As you should be, I don't buy any of the negative remarks I hear about FFXI (I force myself into denial). People claim that it's boring, but I've played like 5 or 6 MMORPG's and they were all boring after the initial "Oh my god this new game f'ing kicks ass" phase. And I don't even think it's so much boring as the realization that this game in fact WON'T cure cancer. It's just a matter of finding your niche and what you like about the game to stick with it and become obsessed all over again.

And as for the age thing. Anyone else out there like me who's been into FF since it was on the NES should be at least in their 20's if not damn near close to it. People who came around with 7 for the PS might be a bit younger, but my opinion is that if they could play through it, beat it, and stick with all the sequals, then they are most likely at least a bit more mature and intelligent than the average kid their age.

Do you ever stop and think how dumb the averge person is? It's even scarier when you realize that half the population is dumber than that.

Leighton