I totally agree re: the combat system. I remember the first time I entered a multi-party battle as the only BLM (sub RDM for the INT boost—fight me). There was a CRUCIAL moment I had to cast “Sleep,” and if I didn’t do it on the perfect split second, we’d all be killed immediately and sent back somewhere far-flung. I…

This was a pleasantly well-timed article to come across. I have recently ranted about my experiences in FFXI while streaming FFXIV. Like most of the comments in response to your article, FFXI was a keystone moment in my gaming life as well.

I played XI for almost 10 years. I made so many good friends and memories and I will never forget that. I met my husband through XI, and this will be our 6th anniversary this month. I couldn’t be happier.
I met players from all over the world in XI, and since the servers are cross-language, it was incredibly fun to…

FFXI was the first game to cause me to break down and cry tears of pure joy. When I first started playing as a Red Mage I was going through Gustav (sp?) Tunnel, mostly because I was clueless, and I saw this guy soloing a giant scorpion. I watched them battle for almost an hour before he finally beat it. I thought it…

FFXI was a huge part of my gaming life for 5-6 years and in that time I’ve yet to come across another MMO that could compare to the experience. It was brutal, totally unforgiving, and I loved it. Accomplishing anything solo was extremely difficult and forced cooperation with others to get shit done. As others have…