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R.I.P FFXI
サーバ: Leviathan
Game: FFXI
Posts: 6052
By Leviathan.Comeatmebro 2014-11-10 04:06:00
Is the concept of something dying out really that hard for some of you to fathom?
"Oh but the EQ servers are still up, that game is alive and kicking OP!!! You're wrong!!! It's not dead!!! It's not dead if at least one person is online!!!"
***'s old. I've never seen so many people in denial and defensive over a video game's decline quite like this one.
On one hand, the population keeps dropping with no indication it'll ever go back up.
On the other, people like this are so upset they couldn't have fun/get things done that they lurk for years just to try to discourage others from having fun/getting things done.
If it's important enough to you to hang around this long, obviously there's a pretty large pool of interested people to return.
 Asura.Ccl
サーバ: Asura
Game: FFXI
Posts: 1995
By Asura.Ccl 2014-11-10 05:39:33
I don't think XI is dead, but I feel like the battle system hit it's limit long time ago and they can't fix it.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 06:19:10
I was hoping this thread would be posted again. These are my favorites.
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By Artemicion 2014-11-10 06:21:22
***, I remember when the death of FFXI circlejerk began when ToAU came out.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 06:27:12
FFXIV has been dead since the start. Oddly, I remember XI dying because XIV was coming out.
 Cerberus.Anjisnu
サーバ: Cerberus
Game: FFXI
Posts: 2803
By Cerberus.Anjisnu 2014-11-10 06:29:35
Ffxi is apparently a zombie as its dead yet keeps moving along *** se shame on you for this abomination
By Brolli 2014-11-10 06:33:03
Even asura is getting around 700 players online during NA time,
i heard lakshmi is doing really bad.
 Lakshmi.ByrthVIP
サーバ: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
Posts: 6138
By Lakshmi.Byrth 2014-11-10 06:36:53
Lakshmi probably has half that number of active NA players because we drop to ~500 during NA primetime and you have to figure each server has a substantial portion of AFK JPs.
By Brolli 2014-11-10 06:43:26
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 06:44:09
"Please log in, we will give you stuff." - FFXI, every login campaign ever.
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By Voren 2014-11-10 06:50:01
FFXI isn't dead, dying, or on life support, it's just being hindered by PS2.
I've never claimed to be a computer expert, but I would hazard a guess that any program linked to a fourteen year old system (released March 2000) will stagnate eventually.
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Lakshmi.Amymy
サーバ: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
Posts: 881
By Lakshmi.Amymy 2014-11-10 06:54:03
Even asura is getting around 700 players online during NA time,
i heard lakshmi is doing really bad.
Lakshmi is very bad. I would transfer back to Levia or Asura with my whole linkshell right now if they want to.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 06:54:43
Didn't they cut PS2 from support?
By Voren 2014-11-10 06:55:26
Didn't they cut PS2 from support?
My understanding was they only cut it for NA, JP still has it, correct me if I'm mistaken.
By Artemicion 2014-11-10 06:58:59
"Please log in, we will give you stuff." - FFXI, every login campaign ever.
That reminds me. I find it kind of annoying that there's all these neat exclusive vanity items and whatnot but are left to some lame window of expiration or exclusivity. If SE really wanted to do everything in their power to keep that IV pumping in FFXI's veins, they'd at least let us pretty ourselves up as much as we've always wanted to, so to speak.
Let me have a way to purchase the airship model or timepiece without having to have someone new start the game and play for a year with a gold world pass. Or something to that extent.
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Lakshmi.Amymy
サーバ: Lakshmi
Game: FFXI
Posts: 881
By Lakshmi.Amymy 2014-11-10 07:00:00
I think you just need an active LS to ignore the crappy server count. Cerberus barely pushes 400 and I'm sure 1/4 is afk in jeuno. But we try and always keep something going on in my LS, if it's delve, ADL, or getting people little stuff they need :)
It's not what it used to be for sure, but it's still fun if you have the right people... which is always how FFXI has been.
I a Leviathan.Malthar said: »"That's it, man. Game over, man! Game over! What the *** are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?"
Maybe we can organize a delve, get a brd a 99 instrument, huh? What don't we try that>
Organize delve. Done.
Get a 99 instrument. Also done.
By fonewear 2014-11-10 07:11:15
This site is in perpetual groundhog day mode. How many times are you people going to make this thread and respond to it?
