I remember working 60+ hours a week and squeezed in roughly 3-5 hours per night to play this, and alllllllllll my days off... I even gave up alcohol to stop falling asleep in merit parties that go alllll night. So yeah, returning player as of today. Great vid, very informative for me. Kudos!
I would pay the $30 for thegame if my ff14 sub came with a character slot in ff12. I only tried the ff14 trial because i heard about the mobile port for xi and it got me curious... Aaaa.
@@CortashGaming Trust NPCs are more or less useful for leveling and doing some missions by yourself. If you're doing end-game content, trusts will be of no use. You need to party.
I remember my linkshell was such a close knit for a group of 25 they really helped me fight my eight year battle with bulimia. We were like a family and they really cared. They were an outlet for me as I was for them. This game will always and forever be apart of my life. The sense of community on here was unlike anything I’ve experienced till this day.
this video makes me wish i had the time to get back into this game. they fixed a lot of problems i had with it back in the 2000s. it was really a beautiful world to play through
For a little perspective on leveling speed, for those who are worried about the time investment... I made a new character a few weeks ago, leveled RDM to lv 25, was able to solo all the subjob items with my Trusts (which you can start acquiring at level 5), and it all took me 2 nights. Then, I bought an exp boost ring with conquest points from the gate guard, and took my BLM from level 1-30 in about 2 hours by running from Windurst to Jeuno, just fighting mobs along the way and leveling as I went. Once I hit 12, I went to Tahrongi.... reached 18 by the time I got to Meriphitaud.... then hit 25 by the time I got to Sauromugue Champaign.... then level 30 by the time I hit Jeuno. I just released/re-summoned my Trusts every 2-3 levels so they kept up with me. All the while, you are acquiring Sparks from Records of Eminence, which allows you to buy gear really cheap as you go. So if you have a plan, you can buy a few sets of gear ahead of time and upgrade as you level, then sell the old stuff when you don't need it anymore. It's probably the easiest/quickest leveling system of any MMO I've played, from lv 1-50. After that it slows down a bit because you still have to do the limit break quests, but even those are easy with Trusts.
I'm so glad I got to experience this game when I had absolutely no responsibilities and could play 12 to 20 hrs each day lol. I loved this game I hope to have a similar experience sometime!
I miss this game gonna have to come back after I get my new computer set up. Loved this game and nothing has ever come close to replacing it. Thanks you for this great video!
Honestly, these videos are so on point, informative and helpful. It's a shame the game has such a little following this guy deserves more subs than he has!
haha ya >< SMN is a fantastic job, but its flexibility means there's a lot of different directions gear can go. I struggle to focus and really work on one area
Couldn't agree more with you guys. It is nostalgic to think about running through Rolanberry fields for 20 minutes etc. But we all got older and I really appreciate these new home points to warp around.
really great video. Love what your doing on this channel and it has helped me alot. I just resub'ed 4 days ago after a 6 year hiatus! PS: I wanted to let you know the timestamp links in the Desc dont have the t=## in the url! Keep up the great work!
Cannot thank you guys enough for making this video. I've recently returned after a stint in 2015, I have a few 99s and was collecting chapters before quitting again. I especially needed to hear the tip about going to Ambuscade to get gear, tyvm.
I played consistently from 2004 to 2009, then briefly again in 2011. Excited to say, I've reactivated my account in December of 2019, mostly thanks to your videos. Thanks for the encouragement and all you do.
I returned to ff14 after like 3 years was still a fun experience the story is what keeps me going back. Ff11 and me have always had a rocky history as I came in when the grind was insane hard and left due to money issues came back and felt like I had no idea what to do came back 2 years later and started back up and left again after failing to find people to play with it's been about 2 years sense then and I intend to come back again but this time after watching the video to actually make a dent with the character I was working on
I think I played ffxi from 2002-2008, started 2019 by repurchasing the game and joined a few friends i'd met sense my break. oddly we all played around the same time, same server (Asura) and never ran into each other.. getting caught up was really fast... but there's still a lot of new to keep my interest invested. it's been a very pleasurable experience. sadly I don't see my old LS running around.. (Forgotten Heroes) but I keep my eyes open still. Thanks for the video, was a lot of help to have directions for things to do deeper searches for. PS I cannot believe I used to play this on the KB without a controller.. the key binds are so ....all over the place.
Maybe its because the game is older now and people dont have much of a choice in who they party with, or maybe the enemies are weaker now, but its nice to hear that people are more accepting to different class combinations. I remember back in the day I had an unusual class combo and id sit in my MH LFG for practically the whole day
I kind of want to get back into this and this helps, I stopped playing back in 2013 because it was consuming my life. A lot of what I loved seem to have gone away but the quality of life seems to make up for it. Still on the fence but this helps
I was at the right age, at the right point in my life, at the right time when I started playing XI. I have so much nostalgic fondness for this game. So many friendships, memories and experiences that I really miss whenever I think about XI. I left the game a long time ago, before ToAU and in some ways, I am glad I stopped playing before I had a chance to dislike the changes. I've been playing XIV off and on since the release of 2.0 and its the first MMO in years that I've felt like fills some of the void that XI left when I quit.
I played from around 2004~2009ish. And I played a month or two of the abyssea expansions in 2011. The game seems to have improved significantly in terms of quality of life for everything. I remember being extremely well geared for thf and nin at 75, but having enormous amounts of gear swapping macros to optimize everything. Windower scripts to swap out entire gear sets, I had almost every key on my keyboard bound to some useful function in the game. Its crazy how complicated things were, yet how fondly i remember them.
