I’m a bit burnt out on FFXIV, mostly because of how it’s designed, and was interested in trying the older game.
Does anyone here play? How is the community for new players?
I played the trial a while ago, but it was too limited (there’s no chat or trading, for example). Are there still other new players progressing with or am I stuck with Trusts?
rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 5 hours ago
I’ve played on one of the fan servers and it was fine. if XIV has burned you out, and honestly I don’t blame you, not sure you’re going to find what you’re looking for in XI.
remember XI is a pre-WoW mmo so that means it’s quite difficult when compared to modern MMOs and plays like other MMOs of the day i.e. Everquest, Anarchy Online, Ultima, etc.
You’re not going to find as many new players and other players are going to be literally years/decades ahead of you. I’d suggest you try one of the fan servers first to see if you like it before spending money on the actual servers/game.
_Lory98_@discuss.tchncs.de 4 hours ago
I did play for a bit in HorizonXI and liked it, but couldn’t find many players around (which made it even grindier than it should be), which is why I was wondering about retail.
I don’t mind the difficulty, that’s kinda why I’m tired of FFXIV. Outside of the endgame trials/raids, I find its gameplay a bit too easy to the point of being boring. The jobs in XI also look more interesting and varied, instead of FFXIV’s that feel too samey.