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Oubliettes posted...

see the no life aspect of it is what appeals to me the most
i absolutely despise the modern mmo practice of locking 90% of progression behind a daily/weekly timegate to lengthen subscription times. raid lockouts are fine, but asking me to do a/some roulette dungeon(s) with randos every fuckin day to get raid geared is just a fucking chore.

i like a grind that i can just no fuckin life when i want to, and completely forget about when i dont. ffxi isn't cutthroat competitive, and outside of relic weaps(which aren't even in this server at launch i don't think) and fame, none of the ffxi grinds are really that game changing except skillups i guess (i enjoy skillup parties tho).

idk. i lost interest in wow when they started gating flying behind weeks and weeks of daily bullshit. i'm the kind of weirdo that would rather no life a rep grind over a weekend. i got my bloodsail pirate hat in BC

But, that's exactly the problem. The game punishes you for not no lifing. If you weren't on constantly you were never getting anywhere. If you had a job or life you had no chance at ever doing anything. All my LS leveling buddies just played 24/7 basically and played nothing else. That's poor game design.

I played EQ project 1999. It's hardcore but, I don't have to play 24/7 to get anywhere. The only time that's true is for endgame raids. I shouldn't feel like I'm wasting my time if I don't dedicate every waking moment to the game. FFXi punishes you for doing anything outside the game. And the community loves it. I mean my LS would joke "You should quit your job if you want to play FFXI". Like, fuck that.

I played modern FFXI to endgame and quit. I got bored. The endgame grind was pointless and the community was increasingly hostile towards newbies at endgame.

I loved the combat system. I'd love to go back to Classic FFXI but, man, being told you can't do anything unless you turn this game into your life. Nah, a game is fun not a job. I don't want to make the game consume my entire life to the point all I can do is wake up and grind forever.