As often as you defend FFXI ?
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 07:18:34
"Please log in, we will give you stuff." - FFXI, every login campaign ever.
That reminds me. I find it kind of annoying that there's all these neat exclusive vanity items and whatnot but are left to some lame window of expiration or exclusivity. If SE really wanted to do everything in their power to keep that IV pumping in FFXI's veins, they'd at least let us pretty ourselves up as much as we've always wanted to, so to speak.
Let me have a way to purchase the airship model or timepiece without having to have someone new start the game and play for a year with a gold world pass. Or something to that extent. Personally, I still think opening pre-Seekers and pre-Abyssea servers would grab them some support back from some. I loved XI before Seekers, I just hate how much the game I loved was changed. As I've said before, iLvs were in XIV from the start, they were added to XI 10 years in. If I'm going to play a new game, I might as well get better graphics. On top of that XIV keeps armor designs fresh and new while XI seems to be using recolors and retextures.
Bismarck.Snprphnx
サーバ: Bismarck
Game: FFXI
Posts: 2693
By Bismarck.Snprphnx 2014-11-10 07:21:44
Didn't they cut PS2 from support?
My understanding was they only cut it for NA, JP still has it, correct me if I'm mistaken.
That is correct. Seekers was released for JP PS2 clients but not NA.
Fenrir.Nauta
サーバ: Fenrir
Game: FFXI
Posts: 69
By Fenrir.Nauta 2014-11-10 07:26:56
So now that Adoulin story is over, what will be next? I personally liked a lot of the games story, especially WoTG. I doubt there would be another expansion but here's to hoping there will be.
By Voren 2014-11-10 07:33:58
Personally, I still think opening pre-Seekers and pre-Abyssea servers would grab them some support back from some.
I second this! Relics/Mythics would actually be a hell of a reward if it went to 75 cap, and would be a nice option, but not a necessity for end game content.
I'd make a new char and leave 14 for 11 if SE did this. SE could also do expansions that didn't go apeshit over the top and need ilvl gear to do anything.
Ragnarok.Sekundes
サーバ: Ragnarok
Game: FFXI
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By Ragnarok.Sekundes 2014-11-10 07:40:57
On top of that XIV keeps armor designs fresh and new while XI seems to be using recolors and retextures. Not disagreeing as I do agree XIV does get new models all the time but... I do have to poke fun at this.
By Voren 2014-11-10 07:44:07
On 14 between levels 1-30 pre AF1 the armor is the same, just re-skinned and you can dye it.
The AF1 and AF2 are pretty much the same style, just different colors. There's specialty gear etc.
So basically 14's armor is the same as 11's, some variants and specialties, a lot of cut/paste/color. No difference.
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Game: FFXI
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-11-10 07:45:29
There will come a time where all of the armor in FFXIV will all be the same, just recolored.
Due to PS2 PS3 limitations.
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By Valefor.Prothescar 2014-11-10 07:46:22
PS3's being dropped within 2015, but eventually PS4 limitations!
Also grossly understaffed dev team. Their entire level/dungeon/monster/battle design team comprised of like 6 people or something.
By Voren 2014-11-10 07:47:12
PS3 is being dropped? There an article on that or was that /sarcasm and I didn't get it.....which is par for the course for me.
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By Asura.Kingnobody 2014-11-10 07:47:50
Seriously?
They are dropping PS3 support for a newer game, but not PS2 support on a very old game?
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By Valefor.Prothescar 2014-11-10 07:49:14
yes, seriously. it's been talked about in several live letters. unlike XI's team it would seem like XIV is willing to adapt with the times rather than letting an aged, antiquated piece of hardware cut development potential.
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By Anna Ruthven 2014-11-10 07:50:13
Ragnarok.Sekundes said: »On top of that XIV keeps armor designs fresh and new while XI seems to be using recolors and retextures. Not disagreeing as I do agree XIV does get new models all the time but... I do have to poke fun at this.
They have a tendency to draw from armor of past games. The CT and ST armor is designed from armors and enemies from FFIII.
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By Valefor.Prothescar 2014-11-10 07:51:37
It's kinda sad to see FFXI die everyday :(....... I remember back in the days when the servers were packed, now towns are dead and it's just said :(
Excuse me if this isn't thread-worthy.
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