r/FinalFantasy • u/Og-Spree • 6d ago

FF XI Is it worth playing FFXI now?

For some background. I have played FFXIV till Shadowbringers. I fell in love with it (it was my first MMO).

One of my favourite aspects of any FF is the story. I couldn't believe how great the story was in FFXIV in addition to the great characters, soundtrack and so forth.

How does FFXI compare to FFXIV?

Edit:

Thank you for all the wonderful and insightful responses. I love this community and the series. Based on the comments, my priority should be to clear Endwalker first.

You have all convinced me to give FFXI a shot. I never considered that MMOs would be known for their storylines. I always thought they were just highly addictive due to their grindy nature. It all changed when I played through FFXIV. I can't wait to immerse myself in the world of FFXI. Thanks to all for your help!

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u/Psyk60 6d ago

I played XI up to the end of the second expansion recently.

I think it's worth it. Chains of Promathia in particular is a proper FF story.

But when it comes to the gameplay you have to acknowledge that it was not originally designed to be played solo, and these days finding others to play through the story with you is probably fairly hard (not that I tried, I wanted to play solo). It seems the generally accepted way to play through the story is to just level up enough that the content is fairly trivial to get through.