Final Fantasy XI Online Reviews

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1. Michael Vrooman says:

   September 27, 2010 at 7:18 am

   Review by Michael Vrooman for Final Fantasy XI Online
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   This will give you an idea of how the game plays. Even though I explain it from the view of someone that has played an MMORPG before this game is easy to learn. If you are new to online games this is a great start.FFXI in Japan has really gained a lot of popularity. It’s been out over a year now. There are 20+ servers with over 2k players on each server during prime time. Just as much or more than EQ had for its time. When you start the game you choose from 6 different classes. Warrior, Monk, Thief, Red Mage, White Mage, Black Mage. Really all this choice determines is the few newbie items you start with though.You are actully level 1 of each class. You can change classes at any time in your home town. Each class levels seperately from the other classes. So you could be a level 7 warrior and decide you would like to try a mage and start at level 1 with that mage. You lose nothing for switching. At level 18 you get to have a subclass. If you don’t have a subclass you will suck. As you gain level your stats go up. You get your subclass level at 1/2 your main class level. Unless you have not leveled that class up to that level. You get all the abilities that class gets and access to all spells. You don’t get the super ability of that class. Super Abilities can be used once every 2hr. This is stuff like 30 sec invincibility. 30 sec 100% evade. 30 sec infinate mana. 45 sec 100% crit hits. 30 sec no spell cast time. You also get a % of the stats your subclass has. Between 30-50%.So You can me a white mage/warrior. Warrior/monk. Thief/black mage. Whatever you like. You can change this at any time. So if you decide your subclass has stuff you like more you can switch that to your main class.At level 30 you can do quests to unlock 9 more classes. Bard, Ranger, Dark Knight, Palidan, Beastmaster, Ninja, Samurai, Summoner and Dragoon.Leveling is similar to EQ.Even con solo gives 100 exp. 2 man group each person gets 70. 3 man group each person gets 50exp. So it’s definately best to group.At level 40+ it you can get about 1 level a day. At level 50 you can doa quest to unlock the cap to make it 60. Currently the cap is 70.Death = 10% exp loss. 2.5% if you get a res. It’s DAoC style death. You lay there and can watch the action. You have 1 hour to get a res. When you go back to your homepoint (stones in towns/guards in land you control bind you) you return with all items on you. No coin loss. No bad effects.There are quests similar to EQ quests. bring me 4 bat wings bla bla. These are great for making cash early on. You can sell 4 bat wings for 40 gold or turn them in for 150 basicaly.There are missions that raise your rank (some items are only available to higher ranks)
   This is the story behind the game. This is unlike any other mmorpg. There is no real story line you follow in current games. PoP story is kind of a start. PoP story isn’t something that you started at level 1 though. The FFXI expansion lets you continue the storyline. It’s not just some random new land that was discovered.There is no PVP. There is a land control system. Each week it is reset (the monsters take it back over) By killing stuff in the zone and turing crystals in from the mobs you gain “Conquest points” These help determine who owns the land and you can spend conquest points on some nice items. PvP may be Added sometime in early 2004.There are raid type mobs that take 9-18 people to kill. Some of these bosses sound nasty. 1+hr fights. Stuff that triple attacks and takes main tanks to 50%-10% life in one round. Kills any caster in one round etc. These are fought with “Alliances” Most I’ve seen are 18 people. You see everyones lifebar on yourscreen at once. There aren’t really guilds. You get an item called a linkshell. It lets you talk to anyone with the same linkshell. you can own multiple linkshells. The one you talk in is determined by the shell you are wearing.Your charecter can be in EQ like “bazaar mode” all the time. There are also auction houses in town that let you enter an item and min price at which you will sell. Players then enter an amount. If it is higher than your min they get the item. These transactions are recorded for the public to see. So you can get an idea for the going rate of the item.

