Isnt it depressing to camp the same 3NMS for the past 3yrs?

[Ish]

All MMOs are equally shit. I still play FFXI because I have tons of manhours invested in my character, have a great linkshell full of people I enjoy being around and I enjoy the challenge of doing new and old things in different ways. There isn't too much more I want until my next jobs are leveled, but whatev, I'm sure I'll get what I want sooner than most.

Anyway, I'm not moving on to another MMO ever. FFXI is the end of this shit for me. To hell with starting over. Besides, to me, FFXI is not an abysmal game. SquareEnix however leaves a lot to be desired.

[Priran]

[quote=Boxerz]

FFXI quest's consumes time and allows you not to think of your boring life.

This is why people play video games to begin with.

damn i thought we played for fun, not just to waste time

All video games are wastes of time. How you get your fun may not be related to how I get my fun. Therefor, why are you ripping on what someone finds 'fun?" in a thread that tries to point out there's more then three kings? MMORPG's aren't for you soo..don't play, don't post and don't rip on other people's enjoyment.

read the thread title

[/quote:0880c]WHAT IS THIS /QUOTE TAG YOU SPEAK OF

[angst187]

FFXI quest's consumes time and allows you not to think of your boring life.

This is why people play video games to begin with.

damn i thought we played for fun, not just to waste time

All video games are wastes of time.

not the ones that people pay you money to play

[Zigma]

NO!

It was Labyrinth of Onzozo with you, Genosync, the real Deus, me, that taru summoner, and that random non-taru(think he was elvaan) guy. You showed me your noble's in trade, and said maybe i'd get one if my LS loved me enough. You said "finally, a good whm," I REMEMBER, YOU DONT! We met again the next day, for sex and more exp (*'-')

[Aldur]

Isn't it depressing that people who quit FFXI four or five months ago still feel the need to rag on it?

People should play whatever game they like. To thump on FFXI as if WoW has no redundacy is very hypocritical.

Bert and his crew moved on to a game they felt was more rewarding. Good for them. I continue to play FFXI for the same reasons alot of people who've been around awhile play: I've grown attached to the people I play FFXI with.

[jiang]

I continue to play FFXI for the same reasons alot of people who've been around awhile play: I've grown attached to the people I play FFXI with

well said.

i just didn't have enough friends playing wow to pursue it.. which is exactly why i, and a few others continue to play ffxi. if my friends all quit, then i wouldn't play. simple as that. not to rag on wow, i thought it was a good game, but when i played, you noticed that not many people 'cared' for you (sorry for the lack of a better word) as much. why should they? there's no reason for anyone to build friendships in that game. i think it has to do with the fact that the game doesn't require as much grind, and it doesn't force you to work in groups to get things (such as AF, summoner quests, LB, all that stuff) done.

now i dont have much experience in the end game of wow, but i can be certain that the lvling and the questing part of the game can be, for the most part be done solo. i'm not saying which is better, but it is obviously a preference, although yes i think king camps are retarded, and i really don't like how SE set that up.

on a side note..
one thing for certain is that FFXI has been getting improvements over the years to make the game a bit faster paced, like decreased exp needed to lvl, it's easier to get chain mobs, exp rings, etc. so it might not be long til SE might fix some things in ffxi that are cumbersome and really no fun if one has done it so much.(dynamis ugh)

[Meara]

I've been told that my linkshell and I are considered 'lesser, worse players' because we don't waste our lives camping Fafnir. I've also been told that if I don't camp kings I'm not taking part in half the game.

I spend my time doing sky, sea, Dynamis, Limbus, Assault, quests, missions, popped NMs, and levelling. I find I am quite entertained and feel no need to go camp kings.

I hate camping kings because they are over-crowded, nearly impossible to claim, frequently stolen, and the source of much drama.

I would like to be able to fight them one day but I don't see any advantages to trying to do so now. It's just the source of much frustration and depression after camping for weeks on end and never getting a chance to fight.

I think SE needs to change them from timed NMs to popped NMs on a tier system like sky and sea. I don't even care if they make the tiers difficult to achieve, but make them achievable after putting in some time and effort.

This nonsense where you can put in endless amounts of effort and time but get absolutely nothing out of it has to end.

[Ichthyos]

I've been told that my linkshell and I are considered 'lesser, worse players' because we don't waste our lives camping Fafnir. I've also been told that if I don't camp kings I'm not taking part in half the game.

Misery loves company. Don't let them get to you.

[Arvin]

The only reason I can't delete my FFXI account fully is the social aspect. All the friends I have make it very worthwhile. I stopped religiously going to king camps months ago anyways.. so there wasn't much outside of assault and random other end game to keep me happy. I guess I got tired of it. WoW has won me over so far, so I'm sticking with that mainly. Besides, I can talk to my friends on AIM. ;o

[Kuai]

everyone's gonna quit both games for phantasy star universe anyway

[Alina]

Everytime I think about PSO/PSU/ST, I'm reminded of the double save patch in PSO GC, which makes me want to steer away from their online games forever. People say SE is bad...

As for the original topic of discussion, there's not much to say that hasn't already been said. Either you enjoy the game and what it has to offer, or you don't. Either you keep on playing, or you don't.

It's all a matter of opinion. No game is "better" than the other; it just depends on the person.

[Celeras]

everyone's gonna quit both games for phantasy star universe anyway

PSU is looking like ass

http://synbios.net/games/PSU/videos/beta/

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[TheLegendaryCravy]

I haven't been in the FFXI scene for a while, but I do come to these boards every once in a while and see whats new but just about every 10 posts its a nidhogg this, behemoth that or fafnir this thread. FFXI has been out for what about 3yrs going on 4 for NA? Isnt it extremely depressing to have to sit in the same 3 spots everyday for more or less 3hours and camp these things? I mean shouldnt have progression in the game by now have made the drops from these guys obsolete? So really I'm just wondering why do you guys still do it and not move on to...another game or something aside from getting your 9th job to level 75. Espeically the more hardcore 9-5++ players...why?

