There is, in fact, a Front Mission Online in development. Japanese PS2 beta started about a month ago. It's accessed via POL, as well.

Man how can you even play that. Worst game and worst MMORPG imo... I quit within 2 days.

Let me start by saying, I played EQ in 3 and a half years before FF came out and this Oct 30 will be my 1 year in the game and so far the only thing I miss about EQ is being a high level. Other than that, nothing else.

On the issue of the Auction systeim in EQ being better than FFXI. I hated the auction option through the chat box in EQ (I often block it) and the Auction Spot in Luclin is overcrowded and wasn't even implied to the game until 2 months after Luclin came out.

Yea you're right about horses being free (assuming free is you having the enough money to buy the bridles or getting lucky off the white/black bridles from Emp Ssra or Lord Inquisitor). And unlike EQ, at least you don't have to wait for so long to get horses/chocobos (60 for AA horses, and 60 to get into a party that will let you "roll" for the bridles or be rich and buy the bridles).

I will say yes for Solo's, but I hated that too, why cause I was a Paladin in EQ and IMO WIZ's, DRU's, BRD's, SHM's, ENC's that solo kite are gay to be honest (wyverns/otters in Cobalt Scar, Dwarves in Greater Fay, oh and PoP zones like PoV, PoN, PoD, HoH, BoT, PoStorms, PoJ (yes, I've seen people kite in this sorry *** excuse of a zone and the only good part about this is being able to access the Ele planes later on if you decide to go on with the story), and PoFire) They can spend all day doing nothing but that and gain tons of levels, while the melee's and other classes do it the normal way. Least in FFXI, it promotes you to socialize yourself with other people and not be a loaner (unless you like to be alone).

As for the buffing and spell effects, I do miss the root, but some buff effects are overpowered in a lot of ways (YAULP V for clerics, giving them haste while Paladins are shafted, MB'ing wizards, Clarity line spells, Snare, DOTS, PETS (mage pet is overpowered), SOW and AOE's). There are also some that are really awesome though (right clickies, EB items, see invis items, majority of the potions (Like Gate or Stalwarts regen), and invis).

As for the guild system, if you think about it, it's the same as an LS, except instead of being just invited to a guild or wait for a GM to approve your guild, here you just need an item to be in a Guild and you have to wear the item to be in the guild. I sorta do feel bad about that seeing that you can be in multiple ones then switch back and forth as you please, but again, it's another game, trying to be different from another.

No arguments here on the Storage area, only thing FFXI is missing is the bags to be honest. And even then, 10 slot bags that has weight reduction in EQ are expensive, and given if we calculate how much storage you get in EQ (10 slot bags, 16 slots *that's including the bank btw*) you'll have 160 slots, where in FFXI (Goobie IV *now V* is 55 and Mog Ex 80) you only get 135 "idividual" slots. But if this game had bags (with 10 slots each) it will have 1350 (135x10).

I will add a few features that he didn't mention that I'm happy that FFXI doesn't have. And that's your character having a weight limit (items vs your str), your consumption of food and water, and your endurance (I heard there are +endu items now).

Not near as many gil sellers in EQ?? I saw a bunch of EBay accounts and items sold through EBay before, but I guess that is different.

So that's my opinion between the two games, long rant and yada yada, and a lot of the former EQ players and current ones that's reading this thread might get pissed off at me, but hey, I'm stating my opinion like how Kagak is with his.

Ikari

P.S. I was part of the 3rd highest guild in Vallon Zek (Zephyros, and yes laugh all you want, I love that guild damn it), was a level 65 Paladin, didn't get the horse nor the title that I always wanted (Sir Riyoga, but instead I retired being Baron Riyoga ; ; ), but I was a Lord Protector. Died countless times on PvP but had fun in each and everyone of them. And the final raids I remember from my guild was in Vegarlson, the Earthen Badlands againts Tantisala, Temple of Solusek Ro againts the Xuzl and Drunder, Fortress of Zek vs the God of War himself, Rallos Zek.

Edited, Thu Sep 23 20:52:21 2004

POL was necessary for the PS2 version, and did a few things that they didn't want to have to reprogram for the PC version.

try this:

Edited, Fri Sep 24 20:51:49 2004

Actually FFXI has more subscribers than EQ right now....

I understand what you're saying, but just be glad that things are as smooth as they actually are.

I remember playing UO and suffering 48 hours rollbacks -- not fun!

With such a colossal piece of software, you could beta test a patch for 6 months and still experience issue. These minor glitches are trivial.

Grow up...