"Reach out to SE to find PlayOnline ID" Can definitely confirm, they're really diligent about it too and will help you find even if you only remember very few things
Can confirm. Last time i played FFXI was back in 2009. That was when i quit playing. However, i came back last year. I forgot everything. The only thing i remembered was my character name. When i called, they asked me some basic questions to prove who i say i am..... like street address used and stuff like that. The one question i couldn't remember was the email address. Between 2002 till 2009 (and especially present day) I had so many email addresses, that i dont know which one was used for the account. And most of the emails i forgot. So he allowed me to just spout email addresses that i could remember until i got the right one. However, i never did lol. I came close though and the guy on the other end knew i was legit based on the fact i gave email addresses that were similiar to the one used to the account and other previous answers i gave to other questions. So he ended up just hinting out what the email was without actually saying it lol. He was awesome.
I had the opposite experience. I provided them email address (same email its always been) and Square Enix account info and they wouldn't help me out at all. It was an ordeal, but about on par with every experience I had with PlayOnline customer service.
@@justin2166 Did you ever get your account back though? if not, i would have called again and seen if i could get another customer service rep to help you. I should have mentioned i never really "called" them. I used their online chat service.
@@EricWZ No sadly. I did the live chat option. My phone number has changed once back in 2004, so it wasn't the same. They suggested they could help me if I provided the CD-Keys on the box I purchased 16 years ago. When I said I didn't still have those they hung up on me. Maybe I should post the screenshots, but it was really awful.
Retail ffxi will always hold an extremely special place in my heart.. i dedicated many years to it, but the new Horizon server is all that I'm going to play now. It's just so much more simple, vanilla.
If that offer for a World pass is still up for grabs I'd love to join your guys' LS! I'm on Leviathan and don't have anyone to play with so moving over to Odin wouldn't bother me at all. I signed back in last week from a 7 year hiatus and it's crazy to see how fast everything is now!
One thing that is missed for new players. For the sub job quest there is a records of eminence that give you access to sub job with out getting the items.
Did you start from 1 for any reason? Did you play before? I played this for years and was pretty accomplished but, when I tried a couple of years ago to play it was very overwhelming at 99 and tons of gear. I feel like starting from 1 allows me to get back into it slowly
Omg I put soooooooo many hours into this games back in the day! I was just sitting here looking at videos trying to decide to try 14 or come back to 11 with my roommate and I think this video just convinced me to come back to 11 since they have added soooo much stuff and time saving stuff. The biggie is not needing a human party anymore so me and my friend can just get on and have fun getting stuff done by yourself instead of looking for a party to grind out exp or do a mission. Thanks for taking the time to make this video maybe we will see you in game one day :)
Great guide. I’ve just recently activated the game again. I hadn’t played since 2012 when aby was the current content. I got a bunch of sparks just from checking out the ROE. Now I’m trying to go through all my old inventory and decide what I need to keep and what needs to go.
I remember coming across the land in the thumbnail and it's stuck in my mind, it looked so magical like everything in 11 and wondering what the hell that white building was how it stuck there like a dream but could never find it again.
I am glad TH-cam suggested this video. I returned on a whim and see a bunch of stuff I am doing is a waste of time because Square adapted the game around a lack of crafters. I'm on Sylph and can't tell what the economy is or what's the value of gil.
18:00 - you were talking about inventory space and I do love how much more space you get to start out. I am already getting close to capacity because I'm trying to save a lot of what I pick up. Is there a good list somewhere of things you can either toss/vendor/AH? I keep things like bat wings because I know that I can turn them in to increase Sandy fame, and all my crystals can be stored by the moogle which is AWESOME, though I'm not sure what crystals are used for any more if you don't really craft.
information overload!! but i'm only lv30ish atm so yeah.. i'm so happy to be back after some 15 years!! i will definitely reference back here for gearing up at 99
I'm glad I researched a few things before going into the game this year. I didn't use your guide specifically, but I did use the FFXIclopedia. I learned about the amazingly OP key item that reduces teleport costs (even for tabs) by 80% and gives an extra trust summon slot. It also made soloing the level 58 undead NM boss on the way to get the Canal access managable at level 52 RDM. (You need canal access if you don't have people to help you get past the three mage gate after all.) One of the people I started playing along with at times wanted to play the game, and I was like, "Why not," since I literally had nothing more to do in FFXIV until 4.56. I have a feeling they won't be able to survive though even with all the help / guidance I gave them. One thing I still am a bit peeved at is the incredibly low drop rate for Carbuncle's Ruby. I was farming for days in Valkurm Dunes on Thread Leeches because it's known to drop on them, but it hadn't dropped, and I managed to level RDM from 30 to 50 on Conflict RoE alone because of it. I then got THF to 15 and then NIN to 30 before starting to farm it on NIN, which I then got to 35 before I decided to do other quests to come back to SMN farming later. I redeemed my Destrier Beret as well, so that will probably help in the SMN Solo trials.
Wow this is required watching! Thanks for putting this together! After spending 8 years afk, its the same beautiful Vanadiel but a brand new game. You should take sections of this and expand a bit in their own videos
I was a beta tester on the PS2 when it was brand new... I had no idea this was still out and running! I haven't played this in 13-14 years or more... wow.
