Greetings Zammers. I played XI back on the Seraph server at NA ps2 release and played it off and on for many many years. A year and a half ago, I decided to play again and got my younger brother into the game. We really had a blast in Abyssea and I loved the changes that were made to the game. He played on PUP and I was a SMN and we duoed just about everything in Abyssea while building our gear sets. It was the most fun I could remember since the old days in 2004. Sadly, when March came around and Seekers got released, I wasn't able to use the good old PS2 anymore for the expansion. So the both of us ended up quitting.
And now... I'm getting the itch. I already know that my PC will not run XI properly, so I'm on the verge of buying a 360 to be able to continue the adventure. It looks like there is new reforged AF and AF2 for SMN and PUP that my brother and I could work on attaining. Just a few questions before I take the plunge.
1. Is the gameplay still like it was a few years ago, where low manning is possible for worthwhile rewards?
2. Did ARR kill the community or is it pretty comparable?
3. Any specific type of xbox I would need to buy? I've never owned one and I'm trying to find a deal on Craigslist.
4. Silly question, but I want to change my character's name. It is currently deactivated but my brother tried making a mule with the same name and it said the name was taken still. Do I need to reactivate, and then delete, and then make a mule with the same name, and then recover the deleted character? Is this something that is user friendly to do or will I need to call support and all that jazz?
Thanks :)