[Velhart]

Forgotten_Memory, on 04 January 2010 - 05:56 AM, said:

Um wut? They just recently added shit for that lol. They also just released syngery, give it time. I already saw some very nice augments from synergy on weapons, people are just lazy and don't wanna get into crafting and all that. They will still add things to this game and it will continue, that to me is not dead.

I am not talking about the quality of the wedding cermony, I am talking about what we get our hopes up for just this, and I havn't seen anything significant ability adding wise for the longest time. Like I said, its just my opinion, it doesn't impress me, for all I know the rest of you went apeshit when you found out that new bell related things were released.

I feel like a drink everytime I talk about this.

[Bermont]

I would not say that FFXI is dead or infact dying as it has been said. I do believe allot of people have stopped playing and are currently leaving there accounts idol for fear of looseing all they have built in the time the servers have been open. As for hitting the 2mil subscriber mark thats easily done a large ammount of gil sellers attempting to make money off this game by starting mule accounts over and over.

Agian I do not believe the servers are dying just people are taking breaks, as for when the other game comes out this year, then I fully believe FFXI will suffer, allot of people are talking about jumping ship then you have STO (Startrek Online) which comes out next month and there exspecting a large ammount of people from FFXI to play that as well.


Question to every one do you think the game will survive through the release of both of these games?

Do you think SE will merge the servers?

[Velhart]

Star Trek Online looks intriguing, but I highly doubt it will break anything. STO looks like a good game for people who are fans to the series, but we will just have to wait and see.

What I am seeing in the future is WoW, FFXIV, Aion, and Old Republic being the top four in the competition.

[treelo]

So I'm allowed to report people for butchering the English language now?

[Elkorn]

It is as Treelo has stated, It's the Holiday season. People are out with friends and family and others take this time to take a month or so off from FFXI to release get some sun and some ass... you can't do thoughs things being in an HNMLS being online 24/7 365 days of the year. This shortage of players accures every year. and every year we older more experianced players have to listen to people "Oh the game is dead what am I going to do now" boo hoo.... FFXI is old it turns 9 this year.. YES 9! WoW we never really had to worry about for comp. Its easier less challenging and just flat out ugly.. Aion was retarded I stopped playing it 2 weeks into it, But FFXIV will effect the out come of FFXI at start. The thing everone needs to relieze is that every GOOD MMO comes out in pieces... When people beat the first load of crap FFXIV brings on they will come back to FFXI out of boredom. birds always flock to the nesting grounds of which they came. and FFXI and FFXIV its going to be the same way.. people are going to be all "WOOOO SHINNY!" at start they play FFXIV beat the first stuff and get bored come back kill fafnir niddy and you're mother for the next couple of months till FFXIV gets an expansion..

So inturn FFXI is not dead and wont die... This is just the time of year where people log off and del with stuff in real life.

Oh and on a side note.
Himu.. in all my years on FFXI i noticed that a good reputation with players as damage dealers tanks and mages effect you're amount of invites... maybe you are a shitty DD and shitty blm maybe thats why you cant get invites..

[Agena]

Agena, on 31 December 2009 - 01:51 PM, said:

Gee the Holidays couldn't have anything to do with it I'm sure.

No obviously I was wrong and instead of people spending more time with their families at social gatherings and events, it's definitely not that an aged MMORPG has become so convoluted and taxing on it's users that inorder to log in and feel as if they've accomplished anything they must spend months on attempting to acquire a single ingame item at a time, with a heavy luck based system which seems more aggravating then rewarding. Including the fact that new "Revolutionary Systems" that seem very familiar to other online games now take millions of gil and hours spent hunting down extremely difficult monsters that don't seem to drop anything profitable.

Or the fact that you have to now purchase an extremely unfinished expansion pack wait 2 years for content updates have a new expansion pack announced and all the storyline elements get cut and no closure is ever found.

Then if you still want content you can purchase a special code that will unlock a mission/quest line of annoying and repetitive quests for just another piece of gear.

I mean it's not like partying was broken or anything and instead of traveling Vana'diel conquering monsters and far away places, you can now grind endlessly in a few spots killing the same monsters over and over again until level 75...