Remora server, was it? 75 SMN raiding in SKY and the literal journey getting all the avatars and getting there was still to this day the greatest gaming experience of my life. I'm coming back to pickup where i left off!
and also as long as its much imporoved as you guys say im so down...like teleporting back and forth between crystals and the increase in movement speed is a huge improvement as well as faster leveling. So it makes it less daunting for new players im even more down. I mean with the fact that I can't play as much as I used to this is great news...I can progress faster. So we will see how easy it is to get back into. Im excited. Im def joining the highest population server.
The answer is FFXI, I've quit 2 or 3 times and it was always to stay for a long time. I've quit FFXIV 2 times and everytime I came back it was for less time and now I don't think I'll ever go back to it (last time I paid the sub and played for 2 hours and quit...)
I bought the ps2 version when it first came out played on and off for all these years but now that I have 5 kids I don’t have time to play anymore, I still play ffxiv here and there but now I pass my gaming onto the next generation :)
I just recently came back to this game on my old stomping grounds of Asura, after a few year hiatus and its still just as amazing as it used to be. Just need to figure out which job to focus on (pet jobs ftw!) and gear it and get some job points on it so I can go into more high end content again. Also need a good returner ls still. Still even solo for the moment its a hoot
Hey Hunter! Still playing PUP? I occasionally flirt with the idea of transferring to Odin just to join the Huntin 4 Games community and play with ya'all. You're my favorite (and really only relevant?) FFXI content creator. You're clean, charismatic, and a joy to watch and reminisce with. Anyway big peace, I know all this boo-boo na-na but I watched it all anyway.
Maybe it's a bit late considering how long ago this was posted, but what would you say to a person that simply wants to experience the story? I eventually want to go through all the Final Fantasy games at least once (and i'm planning on doing a full mainline series playthrough at some point starting from 1 and working my way forward). I'm hesitant playing XI just because of possible overly long time investment needed and honestly just looking at that interface is kind of a turnoff =P. If I was just looking to do the story, what kind of time investment would you think and is it worth buying a sub for a month or 2 to go through it? I do kind of want to experience it at least once.
Totally doable! There’s a trust system now that lets you pull in NPCs to assist you. Could definitely focus on almost just the story and make your way through it with minimal leveling time
I just started playing again, since 2004, on Asura. I have two newbie questions, what are these SIlver Vouchers? And second, Any suggestions on a good LS for new players?
silver vouchers are used for this event www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Category:A.M.A.N._Trove redditls is a good social ls with people also doing random lower end, end game content regularly on asura and often has shells on the concierges.
as a veteran player, I watched this video for no other reason than to support the channel, then I actually learned something. the focus target thing, had no idea lol.
Hey, played at launch, for about 6 years. Im interested in coming back for a bit just as a change of pace from my current games. Where could I go to find some active communities to get in touch with? Best thing about this game was always the people sharing your hardships lol
So this may sound like blasphemy but I think 11 needs to be big time overhauled and just come free with a 14 subscription. I've been playing Horizon11, I've been having fun but couldn't ever justify a sub in 2023 ( soon 24 )
Added note on the world pass section of this. You actually do not need world passes anymore. You choose your world when you make your character. The only benefit of a gold world pass is the fun little items you can get over time, which is still nice.
Playing ffxiv atm planning on returning once I get the content done loved ffxi but wasting time just for a chance to get a group killed the fun. Trusts will be a godsend in this regard though will be focusing on grouping with others in the meantime.
I haven't played since about 2006. Really looking forward to restarting. Unfortunately I must have messed up something when I tried to set up playonline.
Thanks for this video. I'm seriously considering returning after like a decade or more away. Are some zones still level capped, or will I be able to power through them if I sufficiently over-level beforehand?
So contemplating a return to this because I have felt all other MMO’s to date have not held up. I would be starting from 0 though, no longer have access to old character. One thing I remember though was being able to generate enough “gil” to be able to get gear and get around. Is it still ridiculously hard? That’s what it holding me back. Back in the day we had a bunch of friends but, this will probably be a very solo endeavor.
You can max out a job to lv 99 in a couple weeks now, from scratch (that is, from a brand new character). Getting started is a lot easier now than it used to be. Gearing up adequately is easy (from RoE), and once you get some Trusts you have no need to wait for parties. It's lost some of the terror/charm it had initially, but it's a much more adult-friendly game for people who have jobs, homes, families, etc. Since most of us who played this game in our early 20's as bachelors are now late 30's to early 40's with responsibilities outside FFXI :)
Not sure if it's been mentioned in the comments but the world pass is no longer needed. when you make a new character you can pick whatever server you want now
you forgot /lockstyle on ...for such a gear swapping centric game where your character blinks everytimne you gear swap this is pretty vital. I dont believe they didnt add this until like 2015 . before that you had to use a third party tool or watch your char blink every few seconds! to be fair things were slower at 75 cap so it wasnt quite as bad but still annoying!
I left live servers and start playing on a privet one, not to save money but i wanted the pre lvl 75. If SE made a classic remastered pre 75 server i would jump on in a heart beat.
I played this game long time ago, and it was very hard to level up. I believe I was able to get to level 30, but I left because it was extremely hard to level up above level 30; however, I did play FFXIV, and I was able to level one character to level 60 without to much trouble. So is it hard to level up in 2024? If I were to start playing it again, do you have a recommendation what to buy, for I only played it on the PS3? Thank you for this video.