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2. says:

   September 27, 2010 at 7:54 am

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   First of all, I’ve played this game since its release, and still do. I am above level 60 out of 75 levels. Most of the people who are writing negative reviews dont seem to have spent anywhere near enough time playing this game to properly review it.
   Firstly, exp is not hard to get at all in this game. I see alot of people complaining that it is, I have no idea why. The first 10 levels of this game are the hardest you’ll face, because most people solo, and its hard to party. You’ll gain about 20-72 exp per kill, and need about 2000 exp to level. The good thing is, a death below level 10 will not set you back far, and its fast to recover your health and keep fighting.
   Whoever said you can only gain 600-900exp a hour in a party, best case scenario, is WRONG. What the heck? That is ridiculous. I have had parties where I have gained 6000 exp in an hour, and this is above level 50, where it takes 10,000 to level. I remember gaining 2-3 levels in one sitting, above 50. Exp is very easy to get, in fact you’ll find yourself interested in doing other things besides exp’ing, because its easy to just go back gain levels some other time. On a bad day, it might be hard to get into a party, but the game is so well-designed, you can just put your seek flag up, and do other things while you wait for a party, like craft items, or kill monsters for loot, or quests or missions.
   Their is a very deep storyline in this game, that whoever said this game has no story obviously did not know about. You have to talk to the NPC’s and townspeople! The story is hidden, you have to work to bring it out. The game pits 3 nations against each other for control of each area in the world. when you create a character, you choose which of the 3 nations to join (can be changed later if you want).
   All in all, I’ve read alot of negative posts on here, and I think that these people just played one or two times, couldnt get past level 5, and gave up. I’ll admit it takes a bit of work, but once you solo your way to level 10, the game will open up, and you’ll have LOTS to do. I find myself constantly busy on the game, doing many other things besides leveling.
   Just stick it out until you reach level 10, and the real game begins, because its easy to get a party, and everyone helps each other. By the way, maybe the negative posters did not know how to play the game well, and thats why they couldnt get parties or do well. It takes some common sense to play, but its not like you have to be a genius to know how to listen to someone’s advice. You might find yourself not making friends if you act inapproitate.
   And to the person who said you need to have HTML skills to make macro’s or shortcuts… WHAT are you talking about? This game is very simple and easy to play, from the first day on, it has a great interface, easy to use, just set your keys to whatever feels comfortable.

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3. Erasure25 says:

   September 27, 2010 at 8:17 am

   Review by Erasure25 for Final Fantasy XI Online
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   First, that reviewer from Iowa who was complaining about the graphics is dead wrong. That person must have a slow PC or poor graphics card. The graphics are awesome on my Althlon XP 2400+, Radeon 9600 PRO. I turned up the game resolution so now the menus are smaller and don’t take up so much space on the screen. You CAN use a gamepad as long as you program it using the configuration tool. I use my gamepad for most of the playing and when I want to chat, I just go to my keyboard and start yapping away. I also use the keyboard to target Party members in battle since it’s easier (I’m a White Mage so most of the time I am curing or protecting in battle).Also, I think the fact that walking from place to place takes a long time and that the game is a bit slower paced is a good thing. It makes it feel more epic. Let’s face it, role playing games are not supposed to be fast paced anyways. I’d rather have a game that will last a year or more than one where I can “beat it” in a month.Also, there’s so many activities and quests to do in this game. I’m currently trying to increase my skill in clothmaking so I make gloves, hats, and clothes to sell. It can be frustrating at times to have to go out and collect the items you need, but in the end it adds another layer to the game, not just going out and fighting monsters for “world peace”.Plus, finding people to party with isn’t all that difficult, as long as you can bring something to the group. Fighter-type people should strive to excel in fighting skills and get the best armor and weapons. Mages should go and buy all the magic they can. Finally, when in battle, people must “play their role”. Fighters are supposed to fight in the front lines and engage the enemy directly. Black Mages are supposed to stand back and cast attack spells using the correct element. White Mages are supposed to restore hit points, cure poison and paralysis, and always make sure Protect and/or Shell is cast on every single Party member at all times. Mages also need to learn when to cast or when to conserve MPs. This being said, finding a party is easy.In any case, I think this is one of the most involved games I’ve ever played. It’s also one of the best, graphically and musically. The world of Vana’Diel is also one of the largest in size I’ve ever played (it takes like 10 minutes or so to cross the town running full speed). If you have a decent PC and you like RPGs and online games, get this one!

