Alright, well I started the other thread for returning players in Phoenix, not realizing you guys had been moved to the server. My two friends and I would most likely like to join you guys; I know I would and I'm sure they will too, as we all restarted together, this week.
We reactivated our old characters, but decided to start with new jobs and try to do everything "the old way" sort of. We want to do rank missions, get our AF... maybe even do Dynamis eventually. Definitely get our DM earrings and CoP rings (hear it's pretty easy to get CoP done now with it uncapped). My character is Craine and I've got 71 THF, 41 NIN and I'm working on taking WAR up to 45 now as I've opted to go with PLD as my "start over" job. I'm rank 5.
My friend, Codin in game, is a 62 PLD whose also rank 5 and starting over as a SAM. The other player is more of an acquaintance; a friend of the friend, and has 52 WHM and I'm not sure what else. Obviously, none of us got very far in our previous go round with FFXI, but we were playing back at release when the grind took forever so we logged a good amount of hours and know everything that's "old" about the game pretty well. I had a more accomplished character that had 2x75 and much better gear and such (CoP/ZM complete, AF2 full sets, etc.) but wasn't able to reactivate it.
We're all pretty casual right now, but really looking to take our time and enjoy the game the way we remember it, sort of. We're all really keen to help others and join in pointless group activities just for the fun of it. If you see me online, I'd love to join. Otherwise, just let me know who to look for next time I'm on.