Great video and perfect timing! Just came back from last playing in 2007/8... definitely been enjoying the game like old times a lot of new stuff is a little overwhelming but welcomed, i was on ifrit so i started on Odin i will reach out to you when i can for a linkshell? Definitely missing the community aspect 😢
I'll be honest....i love the FF games. I've played 1 through 15, many spinoffs etc and FF14 is my main MMO. but i just found impossible to make FF11 work. That dang "playonline" thing just wouldnt recognize my account or some crap, and after hours of attempting to make it work...i just gave up. I know, most likely i missed something in the process...but i managed to make super obscure private servers of many MMOs work with little problems, some of which required a crapton of troubleshooting... i think it's absurd that a main FF game, of all, is the one that i simply couldnt make work PS: that said...the mere fact that i watch this channel despite never having played the game says a lot about how interesting i find it
The teleports are nice and all but there is no use for airships now, made lots of friends and started many adventures while waiting on an airship. Takes away some of the game’s charm imo.
When I was a kid transitioning between FFX and FFXII, I wondered, "Where was XI?" I got my first computer about 2 years after that. After playing flash games for 4 months, I finally looked it up. I wasn't interested then, since I was a snot-nosed little brat.
FF14 just never really replaced 11 for me. I played 11 until about 2007ish, picked up 14 in 2010 for 1.0, loved it but it doesnt leave me with those same memories that 11 did. If I could locate a decent little community still playing 11 I'd probably come back and check things out.
You should check out Asura then. Population is around 2500... sometimes more, sometimes less.. depending on the day and time. Tons of people always willing to help out with anything you need. Awesome community.
...I'm not sure what you guys are on about saying you had to manually locate macro files, those were always uploadable from the character select screen. You just pulled it up with Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B. It would also save your map markers! That must have been a giant pain in the ass to manually back up macro files. I thought everyone always knew about the upload option.
A warning for new players. The unity teleporting can drop you right into danger which will end up sending you right back to the home point. Found that out earlier teleporting into la theine plateau right in front of a ram lol
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Anyone else miss this dudes content, and go on random binges through old videos?
I remember working 60+ hours a week and squeezed in roughly 3-5 hours per night to play this, and alllllllllll my days off... I even gave up alcohol to stop falling asleep in merit parties that go alllll night. So yeah, returning player as of today. Great vid, very informative for me. Kudos!
Hope you are still playing! I'm beginning right now.
@@zoldlen883 haha same, I started a month ago
Nice! I actually gave up smoking thanks to XI about 18 years ago. Still smoke free.
Lol damn, you even quit alcohol !! Thats great bro !
This game helped me quit smoking. Spent so much time playing, I just stopped smoking cold turkey 😂 Lots of fun memories.
Good for you.
Helped a lot of people quite eating, quit working, quit sleeping too.
@@Chrisfragger1 yeah...
This game drove me to smoke
That's fantastic! I'm very happy for you. Though, while it was helping you quit smoking it was over here beating me unconscious. Fun memories. =)
Trials are still going in 2020. I sort of wish they would combine the subs for ff14 and ff11, so people can play either or.
Honestly as a XIV player, if they did this, it would actually get me to try XI.
SE is only a smol indie company they need the money
I just tried using my trial key and it says it's already been registered. I guess they ran out again...
i would get back into 14 if they included 11 with it lol
I would pay the $30 for thegame if my ff14 sub came with a character slot in ff12. I only tried the ff14 trial because i heard about the mobile port for xi and it got me curious... Aaaa.
God... I miss this game. I have yet to play anything that felt close. The difficulty was demanding, but so rewarding. Great video.
Like the game a lot too. But it was not difficult just tedious
Agree with you 100%!
nasomi ffxi private server. Free and more populated than some real servers. I enjoy my time there.
@@ZorakTheGreat yep seen it I love how there are no TRUST npcs and that makes partying less rare.
@@CortashGaming Trust NPCs are more or less useful for leveling and doing some missions by yourself. If you're doing end-game content, trusts will be of no use. You need to party.
I remember my linkshell was such a close knit for a group of 25 they really helped me fight my eight year battle with bulimia. We were like a family and they really cared. They were an outlet for me as I was for them. This game will always and forever be apart of my life. The sense of community on here was unlike anything I’ve experienced till this day.
Even though I don't play anymore, I never not think of the game. My heart is still in Vana'diel. Always love this game!
I love that no matter where this video goes. I remember the song, I remember what was going on in my life when I was playing. I love you ffxi
this video makes me wish i had the time to get back into this game. they fixed a lot of problems i had with it back in the 2000s. it was really a beautiful world to play through
Definitely
This game was the best job i ever had
You worked on the game?