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4. says:

   September 27, 2010 at 8:22 am

   Review by for Final Fantasy XI Online
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   I never really thought much about Final Fantasy XI. I knew it was some online console game in Japan and wasn’t particularly anticipating it. But a few friends were playing it so I jumped on the bandwagon and ordered it.What a shock. I almost missed what is without question the best Massive Multiplayer game released for years.The graphics are top notch and don’t require a supercomputer to reach a playable level. The world is very original and large. The quests are involving and including “cut scene” videos that make you feel like the world is alive and involving. The first weekend after release was a major in-game halloween event.But it’s the gameplay that makes this a winner. The gameplay is just plain fun. The game has a very slow level curve and can be very harsh losing experience or even a level if you die. But it doesn’t seem like a problem because fighting is such a pure pleasure! There are enough special attacks to keep everyone interested and attacks can combine with those of other members of the group to produce additional effects. Challenges are very well measured, offering a reasonable reward for work. Each class has a large number of things to do and is useful to a group — you can also take a subclass at level 18 and can swap between classes at your house in the city.Tradeskills are workable and in the game, requiring both purchased and quested materials. There’s a great system for auctioning items. It has tools for finding a group. Oh, and the game is bug free. Not relatively bug free. Not mostly bug free. It’s bug free. Really. The only crashes I’ve heard of relate to some installation problems and issues with video card drivers. The game itself is flawless. Systems work. It doesn’t crash.That’s the wonderful, now for the weird. This game is a Japanese market console game designed for the Playstation2 and it shows. Square Enix, the publisher, did a great job porting the game to the PC, but it is a copy of the client slightly adapted to the PC. It is not a separate game from the PS2 version and the controls and assumptions of the game come from a console market. Most players find the controls very confusing at first, but for me after a few days of play they became second mature. Along with controls, there’s a small single text window — again because that’s what can be displayed on a PS2/television. You are making compromises. SE also did not introduce any new servers for the North American market and as a US player, I’m aware that I’m definitely a stranger in a strange land. It may also make finding a group difficult. You are also limited to a single character with your basic subscription; additional characters are $1/month for each. And you can only play on one server, which is randomly assigned which may mean creating and deleting until you find the one your friends are on (or they can buy an in game item called a “world pass” for you). None of these is in my opinion a major problem, but they do irritate a lot of players. If a player can’t accept that this is the way it is, they won’t be happy with FFXI. Pity for them. This is a winner.

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5. Rafael Enrique says:

