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So I had my first "authentic MMO experience" in FFXI. On the third mission instead of using a Trust I partied up with someone. It was a lot more fun with some nice banter. But due to them being a much higher level than me I got no experience for kills.
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Maybe its nostalgia speaking but I can't remember a MMO soundtrack that was as memorable for me as FFXI. FFXIV has some cool boss themes but otherwise doesn't come close. EQ has the next most memorable ones, I guess. WoW I can barely remember any of the tracks, they were more ambient although there was some good stuff.
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Zaphod42 posted:Maybe its nostalgia speaking but I can't remember a MMO soundtrack that was as memorable for me as FFXI. FFXIV has some cool boss themes but otherwise doesn't come close. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7K_BowsTtw
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Jun 24, 2021 09:41
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Definitely one of the best tracks in XIV. Some of the night themes from ARR are great as well. I find most have less personality than XI tracks though. And I don’t care for most of the boss music as I’m not into that over-the-top style.
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Jun 24, 2021 14:03
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Beating Shadowbringers after 2-3 days from release and deciding I should at least unlock the two final dungeons before going to bed and being greeted with this was a treat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBIRYjP1NNM
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Jun 24, 2021 14:35
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FFXIV's music is great but I totally understand liking FFXI's music better; The music in that game is atmospheric but still good at getting stuck in your head, so it's a different vibe from XIV where the music is usually attention-grabbing. Gustaberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0rYk83Rt0A Ru'Aun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxm3oKeh8tA Tavnazia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXuMUqj2Vjg Wajaom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzz2kOnceA Bad Times Sarutabaruta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY3e4a5EwmU
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I think it kind of relates to what MMOs used to be vs what they are now. Older MMOs really focused on world building, now they focus on specific events like dungeons and bosses and are a bit more action focused, and the soundtracks reflect that in both games. I played FFXI for like 8 months last year and absolutely loved it, probably one of the best MMO experiences I’ve had in a long time. I like quests that are not straightforward, a sense of danger, not being able to mow down tons of enemies effortlessly, and complex gearing systems though and it plays right into that.
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Jun 24, 2021 17:49
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I'd have to agree that FFXI and FFXIV probably have the best music overall as far as MMOs go. DAoC and UO are the most sentimental to me, though.
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Jun 24, 2021 18:24
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Its cool but its very low-key, that's basically some chillwave beats to work to. Compared to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WAcS-1H3BM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_uc_sw3rfQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiGxNFlOO5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaKmkoy1r7o Manages to be serene and chill while also having a REALLY strong and catchy melody.
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Jun 24, 2021 18:49
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I'm pissed that MMOs do NOT like the concept of a person just using a single knife. It's always dual-wielded daggers.
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Jun 24, 2021 18:51
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I don't think I've ever seen a single game (heck barely movie), where the person wielding a dagger does an upward thrust through the stomach. This is basic assassin stuff, people!
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Jun 24, 2021 19:22
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4Y3GrVDRrc when 14 and 11 collide?!!
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Jun 24, 2021 19:37
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_dWalQdIN0 If only Destiny was more like PSO
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Zaphod42 posted:Its cool but its very low-key, that's basically some chillwave beats to work to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUzOHkTLHWs
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Jun 24, 2021 21:55
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Yeah I like I said, its really good, but its extremely chill and subdued. Its a step up from WoW's ambient themes, but its not quite to FFXI's level of fully composed arrangements. I can hum the FFXI themes, I guess you could hum Coerthas but it'd be pretty simple and repetitive.
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Jun 24, 2021 22:19
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Hum this bitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNArloedtY
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30.5 Days posted:Hum this bitch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMNArloedtY BALALLALALA BALALALAL BLALALALALA
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Jun 24, 2021 22:30
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This gives me phendrana drifts vibes from Metroid Prime
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queeb posted:This gives me phendrana drifts vibes from Metroid Prime absolutely!
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Jun 24, 2021 23:12
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I actually purchased Final Fantasy XI a few hours ago. Let's see if I like this better than Old School Runescape.
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Jun 25, 2021 08:17
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punk rebel ecks posted:I actually purchased Final Fantasy XI a few hours ago. Let's see if I like this better than Old School Runescape. Is the sign up process and account creation still a labyrinthine clusterfuck?