@@Joso997 wow you're slow
@@Ginger_demi_god don’t be mean
@@wmyers4769 ok sorry man
@@Ginger_demi_god all good! Just staying nice and posi 👏🏻
For a little perspective on leveling speed, for those who are worried about the time investment... I made a new character a few weeks ago, leveled RDM to lv 25, was able to solo all the subjob items with my Trusts (which you can start acquiring at level 5), and it all took me 2 nights. Then, I bought an exp boost ring with conquest points from the gate guard, and took my BLM from level 1-30 in about 2 hours by running from Windurst to Jeuno, just fighting mobs along the way and leveling as I went. Once I hit 12, I went to Tahrongi.... reached 18 by the time I got to Meriphitaud.... then hit 25 by the time I got to Sauromugue Champaign.... then level 30 by the time I hit Jeuno. I just released/re-summoned my Trusts every 2-3 levels so they kept up with me. All the while, you are acquiring Sparks from Records of Eminence, which allows you to buy gear really cheap as you go. So if you have a plan, you can buy a few sets of gear ahead of time and upgrade as you level, then sell the old stuff when you don't need it anymore. It's probably the easiest/quickest leveling system of any MMO I've played, from lv 1-50. After that it slows down a bit because you still have to do the limit break quests, but even those are easy with Trusts.
Your videos make me happy. Listening to you is like listening to an old friend talk about something I hold dear to my heart. :)
I'm so glad I got to experience this game when I had absolutely no responsibilities and could play 12 to 20 hrs each day lol. I loved this game I hope to have a similar experience sometime!
I miss this game gonna have to come back after I get my new computer set up. Loved this game and nothing has ever come close to replacing it. Thanks you for this great video!
Honestly, these videos are so on point, informative and helpful. It's a shame the game has such a little following this guy deserves more subs than he has!
Been back for a month and loving every second. Gearing up summoner takes forever.
haha ya >< SMN is a fantastic job, but its flexibility means there's a lot of different directions gear can go. I struggle to focus and really work on one area
I started summoner too. Its great. Getting the avatars is a lot more convenient now too.
Couldn't agree more with you guys. It is nostalgic to think about running through Rolanberry fields for 20 minutes etc. But we all got older and I really appreciate these new home points to warp around.
really great video. Love what your doing on this channel and it has helped me alot. I just resub'ed 4 days ago after a 6 year hiatus!
PS: I wanted to let you know the timestamp links in the Desc dont have the t=## in the url!
Keep up the great work!
P.S. followed your Twitch keep up the great work!
Thanks so much! Really glad you're back and enjoying it. How's the t=## work???
thanks!
@@Huntin4GamesChannel ima sub but I have a question have you heard of nasomi?
Cannot thank you guys enough for making this video. I've recently returned after a stint in 2015, I have a few 99s and was collecting chapters before quitting again. I especially needed to hear the tip about going to Ambuscade to get gear, tyvm.
I played consistently from 2004 to 2009, then briefly again in 2011. Excited to say, I've reactivated my account in December of 2019, mostly thanks to your videos. Thanks for the encouragement and all you do.
I returned to ff14 after like 3 years was still a fun experience the story is what keeps me going back. Ff11 and me have always had a rocky history as I came in when the grind was insane hard and left due to money issues came back and felt like I had no idea what to do came back 2 years later and started back up and left again after failing to find people to play with it's been about 2 years sense then and I intend to come back again but this time after watching the video to actually make a dent with the character I was working on
I think I played ffxi from 2002-2008, started 2019 by repurchasing the game and joined a few friends i'd met sense my break. oddly we all played around the same time, same server (Asura) and never ran into each other.. getting caught up was really fast... but there's still a lot of new to keep my interest invested. it's been a very pleasurable experience. sadly I don't see my old LS running around.. (Forgotten Heroes) but I keep my eyes open still.
Thanks for the video, was a lot of help to have directions for things to do deeper searches for.
PS I cannot believe I used to play this on the KB without a controller.. the key binds are so ....all over the place.
Maybe its because the game is older now and people dont have much of a choice in who they party with, or maybe the enemies are weaker now, but its nice to hear that people are more accepting to different class combinations. I remember back in the day I had an unusual class combo and id sit in my MH LFG for practically the whole day
Ya there was much less acceptance with unusual class combos unless you made your own parties back in the day
I kind of want to get back into this and this helps, I stopped playing back in 2013 because it was consuming my life. A lot of what I loved seem to have gone away but the quality of life seems to make up for it. Still on the fence but this helps
I was at the right age, at the right point in my life, at the right time when I started playing XI. I have so much nostalgic fondness for this game. So many friendships, memories and experiences that I really miss whenever I think about XI. I left the game a long time ago, before ToAU and in some ways, I am glad I stopped playing before I had a chance to dislike the changes. I've been playing XIV off and on since the release of 2.0 and its the first MMO in years that I've felt like fills some of the void that XI left when I quit.
I played from around 2004~2009ish. And I played a month or two of the abyssea expansions in 2011. The game seems to have improved significantly in terms of quality of life for everything. I remember being extremely well geared for thf and nin at 75, but having enormous amounts of gear swapping macros to optimize everything. Windower scripts to swap out entire gear sets, I had almost every key on my keyboard bound to some useful function in the game. Its crazy how complicated things were, yet how fondly i remember them.
I wish I saw this video when I came back to play a week ago. It is so overwhelming how much content there is.
This looks more like an mmo rather than 14. Should I purchase the game on steam? I kind of want to try it
Do it !!!
