Product Description
NOTICE:
This product requires: (1) an active internet connection; (2) monthly
recurring subscription fees; and (3) agreement to certain license and
usage terms (available at www.playonline.com). Currently, children under
age 13 are not permitted to play, users 13-17 require parental consent.
Users are granted a limited, revocable license only and do not own any
data or intellectual property generated during gameplay. A valid Visa or
Mastercard is required.
Product
Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2270 in Video Games
- Brand:
Square Enix
- Model: 90921
- Released on: 2009-11-10
- ESRB Rating: Teen
- Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 7,
Windows XP
- Format: CD-ROM
- Dimensions: .30 pounds
Features
- Includes
Expansions
- Rise of the Zilart
- Chains of Promathia
- Treasures of Aht Urghan
- Wings of the Goddess
Editorial
Reviews
Customer Reviews
This could be your full time job
The problem I find currently
with this game is too many players have reached multiple end game jobs
(level 75) and few brand new players have joined. This means many group
required missions are nearly impossible to complete. As a lower level
player you have to coax six or more players to help you accomplish your
rank, or expansion missions. That isn't easy. It is difficult to find
people to level up with. Some parts of the game you can never reach,
because you haven't completed the required missions. If it was just one
difficult mission you might succeed, but it is mission after mission (10
or more, some with sub missions) and older players are not inclined to
want to repeat these. Each expansion brought more missions most of which
you cannot solo to complete. That puts you into a continual mode of
asking for assistance.
You can craft in the game but you don't make
anything of any significance that anyone really wants to buy.(Until you
reach the highest skill levels, and even then since it is older players
most have already purchased the items.) It takes many supplies, and turn
ins to achieve a tiny bit of increased skill. The latest idea is group
crafting.
The game does offer you many interesting jobs to work on
and build up. However you will learn as you develop your character, that
preconceived opinions of older players could exclude you from group
participation because they feel your job lacks the strength, or
specialty required to complete their objective.
Its Time Has Passed
I played Final Fantasy XI for
about a year or more when it was first released in the US and enjoyed
it quite a bit. I just purchased it again (on sale) for old time's sake
and was pretty disappointed.
Right off the bat, I noticed that
the graphics had not been updated whatsoever since release. I was able
to play the game full screen on my 1080p monitor, but it looked as if it
was in 1024x768 resolution blown up and stretched out. There is no way
to fix this other than to play it in windowed mode.
After
wandering around for a bit, I came to the realization that I had not
seen a single player in one of the main starting cities (Windurst) all
day. I did a search and the server said that just fewer than 900 people
were online on the entire server. All of the search results showed that
those players were towards the end game. Because this is a
group-oriented game, this doesn't bode well for new players who will
absolutely need to form a party with others to advance beyond level 10
or so.
So I wouldn't recommend this game to anyone looking for a
new MMO to play. A few years ago I might have, but it doesn't seem to
have aged well, which is a shame because there is quite a bit of content
I wouldn't mind experiencing for a second time.
For those who
still wish to check the game out and manage to find a well populated
server, I can speak very highly of the story-based missions of this
game. Granted, most of the game is hours of grinding (in true Asian MMO
tradition), but where it really shines is making the players feel as if
they're accomplishing major things through the very detailed and
engaging storyline. Unfortunately, you can't jump right into this and
the missions are rather few and far between at least for a while.
For
me, playing this game again has been like rekindling a friendship only
to discover that you're no longer very compatible.
Not for newcomers
To people thinking about
coming back to FFXI:
1. Don't bother coming back unless you have
WOTG expansion. People now level in the new areas level 15+ which
requires that expansion. The old cities are practically abandoned.
2.
Level 75s now level in "Abyssea" zone to reach level 80. This zone is
only accessible if you PAY. The in-game add-on known as Abyssea(aka
expansion) is bought through PlayOnline for $10 (there are no software
boxes released that you can buy in-store). Receive triple exp at ~600
for fast leveling. That addition IS NOT INCLUDED in this Ultimate
Collection.
3. Remember, buying this Ultimate Collection with the
three addons does not mean you can apply them to your account. If you
have an old account you're reinstating, you'll have to purchase the 3
addons that come in this ultimate collection separately. Each addon
costs $10.
4. $$$$$$ WARNING $$$$$$
Remember that if you still
decide to come back, Square charges you for 2 months worth of fees. The
month that you are in when you re-register, and the next month. They
charge on the 1st of every month, but the servers go down for "charging"
on the 28th for 2 days (basically means they charge on the 28th).
Example:
You reinstate your account on the 15th of this month.
Square will
charge you $12.99 (for the rest of this month) + $12.99 (full next
month).
Example#2: You reinstate your account on the 27th of this
month.
Square will still charge you THE FULL AMOUNT of $12.99 (for
the rest of this month - which is just 3 days of gameplay) + $12.99
(full next month).
Example#3: You try to reinstate your account
on the 28th of this month.
You can't. Playonline goes down from 28th
to the 1st for maintenance. So you'll have to wait until the 1st to
reinstate your account. Otherwise, how would you feel if you reinstated
your account at 11:59 pm on the 30th, only to be charged $12.99 for 1
minute of game play?
Think you're getting ripped off? You are.
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