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Zam Wesell posted:Is the sign up process and account creation still a labyrinthine clusterfuck? Your POL ID/PW and SE ID/PW are separate and you need to put both into the POL executable yes
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Chillgamesh posted:FFXIV's music is great but I totally understand liking FFXI's music better; The music in that game is atmospheric but still good at getting stuck in your head, so it's a different vibe from XIV where the music is usually attention-grabbing. personally, i like when soundtracks are so good they grab your attention  i think i posted about this before but, from what BGM i heard of wow it's all real good BGM, but it's still just BGM. meanwhile back in warcraft 2 tho, the music was hype. it pumped you up. it was a part of the game, rather than a background to it, if that makes sense. ff14 achieves the same thing in a decent number of places/instances, and that puts it way above most games, and easily above any mmo i've played so far in the music department. the only game that got soundtrack down just plain better, imo, is monkey island 2. and sure, ff14's music isn't as consistently great as MI2, but MI2 has ~2h of soundtrack while ff14 has like 20 at this point lol Truga fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Jun 25, 2021 |
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Jun 25, 2021 08:59
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i still love that the way soken celebrated defeating cancer was shitposting on stage
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Jun 25, 2021 13:27
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Zam Wesell posted:Is the sign up process and account creation still a labyrinthine clusterfuck? For the most part yes until you realize that you are suppose to create a new account and copy and paste your POL assigned username and password into that field. It isn't legendarily bad or anything but it could have been done more user-friendly.
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Zam Wesell posted:Is the sign up process and account creation still a labyrinthine clusterfuck? I probably woulda ended up no-lifing this game instead of EQ2 back in the day, but I had apparently used different usernames for different subservices or some poo poo and couldn't be hosed to figure it all out. Made me realize that it's important to make things as smooth as possible so you don't end up losing the "drunk dumbass who got the urge to jump back into an mmo at 3 AM" market lol
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Now at level 15 in FFXI and I'm starting to really understand this whole "adventuring" thing that has diminished in modern MMOs that everyone here complains about.
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punk rebel ecks posted:For the most part yes until you realize that you are suppose to create a new account and copy and paste your POL assigned username and password into that field. It isn't legendarily bad or anything but it could have been done more user-friendly. It wasn’t that bad but I remember the account site for FFXIV being janky and weird, too.
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punk rebel ecks posted:Now at level 15 in FFXI and I'm starting to really understand this whole "adventuring" thing that has diminished in modern MMOs that everyone here complains about. Now imagine it takes you about 40 hours of real, honest, work to get to that point. FFXI is a good game now. I'm not even qualifying it, I just straight up enjoy the game. The UI is dogshit, but other than that it's a dang good video game, even if you play basically entirely on your own.
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jokes posted:Now imagine it takes you about 40 hours of real, honest, work to get to that point. gonna try it
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Would it be worth it to recover my old ffxi account? I think they used to delete inactive accounts way back then and whatever email I used is probably long out of service.
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Jun 26, 2021 17:23
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man the trusts thing is cool in ffxi, i now have a little cute white mage following my thief around
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Jun 26, 2021 18:58
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Trusts are a cool and dope system. If they’re close to dying, run out of MP, or have just used a super long cool down, you can just resummon them and get a fresh one!
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Jun 26, 2021 19:06
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Besides the UI, the other two things I would change about FFXI, is the Limit Break quest lines not being necessary to level up, and balance melee combat to not be so relentlessly slow; missing attacks is too common. Game would be 10/10 the perfect MMO otherwise.
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its neat comparing some of these classes to FFXIV. Im following a guide that says probably THF and BLU are good first classes, so im gonna do that. BLU looks insane.
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DRGs were neat in XI. As were NINs. I haven’t played since Zilart. Now I want to play FFXI! There’s no sale for the ultimate collection anymore is there? dreffen fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Jun 26, 2021 |
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Jun 26, 2021 23:52
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queeb posted:man the trusts thing is cool in ffxi, i now have a little cute white mage following my thief around Be sure to ask people around for help though. You'd be VERY surprised how many people are willing to party up with you.
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dreffen posted:DRGs were neat in XI. As were NINs. There was a few weeks ago for the anniversary
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I wanted to play FFXI again. I went through the archaic patching and launcher only to quit within 10 minutes of starting. I just can't do it these days, even though I loved it back in the day.
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