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FFXI is awesome if you have a good number of people to play with. But if you don't, you'll spend half your time trying to find a party, because soloing becomes impossible for most classes very quickly.
WoW you can get to level 70 without partying once, and do a fair few things once there without teaming up. It affords you far more freedom in what you do and when.
I personally prefer WoW.
You can pick what server you want to start on in FF XI now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hsu
[strike]I understand it that you can choose the server these days.[/strike] (Too slow.) The pricing is right, though. At some point it becomes almost absolutely necessary to buy a second character as a mule to hold all the equipment you end up using. More characters aren't exactly necessary as one character can switch between jobs freely, but if you want to play different races, you've not much of a choice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hsu
As many have said, it depends how much time you want to spend playing the game. You can get through most of WoW playing infrequently. FFXI is demanding from the get-go. End game for both is about the same--hell.
Well, I very well think I do. (I wasn'r referring to PvP, dammit!!!) In WoW, people only treat you like a human being if your higher level. I'm sick oif having experienced players wandering around me telling me what is wrong about my fighting style, how I need a better class, what skills I am using, and why I need new armor, It's annoying, I want to play without having some arrogant ass telling me what I need to do every five seconds or he'll bitch like crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyIt is obvious that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
I have not played Final Fantasy XI. I have no interest in it and from what I have seen, we would not get along very well. World of Warcraft is very accepting and easily accessible therefore it is my choice in an ideal MMORPG.
No, you don't know, since this is common and accepted behavior within ALL Blizzard games.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
Grow a spine, and welcome to the internet.
WoW all the way up for me. I don't own a copy of FFXI :P. WoW is much more fun when you have friends to help and play with you...atleast thats what I think..
Well none of my friends have either games so it will be alot of solo action for me. And I already know there is alot of player killers in WoW, South Park even did an episode about it, but then every online game is going to have them. So I guess WoW would be a better choice.
Thank for your help.
If you choose WoW, roll on a PvE sever. Then you won't have to worry about being griefed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Albel
I know it's a different opinion, but in games like LOTRO and GW, I don't have to deal with asses like that, it dwindles down the experience, and WoW is too simplistic, anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by TavrobelNo, you don't know, since this is common and accepted behavior within ALL Blizzard games.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
Grow a spine, and welcome to the internet.
I have never once encountered a single person that does anything that you have listed here. Way to judge a game by the people that play it. Gameplay =/= Social Interaction.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13Well, I very well think I do. (I wasn'r referring to PvP, dammit!!!) In WoW, people only treat you like a human being if your higher level. I'm sick oif having experienced players wandering around me telling me what is wrong about my fighting style, how I need a better class, what skills I am using, and why I need new armor, It's annoying, I want to play without having some arrogant ass telling me what I need to do every five seconds or he'll bitch like crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyIt is obvious that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
I have not played Final Fantasy XI. I have no interest in it and from what I have seen, we would not get along very well. World of Warcraft is very accepting and easily accessible therefore it is my choice in an ideal MMORPG.
In my experience, WoW is much more fun and FFXI was much more... Final Fantasy-y. >_>;
If these two games were combined, I would probably be able to stand playing past level 18.
Definitely WoW. FFXI is nice and has some interesting features, like getting special abilities from your furniture, but it's grinding system is quite a bit more annoying that the quest-grinding system of WoW.
The genre of MMORPGs can be criticized on their community. especially with the basic ease of WoW, and the greaphical appeal to young teens, it is no wonder so many young adults play the game. Though, the community differers radically based on what server you are on. Alleria, for instance, is full of asshatted 1337ists who will tell you what to do, and ignorantly claim that a pally (with leet spec #69) is a better healer (any spec) than a preist, when they both have their clear advantages.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyI have never once encountered a single person that does anything that you have listed here. Way to judge a game by the people that play it. Gameplay =/= Social Interaction.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13Well, I very well think I do. (I wasn'r referring to PvP, dammit!!!) In WoW, people only treat you like a human being if your higher level. I'm sick oif having experienced players wandering around me telling me what is wrong about my fighting style, how I need a better class, what skills I am using, and why I need new armor, It's annoying, I want to play without having some arrogant ass telling me what I need to do every five seconds or he'll bitch like crazy.Quote:
Originally Posted by BunnyIt is obvious that you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
I have not played Final Fantasy XI. I have no interest in it and from what I have seen, we would not get along very well. World of Warcraft is very accepting and easily accessible therefore it is my choice in an ideal MMORPG.
Like I say though, the cliques differ per realm, and area.
Though, Night elves are always narcissistic 13371575. Blanket statements for the win.
It is what you get, when you do not have to depend on pick up groups to do well. Where as in XI, you encounter an older and more patient demographic, which does actually make PUGs (pick up groups) more doable, and a lot better as characters are used to filling different roles.
Either way, my vote Goes for WOW, for various different reasons. Mainly cause I havn;t the time for FFXI, anymore.
My vote goes to FFXI. Simply because it was the first MMORPG that I had seriously played, and for 3 or so years. Actually, the only reason I left is because of my time zone and the fact that I have more responsibility in my life now.
I have tried WoW, and have real life friends that play it. But I could never bring myself to get past level 40 -- I got bored very quickly and found that leveling in an exp party (FFXI) beats quests and solo grinding any day.
That and I had a lot more friends, especially in end-game, on FFXI over the years with a lot of fond memories.
1000 at least per server means alot.Quote:
Originally Posted by RedXIII13
Just a smaller base where people have learned to get along.
And both game's game play aren't based on quantity.
WoW's gameplay has people obtaining Skills and using them differantly based on Talent Specs for customization and instancing pwnage.
FFXI is probably like the more traditional FFXI but ~BETTER~ (it has weapon skills <3 among many other better things)... unfortunately though people thought it was boring because you don't press attack "each go..."... and that in the beginning (until about level 15-20 for most melee characters) don't get much to do... But a little later you become a one man four party membered rawr machine~
With personal experience of WoW's level 60 endgame (havent bothered with the level 70 areas... yet)... and playing FFXI for over 2 years (;_;).
I can say that FFXI is the better of the 2 (even though WoW has some nice elements of it's own and is more polished) because it has a storyline later in-game (they have also apparently WAY lowered the difficulty of Chains of Promathia... which sounds fun :D!) and even though it took the game awhile to become playable by non-me types (4 and a half years -_-)... it's definetly over-shining :]!
ps: play none... you will lose your life to at least one *runs*.