I can get a usb keyboard. Would they be at EbGames? I don't want to go out of my way to pick one up, since I like to keep things like 'extra gaming expenses' in the social-closet when it comes to my parents. Not that they wouldn't let me pay, but I just prefer they don't know I'm spending/doing so much just for gaming.

Anywho, I'm also getting a drumset for 1month for my birthday (my sister is renting it out for us ), and enchant arm is coming out at the end of the summer (something I've been looking forward to). I may put eM on the waiting list IF I get my credit card sorted out by mid-august. If not, then FFXI is on my waiting list and I'll be playing Enchant Arm for a week or so.

That's another thing. Most of the games I've been getting are lasting a week or two. Now, my problem is, when I get a game, I make time to play it (or allocate my 'tv-time' to 'gaming-time' - same thing). When I get the casual every 2-4 month game purchase (I don't impulse buy 80$cdn products), I finish them in a week or whatnot. I am then left gameless for a month at least looking at what's coming out next or wasting time on forums (hello, everyone!! ).

I think it's time for another quality time-wasting online game. The only games that have given me quality gaming that saved me money in the longrun were Socom2 and Diablo 2. What I mean is, they've kept me playing for so long that I haven't had to buy any other 80$cdn games to keep myself busy. With the amount I had to pay for socom2 (60$ for socom2 plus 75$ for online adapter) and diablo 2 (urm... nothing but a trip to my cousins house), I got tons of hours of gaming time. Yay for me!