Lots of questions for FFXI playersFollow

Ummm, Id Like To Help You.. But Ive Already Typed Responses To These Questions Aroun 800000 times.... So, I Say To You Find A Good FFXI Vs WoW Thread... There Quite A Few In Here...

OK I don't know all FFXI but as a lvl 56 BLM I got around a bit and am curently a lvl 18 mage on WoW so here's my take on it.

1. Hate - The player that deals the most damage seem's to get the most hate, this varies at times, but thus far I haven't had any OMGGETITOFFMETANKB4IDIE!!!111!!!1 problems. Hate seems to bounce around alot easier than in FFXI.

2. Gear as in every MMORPG is important, but alot easier to come by in WoW, thus far I have pretty good gear from just getting it off drops an doign some pretty easy quests.

3. Travel is ALOT easier, I have been all over the place at lvl 18 and seen some awesome zones, course I still die here an there but it's easier by far.

4. Dunno about HNM's but there are what are called elite's, and they vary in level some are easy, some are uber hard.

5. Like stated above, they are called Elite's and most dungeons have what's called an instance so that only you and your party can get into it without having other peopel interfere. So camping thus far isn't a problem.

6. Linkshell works in guild form, if you are in a guild you can talk in guild chat. Also the friends list is much faster and user friendly in WoW.

7. Crafting is a good way to make money, I have had 0 money issues up to lvl 18 from drops and fishing and tailoring. I can't say that about FFXI at even that low of a level.

8. I play with others all the time, I'll be in a zone doing a quest and see someone else there about the same level so we team up and do the quest together. If I need help doing something I give a yell and have it almost instantly.

Hope that helps :)

1) It's similar to FFXI. I don't know the specifics, but there are taunts and such to keep hate on specific people. You can also get hate by doing alot of damage.

2) Gear isn't as important as FFXI. There is alot more gear to choose from in WoW. Gear will always be important to a point, but it won't make you or break you like it will in FFXI.

3) Much, much easier.

4) There are Elite monsters. I don't know if you can compare them to HNM. There is Onyxia, which I suppose you could call an HNM.

5) There are elite mobs that drop good loot. Most of the good loot is in instance dungeons. When you enter it, you enter your own version. Another party enters the dungeon, they're in another version of the same dungeon. This way, everyone gets a shot at the elite mob and the drop and there is no way to camp. Also, good items will randomly drop from all other monsters.

6) There are guilds, essentially the same thing.

7) Crafting is much better in WoW. It's much easier, there are no failures. And you can use the items you make at your level. You won't be supplying lower level people and hoping to make money so you can buy your equipment. I haven't bought a single piece of armor. I make and use my own.

8) All the time. There are pick-up groups, where people work on a quest together. There are guilds. There are groups that get together for instances.

I don't know if I buy that about gear. If you read "All about raids" in the WoW official website, gear WILL play an important factor according to the the progressive raid system. If you don't get your guild equipped with the proper equipment from one raid, you will not be able to progress on to another raid. GEAR I feel, matters in this game more, you just have to earn it..not farm for it...

Just another note about the gear question..

Since tradeskills (called professions in WoW) are so easy to get into and learn, you'll find that you'll be making alot of your own equipment even at low levels and often the stuff you make is better than what the local vendors are selling at similar levels.

My Tauren Hunter has Skinning and Leatherworking and I've been able to keep making myself better and better armor as I level, and making some nice money on the side by selling armor that I craft to the Auction House. :)

Ummm? Excuse Me VK? Thats Uncalled For

Just Because I Dont Like To Spell Out My Problems Every Friggin Time It Comes Up Doesnt Mean Im Impersonating Anyone.

I Just Thought Id Post It Because People Seem To Be Making More And More Of An Issue Of It.

*sigh* As Much As Everyone Complains About The Blizzard Forums Here Alot Of Posters Really Remind Me Of It.

1) Yeah, how does tanking and whatnot work in this game? I keep dying from heal aggro and I was beginning to suspect that Warriors don't have any taunts. >.>

And to IamRolland, He Is Not Asking For A Review Of WoW Like Those Other Threads Are. These Are Very Specific Questions Concerning Game Mechanics. Reading Comprehension 4TW!

I agree with what was said above. If you simply wanted to redirect him/her to another thread, you could have done so without the negative "b-net kiddie" attitude. That sort of behavior is reserved for the official forums. Please go there.

Edited, Thu Dec 2 11:35:24 2004 by mrbluesdude

*sigh* Fine, Seeing As Im Taking Alot Of Unwarranted Shots To My Rating Ill Relent.

I Already Explained I Didnt Mean To Offend Anyone.
My "B-Net Kiddie Attitude" Isnt Such At All I Was Trying To Be Amusing. Apparently You Didnt All Didnt Find It As Such *shrug* To Each Theyre Own.

Yet People Still Wanna Get Theyre Rate Down In Just For Its Own Sake.

Im Sure Ill Even Be Rated Down For This, So Enjoy Yourself If It Makes You Feel Important.