All Posts by k11keeper

Well with you already leveling blm to 75 you are way ahead of the game. The real big difference is the aht urghan expansion that wasn't out in 2005 and it has completely changed the game after lvl 55 when it comes to experience points partying. No more crab, crabs, and more crabs like back in the day. You will have trouble with blm in the new zones because colibri have an ability called reflect that reflects damage of spells onto the tank. The great thing is there are tons of soloing guides for blm and they actually do better at that lvl soloing then they used to do in a pt.

I'm not sure what job you're gonna want to start out as. If you are looking to play one of the new jobs I would say all of them are great. Corsair is a mix between brd and rng decent damage and decent pt buffs, Blu mage uses beast magic attacks they learn from having them used on them. Blu magic is not reflected by colibri either and some of their spells do sick damage i really like pting with blus. Puppetmaster.... well idk much about it, doesn't seem to be used endgame much except for a weak damage dealer or a decent soloer but don't take my word for i could completely wrong. Scholar is a mix between blm and whm but not like rdm at all. It switches between the two so you can be one or the other but you can't just switch back right away it has a timer. Sch is freaking awesome though they can cast aoe on any buff with an ability of theirs so they can give everyone in the pt stoneskin sneak invis everything just by using their ability. Dancer has nice buffs but the interesting thing about it is they use different dances to do different things, the cool thing is they don't use mp at all they use their tp to do their dances but they don't cost a 100tp for stuff its normally a lot lower.

Well as far as aht urghan goes all the missions are available now so thats nice. There is a whole bunch of content in aht urghan between salvage, einherjar, assualt, and nyzul isle.

The new expansion hasn't really introduced a whole lot as of right now. Two news jobs both of which are awesome scholar is a mix between whm and blm. Not at all like rdm though they can either be whm or blm at one time and later on they get helix spells which are effected by weather and are DOT spells i believe. Dancer is cool too it fills a sudo brd role but uses tp to cast different buffs debuffs and can cure pt members. The main addition to the new expansion in campaign its sorta like besieged but it happens more often and you get way way more xp and you can use allied notes gained from it to get some pretty nice items. There hasn't been to many missions added but i believe they are adding more in a big june update though.

I voted undecided I usually play either a tank or ranger type class but I don't know which I will play in this game. I might switch it up though and play spiritmaster it looks pretty good in this game. I had a lvl 20 necro as my alt in GW and it was pretty fun so maybe it will be in this game.

I am looking forward to this game as well. I wish I could find more information about it. Seems easy to find videos though and they all look very impressive I just wish I could get a bit more info on the races and classes. They all seem very cool can't decide right now which class I will play. I usually play either a tank type class or a ranger type class but the pet class looks cool as well.

I'm sorry I'm sure the tome of knowledge is great but that girl in the video was annoying me and I could only watch about half of it.

I agree with what costa says on most of his points. It will get more difficult to get a pt around 40ish because most people stop lvling jobs at 37unless they plan to take it to 75. Lvls 40-50 can go by very quickly as well if you have a decent pt and a rdm to non stop pt.

Gil sellers seem to be a thing of the past though which is great for new players and awesome for old players that made loads of money when they were around and everything was really expensive. SE has taken many steps to insuring that gil sellers lives suck prices on AH are going down and if you check gil prices for money im sure its way over priced so no one is going to buy it.

Yes it seems nowadays that many people don't spend too much time in the starting cities of bastok, sandy, and windy unless they are using OP warps. Lots of people can be found in aht urghan whitegate and jeuno stays moderately populated on my server. The cities in the past seem to have a bit of people running around doing campaign and what not as well.

Once you get to lvl 20ish and are in jeuno you will see a lot more people. Then when you get access to aht urghan you will see that the majority of the player base sticks around there because it is easiest to get places from there. Between runic portals, teleports, retrace, and taru warps to jeuno or you home nation you can get places very quickly these days. The air ships are not very populated these days either.

Originally posted by MasterPain55

I don't know if i would consider swinging a weapon in real time a evolution in gameplay, but its definitly something new for mmos. I toyed with the game a week ago in beta and i just couldn't get used to the combat style i like relaxing a bit more and just hitting the buttons and watch my guy cast rather than being on my toes all the time and mashing buttons. I'm sure some people might like it, but its not something i look for in a mmo.

