Should I Start Now Or Wait Until RR ?

simple question, I can hardly wait for RR. I can't say I played FFIV much, maybe a few days. Getting bored of FFXI.

I'm definitely hopping on when RR comes out, but, is it worth coming in early ... how much will exactly change when RR hits ? Is it worth learning a new game right this moment ? Are we talking about groundbreaking changes or some tweaks ?

Sorry if this is common knowledge, I have not kept updated, but now I can't take it any longer lol. If we're not looking at a complete redesign of the solar system type change, I could start early, no ?

What to expect when RR launches ?

As far as i know ( i never played orignal 14), the game is completely revamped. Combat is completely different.

I am not going to bash 11, because it was definitely a great mmo and alot of fun, but 14 is quite amazing.


14 does have alot of similarities from 11 (Bubbly bernie, some of the same classes, some of the same beastmen, etc) But from playing the beta, it is a fresh, new experience.

Combat is quite flashy, but it is very fun, and fast paced, and by playing smart you can combo abilities to get additional boosts.

I dont understand what you mean by coming in early, since you say when its coming out you will play.

If you mean early access / open beta, you might want to give it a go. IF you are like me and the rest of the ppl who played the beta, you cannot wait to get back into the world of ff14.

I think the only difficulty I had, if any, was orienting myself with the controls. It isn't because the control design is bad or anything, but it's a more standard MMO setup. FFXI's controls are very unique as MMOs go. It may take you a little bit of time to acclimate with that particular difference, but there's very little else to learn.

The game is very intuitive, and there are informational pop-ups as you progress through the game. Levels 1-15 are solo, then you can start hitting up dungeons for grinding out XP and collecting level-appropriate gear as you go. Dungeons are easy enough to enter, even if you are alone, with the Duty Finder (auto-grouping) function. I played maybe 6 nights total before the closed beta ended, and I hit level 29 on pugilist and accomplished all the available main story missions, job quests, hunt logs, and quests for my starting city and outlying areas.

Some of my friends who played FFXI were legacy players with multiple 50's, and from what they've said and what I've read, there's hardly anything that hasn't changed since September 2010.

Even with all my love for- and time invested in XI, I'm happier playing this game. I can log in and get something done in 30 minutes if I need to, and still feel like I've had a rewarding experience. In XI, after logging in I have to figure out what I can do alone, what job I have to get on, and then spend the next 15-25 minutes changing jobs and equipment, whilst engaging in housekeeping just to make everything I need fit in my inventory. However, if I see a shout for something I actually need, I may have just wasted all of that time changing jobs.

So, as I see it, your options are either to get acclimated to FFXIV, or you can sit in Port Jeuno and wait for a shout that may never come.

If they ever fix XI's inventory and job change system, it may be worth playing again, but I don't really don't have the time or patience anymore for it as it is.

nevermind this , the servers are actually offline lol. I installed and updated the thing on friday only to be greeted by a server offline message, please join us on a realm reborn at the end of august

Open beta is around the start of AUG so you can play around that time sign up for beta.