Further more the idea of investing all this time to get all this gear and all these levels of jobs and crafts when a newer and fresher experience is just down the road.

Any way though it's definitely not because the Holidays were around and people have social obligations to attend.

[BunkMonk]

Agena, on 06 January 2010 - 12:45 AM, said:

No obviously I was wrong and instead of people spending more time with their families at social gatherings and events, it's definitely not that an aged MMORPG has become so convoluted and taxing on it's users that inorder to log in and feel as if they've accomplished anything they must spend months on attempting to acquire a single ingame item at a time, with a heavy luck based system which seems more aggravating then rewarding. Including the fact that new "Revolutionary Systems" that seem very familiar to other online games now take millions of gil and hours spent hunting down extremely difficult monsters that don't seem to drop anything profitable.

Or the fact that you have to now purchase an extremely unfinished expansion pack wait 2 years for content updates have a new expansion pack announced and all the storyline elements get cut and no closure is ever found.

Then if you still want content you can purchase a special code that will unlock a mission/quest line of annoying and repetitive quests for just another piece of gear.

I mean it's not like partying was broken or anything and instead of traveling Vana'diel conquering monsters and far away places, you can now grind endlessly in a few spots killing the same monsters over and over again until level 75...


Further more the idea of investing all this time to get all this gear and all these levels of jobs and crafts when a newer and fresher experience is just down the road.

Any way though it's definitely not because the Holidays were around and people have social obligations to attend.

Do I detect sarcasm? Nawwwww

[goldcrate1]

I use to get mad when ppl I knew from the game would tell me I'm quiting FFXI and going to wow because FFXI is dying =( I use to be ur crazy this game is stronger then ever! Fact is, it was dying and I like most of u had a hard time accepting it. Back in july I logged my old avatar (mind u I quit the game when WOTG came out) just to c how FFXI is doing, logged into my old town of windy =) to find only 2 players there, to put it short wentt to all the old hot spots and yes..... Dead. It's not the holidays or all that BS you guys keep telling ur selfs it's DEAD! I'm not from WOW, played it hated.

[Corrderio]

treelo, on 05 January 2010 - 03:41 PM, said:

So I'm allowed to report people for butchering the English language now?

By all means, please do.

[Agena]

If FFXI is dying it's because for years SE has been expanding content in the wrong direction.

[Venlo]

goldcrate1, on 06 January 2010 - 05:24 PM, said:

players there, to put it short wentt to all the old hot spots and yes..... Dead.

*cough*

[Forgotten_Memory]

goldcrate1, on 06 January 2010 - 05:24 PM, said:

I use to get mad when ppl I knew from the game would tell me I'm quiting FFXI and going to wow because FFXI is dying =( I use to be ur crazy this game is stronger then ever! Fact is, it was dying and I like most of u had a hard time accepting it. Back in july I logged my old avatar (mind u I quit the game when WOTG came out) just to c how FFXI is doing, logged into my old town of windy =) to find only 2 players there, to put it short wentt to all the old hot spots and yes..... Dead. It's not the holidays or all that BS you guys keep telling ur selfs it's DEAD! I'm not from WOW, played it hated.

If its dead then please leave.. do us that favor thanks instead of posting this same type of post like 50 times.... This game is still going and I still enjoy playing it, when the new games come out, FFXIV in particular, it will suffer a little but those that wish to play can still enjoy their time imo.

[Saeunn]

goldcrate1, on 06 January 2010 - 05:24 PM, said:

I use to get mad when ppl I knew from the game would tell me I'm quiting FFXI and going to wow because FFXI is dying =( I use to be ur crazy this game is stronger then ever! Fact is, it was dying and I like most of u had a hard time accepting it. Back in july I logged my old avatar (mind u I quit the game when WOTG came out) just to c how FFXI is doing, logged into my old town of windy =) to find only 2 players there, to put it short wentt to all the old hot spots and yes..... Dead. It's not the holidays or all that BS you guys keep telling ur selfs it's DEAD! I'm not from WOW, played it hated.

Go to WG and see how dead it is. Going to the old hot spots doesn't count as proof of a dying game. Neither does going to your home nation. people rarely go to their home nation for very long now a days.