It would seem playing 12 hours a day to maintain high warlord ranking in WoW seems like a big fucking waste of time. Unless you consider a 60 hour week normal for a piece of armor.

[tiberion02]

I haven't been in the FFXI scene for a while, but I do come to these boards every once in a while and see whats new but just about every 10 posts its a nidhogg this, behemoth that or fafnir this thread. FFXI has been out for what about 3yrs going on 4 for NA? Isnt it extremely depressing to have to sit in the same 3 spots everyday for more or less 3hours and camp these things? I mean shouldnt have progression in the game by now have made the drops from these guys obsolete? So really I'm just wondering why do you guys still do it and not move on to...another game or something aside from getting your 9th job to level 75. Espeically the more hardcore 9-5++ players...why?

It would seem playing 12 hours a day to maintain high warlord ranking in WoW seems like a big fucking waste of time. Unless you consider a 60 hour week normal for a piece of armor.

Cravy is as usual an idiot. Noone tries to 'maintain' HWL, lol. You get it (well you and all the ppl who play you), buy all the weapons and let your rank slowly deteriorate.

[Maguspk]

everyone's gonna quit both games for phantasy star universe anyway

PSU is looking like ass

http://synbios.net/games/PSU/videos/beta/

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It looks like it's just a bunch of instances :/ But the battle system seems kinda fun, it's really free it seems.

[Kuai]

everyone's gonna quit both games for phantasy star universe anyway

PSU is looking like ass

http://synbios.net/games/PSU/videos/beta/

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

ur face looks like ass rofl

[MisterBob]

PSU better be a bunch of instances. I'm glad they didn't butcher the old style of PSO.

[Septimus]

If camping three kings is all you do in FFXI, then yes it would be rather depressing. How fortunate that there are other things to do in the game. You can get rank 10 in all three nations, you can fight Maat on 15 jobs to get a Maat's Cap, you can chose an Adventuring Fellow and level him/her to 65, you can complete hundreds of unique quests that tie into the storylines of the nations and the people that dwell in them.

There is more to do in a game that to just kill X monster for Y armor. Sometimes people forget that they need to stop and smell the roses every once in a while.

I may not enjoy every aspect of FFXI, but I find ways to amuse myself.

what will getting rank10 in 3 nations get you? mogenhancement cancel each other out
maat's cap? that's a joke, it has the best stats overall, for 435684590380348503495834905890345 hours of leveling.
level npc to 65? what will your level 65 npc do? maybe it will tank that HNM!

FFXI quest's consumes time and allows you not to think of our boring lives. taking a break from FF and trying a new MMORPG(which i won't encourage, quit all MMOs for your good) you will realize there's way better things out there.

Completing all rank 10 missions will give you three great storylines. Maats cap will give you a goal to shoot for and an item that only 0.001% of the populace will ever get. NPCs have a great storyline and give you an instant partner to help you out when you want farm coffer keys, testimonies, etc.

But my point is that although these activities will not get you a Ridill or Adaman Hauberk or shiny necklace of +1 pwnage, they can still be fun.

All games, online or not, are time sinks. Television shows are a time sink. Music is a time sink. Opera is a time sink. Going on to a FFXI linkshell message board to complaining about MMOs being a time sink is a time sink. You say there are better things than MMOs to do out there; one would imagine that these things would also be better than posting about it on a message board.

[BRP]

If camping three kings is all you do in FFXI, then yes it would be rather depressing. How fortunate that there are other things to do in the game. You can get rank 10 in all three nations, you can fight Maat on 15 jobs to get a Maat's Cap, you can chose an Adventuring Fellow and level him/her to 65, you can complete hundreds of unique quests that tie into the storylines of the nations and the people that dwell in them.

There is more to do in a game that to just kill X monster for Y armor. Sometimes people forget that they need to stop and smell the roses every once in a while.

I may not enjoy every aspect of FFXI, but I find ways to amuse myself.

what will getting rank10 in 3 nations get you? mogenhancement cancel each other out
maat's cap? that's a joke, it has the best stats overall, for 435684590380348503495834905890345 hours of leveling.
level npc to 65? what will your level 65 npc do? maybe it will tank that HNM!

FFXI quest's consumes time and allows you not to think of our boring lives. taking a break from FF and trying a new MMORPG(which i won't encourage, quit all MMOs for your good) you will realize there's way better things out there.

Completing all rank 10 missions will give you three great storylines. Maats cap will give you a goal to shoot for and an item that only 0.001% of the populace will ever get. NPCs have a great storyline and give you an instant partner to help you out when you want farm coffer keys, testimonies, etc.

But my point is that although these activities will not get you a Ridill or Adaman Hauberk or shiny necklace of +1 pwnage, they can still be fun.

All games, online or not, are time sinks. Television shows are a time sink. Music is a time sink. Opera is a time sink. Going on to a FFXI linkshell message board to complaining about MMOs being a time sink is a time sink. You say there are better things than MMOs to do out there; one would imagine that these things would also be better than posting about it on a message board.

Seph you are being too civil with him. What a goddamned moron, can't see depth two inches in front of him. It's obvious you don't play FFXI(then again Flux plays FFXI), but you probably are missing a portion of WoW being a moronic player who doesn't bother reading why they are doing anything in the game.

[Xiona]

The meaning of life is merely to kill the time between birth and death with meaningless tasks.