"Reach out to SE to find PlayOnline ID"
Can definitely confirm, they're really diligent about it too and will help you find even if you only remember very few things
Can confirm. Last time i played FFXI was back in 2009. That was when i quit playing. However, i came back last year. I forgot everything. The only thing i remembered was my character name. When i called, they asked me some basic questions to prove who i say i am..... like street address used and stuff like that. The one question i couldn't remember was the email address. Between 2002 till 2009 (and especially present day) I had so many email addresses, that i dont know which one was used for the account. And most of the emails i forgot. So he allowed me to just spout email addresses that i could remember until i got the right one. However, i never did lol. I came close though and the guy on the other end knew i was legit based on the fact i gave email addresses that were similiar to the one used to the account and other previous answers i gave to other questions. So he ended up just hinting out what the email was without actually saying it lol. He was awesome.
i go play on line said not secure
I had the opposite experience. I provided them email address (same email its always been) and Square Enix account info and they wouldn't help me out at all. It was an ordeal, but about on par with every experience I had with PlayOnline customer service.
@@justin2166 Did you ever get your account back though? if not, i would have called again and seen if i could get another customer service rep to help you. I should have mentioned i never really "called" them. I used their online chat service.
@@EricWZ No sadly. I did the live chat option. My phone number has changed once back in 2004, so it wasn't the same. They suggested they could help me if I provided the CD-Keys on the box I purchased 16 years ago. When I said I didn't still have those they hung up on me. Maybe I should post the screenshots, but it was really awful.
Thanks! I am starting to play FF XI for the first time :D very helpful
Retail ffxi will always hold an extremely special place in my heart.. i dedicated many years to it, but the new Horizon server is all that I'm going to play now. It's just so much more simple, vanilla.
If that offer for a World pass is still up for grabs I'd love to join your guys' LS! I'm on Leviathan and don't have anyone to play with so moving over to Odin wouldn't bother me at all. I signed back in last week from a 7 year hiatus and it's crazy to see how fast everything is now!
One thing that is missed for new players. For the sub job quest there is a records of eminence that give you access to sub job with out getting the items.
Dude really?!?! No way! Had no idea haha
It is at the beginning of Rapsodhies of Vanadiel
Did you start from 1 for any reason? Did you play before? I played this for years and was pretty accomplished but, when I tried a couple of years ago to play it was very overwhelming at 99 and tons of gear. I feel like starting from 1 allows me to get back into it slowly
Got into FFXIV during lockdown,
Haven't touched FFXI since Xbox 360, just bought it on PC. Farewell XIV, we going back to the beginning baby
oh, my friend and i are starting the free trial of this, thanks for the vid! :)
Omg I put soooooooo many hours into this games back in the day! I was just sitting here looking at videos trying to decide to try 14 or come back to 11 with my roommate and I think this video just convinced me to come back to 11 since they have added soooo much stuff and time saving stuff. The biggie is not needing a human party anymore so me and my friend can just get on and have fun getting stuff done by yourself instead of looking for a party to grind out exp or do a mission. Thanks for taking the time to make this video maybe we will see you in game one day :)
Ya! Being able to just duo or trio whatever you feel like working on is an amazing change ^^ thanks for checking it out!
Great guide. I’ve just recently activated the game again. I hadn’t played since 2012 when aby was the current content. I got a bunch of sparks just from checking out the ROE. Now I’m trying to go through all my old inventory and decide what I need to keep and what needs to go.
I remember coming across the land in the thumbnail and it's stuck in my mind, it looked so magical like everything in 11 and wondering what the hell that white building was how it stuck there like a dream but could never find it again.
Great guide on how to start again. Its been years but started to get back into it
When should I start the missions for progressing through the expansions?
I am glad TH-cam suggested this video. I returned on a whim and see a bunch of stuff I am doing is a waste of time because Square adapted the game around a lack of crafters. I'm on Sylph and can't tell what the economy is or what's the value of gil.
I remember it taking over a year to get to 75.. and that was playing for hours at a time a day every day.
18:00 - you were talking about inventory space and I do love how much more space you get to start out. I am already getting close to capacity because I'm trying to save a lot of what I pick up. Is there a good list somewhere of things you can either toss/vendor/AH? I keep things like bat wings because I know that I can turn them in to increase Sandy fame, and all my crystals can be stored by the moogle which is AWESOME, though I'm not sure what crystals are used for any more if you don't really craft.
information overload!! but i'm only lv30ish atm so yeah.. i'm so happy to be back after some 15 years!! i will definitely reference back here for gearing up at 99
I'm glad I researched a few things before going into the game this year. I didn't use your guide specifically, but I did use the FFXIclopedia. I learned about the amazingly OP key item that reduces teleport costs (even for tabs) by 80% and gives an extra trust summon slot. It also made soloing the level 58 undead NM boss on the way to get the Canal access managable at level 52 RDM. (You need canal access if you don't have people to help you get past the three mage gate after all.)
One of the people I started playing along with at times wanted to play the game, and I was like, "Why not," since I literally had nothing more to do in FFXIV until 4.56. I have a feeling they won't be able to survive though even with all the help / guidance I gave them. One thing I still am a bit peeved at is the incredibly low drop rate for Carbuncle's Ruby. I was farming for days in Valkurm Dunes on Thread Leeches because it's known to drop on them, but it hadn't dropped, and I managed to level RDM from 30 to 50 on Conflict RoE alone because of it. I then got THF to 15 and then NIN to 30 before starting to farm it on NIN, which I then got to 35 before I decided to do other quests to come back to SMN farming later. I redeemed my Destrier Beret as well, so that will probably help in the SMN Solo trials.
For the inventory expansion: There is also a Goblin Stew 880 item from various campaigns that help you skip the items required.