I couldn't agree more. I haven't played this game at all but i was really dissapointed when i read this part of the game. I guess im just too much of a traditionalist when it comes to MMOs. Don't like to be spoon fed stuff either. They say they are bring the kind of combat you see in FPS to an MMO but if i wanted to play and FPS game or a hack and slash game with combos that's what i would play. With mmos i like sit back relax and enjoy myself.

Oh and a question for people that have played this game. With the real time combat style how does that effect communication threw typing? If i have to manually do every action will i still have time to let my group know what's going on or will they be able to let me know what's going on?

Well due to the way the job system works on this game it won't be hard to find people do lvl with and such. I was actually thinking about picking up sch once i finish lvling my war to 75. It's good that you have a friend to play with as well. I would find jobs that you both can lvl with easily but when it comes down to it you should lvl what you like and have fun with. As far and stuff besides lvling if you get into a decent linkshell you should be able to find people willing to help you get quest and missions done. You could also try shouting in lower jeuno or aht urghan whitegate once you get to that point.

True much of the player base is seasoned veterans but there are still people out there starting the game. Also people that used to play come back now and again that havent got to 75 yet. I would say if you are a MMO fan and final fantasy fan then i recommend this game for you. I was not fan of the FF series when i started but since then i have played 9-12 minus X-2 and enjoyed all of them. The storyline for each mission is wonderful and if you know how SE loves to make great cutscenes you won't be dissapointed here.

Well hope you give it a go try getting on sylph with the guy who said he'd lvl with you maybe you'll meet some nice people and he will be able to help you and your friend get you foot in the door so you can do all the fun and enjoyable stuff in ffxi. See you Vana'Diel

I wouldn't let not being able to get the ToAU or WoTG expansions stop you from getting the game. The only problems i can see is if you want to lvl blu, cor, pup, dnc, or sch. If you want to lvl any of the other jobs you won't need ToAU until around lvl 50+ so you can get into the game and see about getting it later possibly. Also i'm pretty sure you can get them online from Germany or England. I'd go with Germany though gotta hate that British pound.

Oh and BTW Sati I hope you leave your game on because of bazaar and you don't actually play 100+ hours a week that would be insane.

Ok i might not be your typical MMO player that roams around these days. I think ive been playing them too long. I always get a little angry when a game comes out and all the devs talk about it "oh look at this cool PvP system we have for you", "You make houses isnt that cool" Yes it is cool and I do enjoy that part of the games. I just want some more information about the PvP it was stated that the have 12 dungeon sieges set up for endgame that is very bland as far as im concerned. On top of that how is the storyline in this game? I know its following the loreof Conan obviously but how much of that is incorporated into the game? Is there a somewhat linear storyline that you can follow in game progression while still doing all your other tasks? Or is this game gonna be like other games out there and be a race to max lvl so you can pvp all day and raid all night? Just to get the cool gears and achievements or is there gonna be some really indepth interesting storyline along the way?

You know to be honest I think the graphics actually look nice in this game. I dislike some of the graphics in some of the newer games and i absolutely hate the cartoony look that a lot of games are copying from WoW. FFXI has a somewhat toonish look to it but its got that Final Fantasy feel and i love that aspect of it.

Oh god its not funny when it happens 3 times in a row though lol. But it is pretty funny should find a sound board with the sound and post it.

You are at a good lvl to start looking for a linkshell. I would start asking people you party if they have linkshells that don't mind newer players. Some do not want new players in them but there are plenty that will take anyone have people of all lvl ranges. My social ls has anyone from beginners to seasoned veterans.

Yeah your PC is pretty much over kill for this game. You can run it on max settings the only problem is if you turn up the resolution too high you might not be able to read the menus lol. The cool thing is you should be able to use all the shading and weather effects which are great. This game might be 6 years old but is some aspects i think it looks better then a lot of the newer MMOs out there but still its 6 years old.

