Final Fantasy XI is one of the most recognizable second generation MMORPGs amongst Asheron's Call 2, EverQuest II, World of Warcraft, and City of Heroes/Villains. Final Fantasy XI is an example of real cross-platforming done right. The game has a lot of depth and options. Really, the only problem MMORPG gamers have with Final Fantasy XI is the time you must spend to play(the grind), a nonexistent roleplaying community, and a few other problems. Most MMORPGs now use a seamless world. Basically as your character moves the game loads what needs to be infront of you seamlessly(you don't really notice it). But sometimes it is really hard for the developer to create transitions between two areas that are designed differently. Well, that's not a real problem anymore(maybe during the first generation of MMORPGs) because games like World of Warcraft and the upcoming Vanguard: Saga of Heroes do that well.
Seamless worlds create an immersion that some zone-based games don't have. Final Fantasy XI released with a zone-based world for crowd control. Also it's easy to add new locations and even update others with zone-based worlds. Yet, seamless worlds are better now a days because of new technology. And you hardly ever have to deal with load times. As with Final Fantasy XI, every area you enter the game has to load.
I dont really understand the question, but for me it was my first MMORPG and I loved it but I eventually stopped playing (due to social personal reasons not that it stopped being fun) But yea I got My Samurai Class up to level 67. and still have alot of fond memoires of all the people I met ^^ good game imo.
FFE does not discriminate in its FF coverage. If you check our archive and compare it with the rest of the FF and Square Enix unions in GS combined, FFE has been very impartial toward FFXI coverage, although I must admit that not too many of us has played the game.
But there ar esome guys like svchaos, -phaz-, antsnail and I thikn Etheralfayt (all were officers of FFE, past and/or present), and there are also som eemmbers who once in a while share their experiences and images to the FFE community.
But Final Fantasy XI, much like a lot of other MMORPGs are being overshadowed by World of Warcraft. Man, the Burning Crusade comes out next month. A lot of expansion packs for PC games aren't always highly anticipated. But the Burning Crusade surprisingly has as much hype as Final Fantasy XIII, Metal Gear Solid, and Halo 3. So the media really doesn't focus it's attention on any other game of this type unless it really hasn't been release. In fact Gamespot.com always advertises the patches of World of Warcraft as a main headline on their index pages. A lot of companies like Mythic, Bioware, Funcom, and Sigil are creating some of the most anticipated MMORPGs hoping to remove WoW from it's throne. The question is have they really learned from there past mistakes? For some other companies(like Bioware and Sigil) they are creating their first MMO which can be a risk.
Square Enix is developing a another MMORPG(working title). We don't know if it involves Final Fantasy XI, or perhaps another game in the series. In fact it could be a new franchise. But I am hoping the project wasn't cancel. I am really look forward to seeing what SE does with this one especially since WoW has been a big influence on this type of market during the second generation.
FFXI is my first MMORPG and in my past 3 months of playing the game i havnt become bored, The unions views on FFXI arnt the biggest, though they announce whats happening in the world of Vana'diel hardly anybody plays the MMORPG so its views are minimal but there if any questions should arise about FFXI and the world of Vana'diel i would be very happy to answer them when i can such as jobs missions anything
Final Fantasy XI may not be as good as World of Warcraft, but its definitely in the Top 5 MMORPG's to be released in the last 5 years. Despite its problems its a fantastic game and will go down as one of my all time favorite games. To this day Im still playing it.
I got FF11 with the hard drive the first day it came out for the PS2 and played it all the time. I just could'nt believe that i was playing an online rpg on the PS2. Square made everything work so perfectly and it dissapoints me that the hard drive didnt do so well on the PS2 because many ppl didnt experience what Square had accomplished on the system. I defintely think this game is up their along the lines of WOW, but it just takes a long time to play to get where you want to.
 I was also a warrior in ff11 when i used to play it, but went without a job and ways to pay for the monthly fees and had to quit. But I always have that urge to play it again. I do kind of miss it.....:?
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