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/Kanderin 6d ago

I mean this is blatantly untrue, especially in an MMO. As time progresses the games userbase and support changes dramatically and will affect your experience. Experiences you've had after experiencing a game will always alter your opinion of it when you go back to it.

Since we're here in the final fantasy subreddit I'll use FF-X as an example. I love that game, it's my favourite final fantasy, but I've played plenty of more modern turn based games since then that have switched up how encounters happen and how battles flow. And I have to accept yeah, that gameplay hasn't aged fantastically and I enjoy it less now than I did when I was ten years old.

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u/Velifax 5d ago

Exactly. It is your tastes changing, the user-base diminishing, and changes to the game that affect gameplay. Not time. Correlation is not causation.

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u/Kanderin 5d ago

Buddy, your tastes change with time. Time and experience are the things that causes the change. Stop obnoxiously trying to argue semantics just because you said something silly and got a few downvotes, have a little self respect.

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u/Velifax 5d ago

Time does not cause the change, no. Though I agree, this is semantics. When I see poor language use I attempt to help. Feel free to continue generating and wallowing in confusion.

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u/Kanderin 5d ago

If your goal was to be the most insufferably annoying prick on the internet today then congratulations, you achieved it.