Oh yeah everyone loves a brd. I preferred rdm over brd while lvling pld to 75 but im galka and have mp issues. On the other hand i don't know how i would tank 90% of the endgame mobs without my haste spell + march march from the brd gotta love almost max haste gets my flash recast time down to about 24 seconds and shadows can stay up pretty much nonstop depending on the mob.

Oh now i would have to disagree that ffxi looks better on 360 over PC. It would all have to depend on your PC and the setting you have on your pc. My friend plays on both and his he would tell you that it looks better on his pc but his pc is a pretty decent rig. The thing is he says it is really cool to play ffxi on a big screen. So if you got a 42"+ hdtv i might recommend that cause it would just be cool. I'm gonna put my economic stymulas  to good use and buy a 42"  1080p tv that I can hook my pc up to this month i think. Gonna be awesome sitting back in my recliner playing ffxi on that nice big sreen

Originally posted by Sly1979

thinking about getting this game but first the nub questions !

can you solo any further past lv 10 if you wanted ?

Yes and no. You can do this well with certain jobs and its nearly impossible with others. I would say unless your a job that is designed to solo don't waste your time.

can you get any jobs that will work good together i was looking at the jobs/extra jobs what would good startes be ?

It all depends on what you are planning to do. You can take any of the starting jobs to 75 and they all perform very well in endgame situations some are necessary. If you are looking to switch to an advanced job at lvl 30 and have that as your main. I would probable lvl my first job to 30 that might be a useful sub job for your main. IE if you are wanting to lvl ninja id recommend lvling warrior to 30 first or if you are planning to lvl summoner i would recommend lvling whm to 30 first.

how do you make money in this game besides the usual grind of killing ?

I personally do not kill things for money. I like to garden its easy and a steady stream of gil. I also have a static for some "Burning Circle Notorious Monsters" which drop wonderful items and sell for a good amount of money. On top of that I fish which can be fun but lately ive been working on getting the pop item needed for Macurial Kris which sells for about 3mil on my server.

what server has a good size population so easy to get groups if i want to group ?

I know for a fact that Odin has the most amount of people but SE and myself would discourage you from joining this server due to over population. They are even providing nice incentives to players on the server to switch to other servers. A high population can be good for experience parties to make it easier to find a party, but this can cause overcamping of xp areas and more importantly Notorious Monster pops and Hyper Notorious Monster pops.

I hope this answers your questions if you need more just post im sure others or myself will be able to help you out.

Yeah i don't see SE adding any races to the game anytime ever. It would really make a lot of the older players mad I think. The way the job system works and how you have to do so many quests to unlock new areas and level cap quests would make it hard to justify starting over as a new race since in all honesty race is that last thing that matters in this game. I'd have to say the skill of the player outways everything next would be gear because ffxi is so gear dependent and finally race. Each has it's own strengths and weaknesses but in all reality it doesnt matter. I know being a galka pld its really nice to have soo much hp and vit in later fights but i know some taru plds that can out tank a bunch of galka plds i know anyday of the weak because of their skill and gear. Likewise i know some galka blms that make some taru blms look like wimps with some of the insane gear they have and just knowing the job.

Ok as far as subjob goes for soloing it would depend on what your main job is greatly. You say you are going to go beast as soon as possible. The mainly used choice for bst sub while soloing is whm. There are a lot of added benefits like being able to cure yourself take statis ailments off and higher chr for charming. Later on when you are in pts with your bst, mostly endgame, most beastmasters would either sub ninja or warrior for dual wielding and shadows or war for damage stuff. I mysefl would prefer /nin in those circumstances. I'm not too sure if /dnc is viable now its a farely new job and it takes time for trends to set in but I could see this working well too although you would be using tp to cure yourself and not mp and i know as bst tp is nice to finish mobs off for xp.

For other jobs though it veries. A lot of jobs work well soloing later on /nin like rdm and blu. When i solo with my pld i go /nin for shadows and stuff but i have seen some pld/rdm that can do some amazing things. I don't have rdm lvled and wont with my pld char as he is a galka and i have to say i dont like galka mages at all and being a galka i feel im entitled to say that. Not saying at all that it can't be done but its not for me.