Great point! Totally forgot about it
Wow this is required watching! Thanks for putting this together! After spending 8 years afk, its the same beautiful Vanadiel but a brand new game. You should take sections of this and expand a bit in their own videos
I love this game been playing since 2004
the area of effect thing does work on macros if you have or in your macros
Very good guide, thanks very much. Haven't played since September 2012, so much has changed...
Very different for sure! And any time!
I was a beta tester on the PS2 when it was brand new... I had no idea this was still out and running! I haven't played this in 13-14 years or more... wow.
This might be a 2 year old video but I quit ffxi in 05 and I just started playing WingsXI and I'm having the best time I've had in a long time.
This was my First MMO. It was Phenomenal!!!
Lucky you. Mine was World of Borecraft.
Remora server, was it? 75 SMN raiding in SKY and the literal journey getting all the avatars and getting there was still to this day the greatest gaming experience of my life.
I'm coming back to pickup where i left off!
An hour long??? Hell yeah. Can't wait to be home and on wifi to watch it
Hahah took us a while to get through this stuff, and it’s still only bare bones
and also as long as its much imporoved as you guys say im so down...like teleporting back and forth between crystals and the increase in movement speed is a huge improvement as well as faster leveling. So it makes it less daunting for new players im even more down. I mean with the fact that I can't play as much as I used to this is great news...I can progress faster. So we will see how easy it is to get back into. Im excited. Im def joining the highest population server.
Great job as always. Some questions. How many slots are the mog wardrobes? Also is it two to three bucks for 3 and 4 or each wardrobe costs that?
The answer is FFXI, I've quit 2 or 3 times and it was always to stay for a long time. I've quit FFXIV 2 times and everytime I came back it was for less time and now I don't think I'll ever go back to it (last time I paid the sub and played for 2 hours and quit...)
I bought the ps2 version when it first came out played on and off for all these years but now that I have 5 kids I don’t have time to play anymore, I still play ffxiv here and there but now I pass my gaming onto the next generation :)
I would love to get into this game again. I've always been off and on about this one XD. Hard to find a player base who still plays.
I just recently came back to this game on my old stomping grounds of Asura, after a few year hiatus and its still just as amazing as it used to be. Just need to figure out which job to focus on (pet jobs ftw!) and gear it and get some job points on it so I can go into more high end content again. Also need a good returner ls still. Still even solo for the moment its a hoot
I'm debating getting it again too! Is your server pretty full or does it feel empty?
@@NolanB91 Server is fairly full a lot of the time. I know a week or so ago I looked and there were over 3k ppl online
@@MicaDoesStuff oh dang!! Will definitely look into it and get on Asura then :)
Hey Hunter! Still playing PUP? I occasionally flirt with the idea of transferring to Odin just to join the Huntin 4 Games community and play with ya'all. You're my favorite (and really only relevant?) FFXI content creator. You're clean, charismatic, and a joy to watch and reminisce with.
Anyway big peace, I know all this boo-boo na-na but I watched it all anyway.
I’m in this video! Haha. Love the content, I watched a lot before deciding to come back
hahah yus! glad you're back, hope you're enjoying it ^^
Maybe it's a bit late considering how long ago this was posted, but what would you say to a person that simply wants to experience the story? I eventually want to go through all the Final Fantasy games at least once (and i'm planning on doing a full mainline series playthrough at some point starting from 1 and working my way forward). I'm hesitant playing XI just because of possible overly long time investment needed and honestly just looking at that interface is kind of a turnoff =P. If I was just looking to do the story, what kind of time investment would you think and is it worth buying a sub for a month or 2 to go through it? I do kind of want to experience it at least once.
Totally doable! There’s a trust system now that lets you pull in NPCs to assist you. Could definitely focus on almost just the story and make your way through it with minimal leveling time
I just started playing again, since 2004, on Asura. I have two newbie questions, what are these SIlver Vouchers? And second, Any suggestions on a good LS for new players?
silver vouchers are used for this event www.bg-wiki.com/bg/Category:A.M.A.N._Trove redditls is a good social ls with people also doing random lower end, end game content regularly on asura and often has shells on the concierges.
Thanks a ton! No linkshells available today, I'll keep checking
Send a tell to Longsnake and let him know. He'll either restock them or give you a pearl.
Join the RedditLS
My character name is Ebacent. I'm usually on in the evening. If you want i can get you in.
as a veteran player, I watched this video for no other reason than to support the channel, then I actually learned something. the focus target thing, had no idea lol.
Hahah I learned that while making the video, but thanks dude ^^
You should make a 5+ hour video tutorial of the game. I would watch every minute.
Hey, played at launch, for about 6 years. Im interested in coming back for a bit just as a change of pace from my current games. Where could I go to find some active communities to get in touch with? Best thing about this game was always the people sharing your hardships lol
So this may sound like blasphemy but I think 11 needs to be big time overhauled and just come free with a 14 subscription.
I've been playing Horizon11, I've been having fun but couldn't ever justify a sub in 2023 ( soon 24 )
Added note on the world pass section of this. You actually do not need world passes anymore. You choose your world when you make your character. The only benefit of a gold world pass is the fun little items you can get over time, which is still nice.
Great to know! Thanks so much
Playing ffxiv atm planning on returning once I get the content done loved ffxi but wasting time just for a chance to get a group killed the fun. Trusts will be a godsend in this regard though will be focusing on grouping with others in the meantime.
I love how you start your videos.
