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#1 Jun 16 2014 at 3:13 PM Rating: Good
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 :)
#2 Jun 16 2014 at 5:18 PM Rating: Excellent
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First bit of advice. I know an xbox is somewhat cheaper than a half decent laptop, but consider getting a lower-end computer over an xbox if FFXI is all you want it for. I highly regret grabbing an xbox instead of a laptop for my backup/travelling FFXI machine. Also what kind of computer can't run XI? I had a low end laptop in 2006 that had no trouble running it...

Now to answer your questions:

1. Yes, there are many worthwhile rewards that can still be effectively lowmanned. There are things you will need at least a full party to get, however.

2. Populations are definitely down, but not massively so.

3. I think any xbox is fine.

4.The most painless way to change your name is to change servers. I don't recommend deleting your character as character recovery is dicey at best, and I don't even know if that would free your name either. So basically make a mule with your name on the destination server, then transfer your character to that server and you will have to change your name. It's a bit costly but you no longer have to wait 3 months between server transfers so you could even transfer back if you really prefer your current server for whatever reason.

Edited, Jun 16th 2014 4:20pm by Olorinus
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