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WSIMike 12/02/08 12:35:21 AM
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Joined: 3/09/04
"Dreams flow across the heartland, feeding on the fires" - N. Peart |
Originally posted by Suplyndmnd
OMG Someone knows Frank Grimes. LOL. I would reccomend Pandy or Bismarck. Bismarck is my server for the past 3 years and i love it. It seems to have the right amount of people on it and no matter what time I play, i seldom have issues finding someone to party with. Also, if you come, i can try to assist you in any way possible. I've played on Pandamonium as well (still do) but my character is only like level 7. However, WSIMike playsthere and i'm sure he'd be willing to help you out also and give advice. The population on Pandy is a bit more than Bismarck I think just from what he's said but IMO still in that "sweet spot" range. Also, yes, this game is far from a breeze to get going but I dont regret it at all. I think it's a great way to test if you have the patience to play the game because there are some aspects of it, that will make you feel frustrated. It's when you feel frustrated that you will find out if the game is for you or not. If you like a challenge you will like this game. If you get frustrated easy, you wont. Stick with it man. I beat a mission last week that i've been trying to get for quite some time and i still am high from it lol.
/wave Heyo! Shanree here :-p Well.. WSIMike here.. Shanree in FFXI.. Umm... See.. I'm one name on here... but... another... on.. Yeah... ;>.> Okay anyway... I second Suply's comments... Though I haven't made a character on Bismark yet I'm sure their pop and Pandy's aren't too different. There's a healthy population on Pandemonium; plenty of players of all level ranges and, now with level sync... "level range" is sort of a meaningless term, since a level 75 can sync down to any level, unless it's under level 10. Levels 1-10 are really the "newbie training" levels and are intended to be played solo. As Suply said, there will be times when FFXI can be frustrating, but as he says... stick it out. It's those really tough accomplishments that can make you want to pull your hair out that seem to be the most satisfying when you finally do. Speaking of rough accomplishments.. I recently finally got to wipe for the first time on Divine Might lol. 18 of us dropped in barely 2 minutes XD. If you want to know what Divine Might is... Click Here for info on it :). It's basically a notoriously difficult mission-related fight to complete. Also finally unlocked Dancer tonight - have just had the last step to complete and finally got around to it. Pretty cool storyline to that. Though the dancing Galka still gives me the willies. But yeah.. one thing about FFXI... You will likely never run out of things to do or new goals to set. So long as you keep your options open and don't get stuck on the leveling treadmill, it'll always provide you with some new challenge. In many MMOs I've played, I have a hard time finding something to do to keep me entertained / challenged. In FFXI I'm usually going through a mental list, trying to figure out what to do first. That reason, among many, is why no other MMO can keep me interested and why I always come back to FFXI.
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scott21493 12/02/08 12:52:10 AM
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Joined: 1/30/04 |
Chose Bismarck for the server because of ole' Grimey over there. Picked a Hume warrior to start out with. At least I know I can always change jobs. About to start playing. Those updates took forever. |
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Suplyndmnd 12/02/08 1:08:46 AM
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Joined: 11/23/06 |
HA! This was my accomplishment. I finally passed that damn thing and got my earring. I probably told you already, not sure. @OP What is your character name? I'm free atm if you get this soon i can come visit ya. |
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scott21493 12/02/08 2:37:33 AM
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Joined: 1/30/04 |
Character's name is Riren. Haven't heard one person yet. I'm in the Hume city, which I can't remember the name now... So far things have been good, other than the lack of people saying things. |
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tebian 12/02/08 9:13:40 AM
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Joined: 6/16/08 |
Welcome back to FFXI but that is the funniest thing I have ever heard. FFXI is notoriously full of Japanese players who have refused to play with English speaking gamers since day one. Most will tell you right to you face "Japanese only" ... |
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WSIMike 12/02/08 10:31:28 AM
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Joined: 3/09/04
"Dreams flow across the heartland, feeding on the fires" - N. Peart |
Originally posted by tebian
To provide another side... I've had numerous parties where I was the only non-Japanese player in it, and they were fine. Most of those parties went for 3+ hours and I went up at least 2-3 levels in them. Overall, they were very courteous and friendly and we each tried our best to communicate so it wasn't like this wall of silence the whole time. I think the picture forming here is that no one person's experience can be taken to represent how it is for everyone. |
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WSIMike 12/02/08 10:35:45 AM
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Elite Member
Joined: 3/09/04
"Dreams flow across the heartland, feeding on the fires" - N. Peart |
Originally posted by Suplyndmnd
HA! This was my accomplishment. I finally passed that damn thing and got my earring. I probably told you already, not sure. @OP What is your character name? I'm free atm if you get this soon i can come visit ya.
How many attempts did it take you? I wonder, does anyone actually just do the 6-person version of it?
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Suplyndmnd 12/02/08 4:31:00 PM
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Joined: 11/23/06 |
Originally posted by WSIMike
How many attempts did it take you? I wonder, does anyone actually just do the 6-person version of it?
Was my 4th attempt, 2nd of the night. And i doubt anyone does the 6 person version as there is absolutely 0 reason to do so except it's easier. |
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leinad312 12/04/08 4:24:28 AM
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