Is this game accessible for a first timer?`

[Citizen Bleys]

Thank whatever Gods may be that Dunes parties are a thing of the past.

[Ouch!]

The Dunes are why I started soloing to level 20 even before they introduced FoV. And then when they added FoV, I skipped Qufim, too.

[Del Murder]

I thought the Dunes were fun. Of course I had my personal PL there with me most of the time.

FFXI was an amazing game, and from what I hear from Bleys, it still is. It was the first MMO I ever played and I managed to pick it up pretty easily.

[Miriel]

I liked the Dunes too! It felt so grown up compared to wacking bees and bunnies outside the home towns. Plus, I still remember being so proud of just making it to the Dunes all by myself.

[WildRaubtier]

Of course I had my personal PL there with me most of the time.

You know, I honestly can't remember an honest full-fledged dunes party that wasn't PLed.

[Citizen Bleys]

You know, I honestly can't remember an honest full-fledged dunes party that wasn't PLed.

You are fortunate. They were quite bad. There is nothing nearly as awful left in the game anymore.

Trial of the Magians is pretty dull, but it's manageable if you break it into chunks instead of trying to do a trial from start to finish in one sitting. I typically time it via some other form of entertainment like a movie or a serial or something and stop when the show does.