I am just now re-dling the game. I remember how slow EVERYTHING use to be. Use to play pre expacs
I haven't played since about 2006. Really looking forward to restarting. Unfortunately I must have messed up something when I tried to set up playonline.
Thanks for this video. I'm seriously considering returning after like a decade or more away. Are some zones still level capped, or will I be able to power through them if I sufficiently over-level beforehand?
So contemplating a return to this because I have felt all other MMO’s to date have not held up. I would be starting from 0 though, no longer have access to old character. One thing I remember though was being able to generate enough “gil” to be able to get gear and get around. Is it still ridiculously hard? That’s what it holding me back. Back in the day we had a bunch of friends but, this will probably be a very solo endeavor.
i used to play a lot that game... I had a max lvl WHM/BLM. I've been seriously thinking about playing it again.
You can max out a job to lv 99 in a couple weeks now, from scratch (that is, from a brand new character). Getting started is a lot easier now than it used to be. Gearing up adequately is easy (from RoE), and once you get some Trusts you have no need to wait for parties. It's lost some of the terror/charm it had initially, but it's a much more adult-friendly game for people who have jobs, homes, families, etc. Since most of us who played this game in our early 20's as bachelors are now late 30's to early 40's with responsibilities outside FFXI :)
I fucking knew I wasn't insane! I always wondered whether or not I remembered correctly that TP used to be up to 300.
I love this game. Still playing since 2004
Not sure if it's been mentioned in the comments but the world pass is no longer needed. when you make a new character you can pick whatever server you want now
amazing guide, now I want to get back to the game again
you forgot /lockstyle on ...for such a gear swapping centric game where your character blinks everytimne you gear swap this is pretty vital. I dont believe they didnt add this until like 2015 . before that you had to use a third party tool or watch your char blink every few seconds! to be fair things were slower at 75 cap so it wasnt quite as bad but still annoying!
Great guide!! I was away for 5 years.. came back 5 months ago, and am REALLY into it again.. It is not too bad to get into it again :)
I left live servers and start playing on a privet one, not to save money but i wanted the pre lvl 75.
If SE made a classic remastered pre 75 server i would jump on in a heart beat.
Loved my time in XI. It’s a great game.
definitely :)
I played this game long time ago, and it was very hard to level up. I believe I was able to get to level 30, but I left because it was extremely hard to level up above level 30; however, I did play FFXIV, and I was able to level one character to level 60 without to much trouble. So is it hard to level up in 2024? If I were to start playing it again, do you have a recommendation what to buy, for I only played it on the PS3? Thank you for this video.
Great video and perfect timing! Just came back from last playing in 2007/8... definitely been enjoying the game like old times a lot of new stuff is a little overwhelming but welcomed, i was on ifrit so i started on Odin i will reach out to you when i can for a linkshell? Definitely missing the community aspect 😢
Ya reach out! Glad to hear you’re back and enjoying it ^^
Me and two other of my friends are returning this week!
Really enjoy your content. Cheers from lakshmi
I'll be honest....i love the FF games. I've played 1 through 15, many spinoffs etc and FF14 is my main MMO.
but i just found impossible to make FF11 work. That dang "playonline" thing just wouldnt recognize my account or some crap, and after hours of attempting to make it work...i just gave up.
I know, most likely i missed something in the process...but i managed to make super obscure private servers of many MMOs work with little problems, some of which required a crapton of troubleshooting... i think it's absurd that a main FF game, of all, is the one that i simply couldnt make work
PS: that said...the mere fact that i watch this channel despite never having played the game says a lot about how interesting i find it
The teleports are nice and all but there is no use for airships now, made lots of friends and started many adventures while waiting on an airship. Takes away some of the game’s charm imo.
If you want that charm back.... google Nasomi or Eden FFXI
Cool I'll tryout Black mage mixed with Red Mage.
When I was a kid transitioning between FFX and FFXII, I wondered, "Where was XI?"
I got my first computer about 2 years after that. After playing flash games for 4 months, I finally looked it up. I wasn't interested then, since I was a snot-nosed little brat.
hey nice video could you tell me how you change the size of the chat window please and thank you
Can you imagine if all the people that miss this game, like myself, started playing again?
So cool to see Hayden in video. Saying hi REVV BLM Visigoth clamshell. SBSP singer
FF14 just never really replaced 11 for me. I played 11 until about 2007ish, picked up 14 in 2010 for 1.0, loved it but it doesnt leave me with those same memories that 11 did. If I could locate a decent little community still playing 11 I'd probably come back and check things out.
You should check out Asura then. Population is around 2500... sometimes more, sometimes less.. depending on the day and time. Tons of people always willing to help out with anything you need. Awesome community.
The way I see it FFXI just storyline wise you feel like your in a world in turmoil. FFXIV the world seems too “happy” for a world at war
...I'm not sure what you guys are on about saying you had to manually locate macro files, those were always uploadable from the character select screen. You just pulled it up with Ctrl+Alt+Shift+B. It would also save your map markers!
That must have been a giant pain in the ass to manually back up macro files. I thought everyone always knew about the upload option.
A warning for new players. The unity teleporting can drop you right into danger which will end up sending you right back to the home point. Found that out earlier teleporting into la theine plateau right in front of a ram lol
Subjob can also be unlocked by finishing Rhapsodies of Vanadiel Mission 1-4 (which is really easy to do)
Thanks for the vid.
Miss 11 so much!