One part of me hates FFXI, the other loves it. I decided I would go back to FFXI if WoW wasnt so hot. But, somehow, WoW makes the game interesting for long periods of time. Possibly the first MMORPG I could pay to play for, over three months :D
I am neither a Blizzard, or Final Fantasy fan, I just want a good game. Even though you dont know who I am, I believe you should take my word for it
I am critic and do not favor either side
World of Warcraft disguises the fact that you are grinding with fun, and sometimes interesting, quests that let you choose awards to satisfy you. With FFXI, even as a Bard/White Mage, it was too much trouble to find parties. Even when you did find parties, players always got eachother killed and it was not always the best exp to fit your time schedule. Somehow, I always tried to avoid as many quests in FFXI as possible. Now, isnt a major factor of an MMORPG to have fun doing quests?
I have played Warcraft III and a few Final Fantasy games in the past, but I never got the sense of being able to roam freely in the world of Final Fantasy. If you have played Warcraft III, World of Warcraft gives you that feeling. I find it entertaining when you come across areas, monuments, and NPC's that you may have come across from the Warcraft games.
Neither FFXI or WoW have in-depth character customization, but there is such a large array of equipment in WoW that not very many people look exactly alike. In other words, your equipment is your customization. In FFXI everyone seemed to look alike, that was not very entertaining to look at.
Aside from the parties, there was always one major thing that really got on my nerves with FFXI. I felt like I was travelling 90% of the time. I do not know how much fun you think it is to ride a giant chicken, but I got really sick of sitting on that bird listening to kindergarten music, which is why most people turned the music off. Standing on an airship in a room full of uncomfortable (
) silence is not what I would call fun. Luckily, WoW makes travelling very easy and less tedious for you, even from level one.
I realize I sound very one-sided, but I do miss that little ******* Tarutaru with his customized hammer time dance
But, I enjoy doing fun and innovative quests with sexy item and exp rewards, which could be a major factor with my state of mind.
PhineasPoe and Eireann, you must also remember that these topics get drowned out by others very quickly. At any rate, I am always happy to convert players from FFXI to a much more entertaining game to waste money on
Edited, Mon Nov 29 09:13:15 2004 by Civilz