Ok, so I was a massive tool, and wasted a good 3 and a half years on FFXI. The game looks and sounds like it's going to be pretty cool, if not interesting in some of the ideas they are going to implement that are new to MMO's. So the game has me intrigued now... despite the fact that i quit the last one because endgame stuff was too time consuming, and being that there is no ending mmo's are all about e-peen and showing off your "uber" gear. It's so tempting, so I was wondering if anyone on here played the last one or was gonna try this one out. If so, I will probably be going on the Hades server if they have one, as that was the server i was on in XI.

EDIT: Also Uematsu is signed on to do the music. YAY!

I do agree with the numbering being retarded. Especially since there are tactics, crystal chronicals etc etc that aren't numbered...

They are, from what i understand, going to make it where you are less reliant on groups for gaining experience, or i guess i should say you have the option to solo or group. in xi after level 10, it was all group xp parties unless you were a beastmaster. That should speed the pace up a bit considering you wont have to wait for long periods of time looking for group... i think i read somewhere that gaining skills or whatever their using in the place of xp will also be incorporated into missions, which is nice considering you almost always got very little xp on the missions in XI.

Also, I considered restarting XI, but i think it would be too hard now. I'm almost certain my character has been deleted as i haven't played in like 3 years. starting from the ground up would be difficult considering all the 75 jobs and achievements i had gotten.