   September 27, 2010 at 8:56 am

   Review by Rafael Enrique for Final Fantasy XI Online
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   Before I begin, as most customers want is proof,
   http://www.gamespy.com/goty2003/pc/index17.shtml
   http://www.gametab.com/pc/final.fantasy.xi.online/1973/I hope that’s enough proof for you, I’m not here to force
   you to buy a game and I’m not here because of people’s opinions,
   I’m here to tell you facts of the game, from my personal
   experience as a hardcore RPG Master, who’ve played countless
   RPGs from the best to the worse and rate them where it always
   come down that their battle engines always too easy and their
   mini games bore me.Simulated World
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   I will tell you this, FFXI has beautiful simulated animated
   graphics, from the skies above, down to the deep sea, from
   Birds to Bats, to running monkeys, the land is well natured,
   down to pretty flowers to glowing bugs. It has a unique
   weather system, which changes maybe at randomly or maybe
   by the company, also it has a day and night system.
   It also has special decorations on special events in towns
   plus more (ie Christmas day? chirstmas trees? flying santa?)Many more things to do than just fighting!
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   From fishing, gold mining, harvesting, logging trees to
   cooking~! yes you can gamble and auction~! there’s many more.
   all minerals and each mineral can help you make something,
   for example harvesting crops ,can help you make clothes, or
   even food to cook, logging trees can help you make a flute
   if you’re a bard or even armoury.If that’s enough for your
   attention, you also get homes, that’s right decorate your very
   own house, make tables if you want, it’s totally up to you.Mix and Match Jobs if you wish and unlock other jobs
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   you also can get a main job and sub job, so you can have fun
   mix and matching, want to be White Mage? and still be a Black
   Mage? Ladies want to be like Yuna in FFX? you can look almost
   like her, except for clothing, also you can be a Summoner just
   like your favourate character, how about the Gents? you always
   wanted be like the villans(ie Sephiroth)? you can be a Dark
   Knight and use dark spells and exploding damage on your enemies
   with your weapon.Race (go here -> http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/citizen/)
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   This Game has it all right down to Races, for example Elvaan,
   they look very simular to the Elves, I’m sure many people wanted
   to play the pointy eared race here’s your chance to enjoy your
   fantasy along with your friends~!Partying is a must when fighting at higher LvLs
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   please note as an MMORPG and you should know by now, all RPGs
   made from Square Enix~! you MUST party up~! it’s a must and
   it’s a fact, Partying brings more fun A~! and B, you should
   know it’s chaotic to fight alone~! Do we need to fight?—————————————————–
   speaking of which you don’t even have to fight at all~!
   you can enjoy the game as a towns person, you can happily be
   the greatest cheff or whatever you wish to be and sell your
   creative things to people.Battle Engine (simple/complex?)
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   The Battle engine is from simple to complex, and I cannot
   go into all of the details right here because FFXI is a very
   huge game with countless features, I’ve only gave you some of
   few, but the beauty of this game is, it can really train a
   novice rpg player to a big hard core rpg master when you
   accomplish your way up~! so if you’re looking to be the best
   RPG Master or you’re just looking for fun, FFXI is the way to
   go~!Die Hard Role Playing Gamers
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   if you’re a complex rpg master, and you’re looking for the
   best of the best, yes, Race does have effect to the jobs
   you pick for them, the battle engine does have chain combos in
   attacks and magic plus many many more features I cannot explain
   here, lets just say it sure surpasses FFX battle engine, and if
   you’re going to make a party as you will already know as a Pro.
   RPG gamer that the group positions in combat makes a difference.
   Tankers(Paladin, Warrior etc) to the front, Casters to the back,
   and depending on what skills/magic you use will make the enemy
   either agressive(ie atk you as a caster for healing a member
   maybe? all depends) or fearful (ignore you and continue to
   focus on the tanker or whoever it wishes to attack) so if
   that’s the complexity you want, please read up, The game is for
   everyone who loves RPGs and for those who like to enjoy their
   fantasy online with friends and ofcourse you meet new friends too~!Transportations
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   they are transportations many types right down to your
   favourate Chocobo~! or go on an airship or ship of the sea,
   or a portal to location npc, white mages and black mages can do
   it also.Billing info (cheap/expensive?)
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   Like I said this is only piece of the game, you’ll have to play
   it to know more and see more, this is just a generic idea to
   show you the amount of fun you will have, and it’s well worth
   the price, some MMOGs(Massive Multiplayer Online Games) you
   have to pay 25 to 40USD a month, just to get a good game to
   play online, and FFXI is well worth the price. SO please ignore
   those people who say this game is expensive because that’s
   quite silly, they should thank the company for not putting the
   price expense as high as how the game is rated like some online
   games. Anyways below shows you the billing info.
   I was shocked when I saw the billing info, I was like
   “Thank God” was really excited too, because I was praying
   that it wouldn’t be expensive after reading the features and
   the jaw dropping graphics, so yes it’s at a great price.- FREE Subscription for 30 Days
   - FINAL FANTASY XI: $12.95/month
   - Additional Character: $1.00/month per character
   - Tetra Master: $1.00/month—————————————————–
   If you like all the facts of the game,
   what are you waiting for?~! grab a copy while
   the prices are hot, who knows what Amazon will do
   if it’s out of stock, hah hah ^_^ just kidding,
   better be safe than sorry I’d say..
   I’m sure having fun and I’m sure you will too~!
   don’t forget to tell a friend! ^_^
   Please visit FFXI home site when you finish
   the game.

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