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Old 10-31-2007, 08:09 AM   #601 (permalink)
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:12 AM   #602 (permalink)
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Daft - 12 warrior atm (Fenrir)

The noobie thief has me worried of what I will be later on haha. Anyway I grouped with an asian guy yesterday and it was quite nice to just duo the sheep. Was nice being able to use an ability that didn't require 100TP too (provoke). No idea how to find out if a mob is KOS, but I saw this mean looking sheep heading for us while we were resting and just had enough time to type "Run Away!" in the translator before jetting myself, he died in 2-3 hits.. though I could've looked like an idiot if it was non-kos. Hardest part of grouping with him was understanding that he indeed wanted to group, his initial tell was something along the lines of "Hello There! 2/2 Bastok? You need?". I was so confused initially

Also wishing I had rolled a Taru, the animations on those guys is amazing
It's been some time but I think the names of aggro mobs are red (not sure however)... you can also con them. Some other types (like elementals) act aggressive once you cast spells nearby. FFXI requires a lot of knowledge which has positive and negative effects, hard to get into but you usually get more advanced (or lets say people with better understanding) players which make propper used skill- and expchains pure fun (there are exceptions of course).
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:16 AM   #603 (permalink)
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It's been some time but I think the names of aggro mobs are red (not sure however)... you can also con them. Some other types (like elementals) act aggressive once you cast spells nearby. FFXI requires a lot of knowledge which has positive and negative effects, hard to get into but you usually get more advanced (or lets say people with better understanding) players which make propper used skill- and expchains pure fun (there are exceptions of course).
Monsters you or your group has Claim on are in Red. Monsters which another group in your Alliance or people outside your alliance have claim on are Purple. Monsters which nobody has Claim on are White.

Ohh, and Ham. Tarutaru Monk's do a backflip during the final non-Relic Monk WS Asuran Fists.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:18 AM   #604 (permalink)
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As far as I know, you cannot tell if a mob is aggro in-game.

Conning a mob will tell you the difficulty of the mob. The color of the mob's name determines if they are open for combat.

White = Normal.
Purple = Locked in by another player/group.
Red = Locked in by you/your group.

Edit: ^^ Yeah what Vinen said :P
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:18 AM   #605 (permalink)
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I'm gonna start mass sending friend invites today then. I don't suppose they have added EQ1-esque custom chat channels since I last played have they? Those were amazing for projects like this.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:20 AM   #606 (permalink)
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I just don't see what you guys like about this game. I tried it out way back during the first month of release on the PC and made it up to about level 45 with a Galka PLD/WAR. I was basically one of the highest American tanks in the game (in which case tanks were in demand) and I still had a very hard time trying to find a group. In fact what made me quit was the last day I was logged in: I tried for 6 hours to get a group and never did.

You can't solo in the game, the community sucks (mostly asians), the economy sucked balls, the interface was horrible, the graphics were mostly lame (highly pixalated even on PC), the controls were awful, I think the real reason why everyone has played it for so long is the name Final Fantasy.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:21 AM   #607 (permalink)
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Anyone able to do a transfer for me later? Seriously considering going Taru before it's too late.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:25 AM   #608 (permalink)
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I'm all the way out in sandy unfortunately or I would. I also can't figure out how to add people to the friend list without targeting them so scratch that idea.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:27 AM   #609 (permalink)
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I just don't see what you guys like about this game. I tried it out way back during the first month of release on the PC and made it up to about level 45 with a Galka PLD/WAR. I was basically one of the highest American tanks in the game (in which case tanks were in demand) and I still had a very hard time trying to find a group. In fact what made me quit was the last day I was logged in: I tried for 6 hours to get a group and never did.

You can't solo in the game, the community sucks (mostly asians), the economy sucked balls, the interface was horrible, the graphics were mostly lame (highly pixalated even on PC), the controls were awful, I think the real reason why everyone has played it for so long is the name Final Fantasy.
Interesting job system.
Interesting combat mechanics.
Group based play which WoW currently lacks and exp in EQ2 was boring to me.
Endgame is better now than it was at release, though I haven't seen any of the new stuff yet. But it's not all a massive grief fest.
I've run into more English speaking players now than I did at release, obviously.
Controls are not that great, but I can live with them.
Who care about soloing? I do enough of that in WoW.
Economy is better than it used to be.
Interface is kinda lame cause you can't customize it, but windower helps a lot.
Pixelation is better when you use registry edits or other tools to increase the texture resolution.

Different strokes for different folks. WoW is boring to me right now, since everything has been on farm since July. I can log onto FFXI with some other friends and we exp and it's enjoyable.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:28 AM   #610 (permalink)
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I just don't see what you guys like about this game. I tried it out way back during the first month of release on the PC and made it up to about level 45 with a Galka PLD/WAR. I was basically one of the highest American tanks in the game (in which case tanks were in demand) and I still had a very hard time trying to find a group. In fact what made me quit was the last day I was logged in: I tried for 6 hours to get a group and never did.

You can't solo in the game, the community sucks (mostly asians), the economy sucked balls, the interface was horrible, the graphics were mostly lame (highly pixalated even on PC), the controls were awful, I think the real reason why everyone has played it for so long is the name Final Fantasy.

Because the game has changed since you last played it? ... FFXI has undergone some of the greatest improvements of any MMO ever. NA is the majority now. I rather like the graphics, the models ARE THE BEST I've seen in an MMO. They actually appear to live... and the movements are amazing.
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I just don't see what you guys like about this game. I tried it out way back during the first month of release on the PC and made it up to about level 45 with a Galka PLD/WAR. I was basically one of the highest American tanks in the game (in which case tanks were in demand) and I still had a very hard time trying to find a group. In fact what made me quit was the last day I was logged in: I tried for 6 hours to get a group and never did.

You can't solo in the game, the community sucks (mostly asians), the economy sucked balls, the interface was horrible, the graphics were mostly lame (highly pixalated even on PC), the controls were awful, I think the real reason why everyone has played it for so long is the name Final Fantasy.
There are many reasons why I am enjoy FF11. I'll try to name some stuff.

1. The skill of the player really matters. There is quite a big difference in someone who just doesn't know how to play, and somebody who is a good player. I really enjoy that, in any game.

2. I really enjoy the job system, although I could see why some would not like it. I love how different each job is, how you can multi-job, and how many jobs there are.

3. The graphics look great on my PC. They were a little grainy before I changed my background resolution to 2048x2048 via the Mogtoolz, but after that, they look nice.

4. The people/guild/LS I am in is awesome. Everyone is very nice and helps me every second they can. A good community really makes a difference.

5. It's hard. A lot of the people coming back to the game, or just trying the game for the first time are looking for a challenge. Some people are tired of the WoW/EQ2 easymode gameplay. FFXI makes EQ1 look like WoW as far as difficulty is concerned.
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Old 10-31-2007, 08:32 AM   #612 (permalink)
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FFXI makes EQ1 look like WoW as far as difficulty is concerned.
It's def not easy, but I wouldn't go THAT far =P Original EQ, at release anyway, was a fucking nightmare.

Anyone familiar with sandy missions? I'm on the rapierres(sp?) tomb one to kill bats, but I don't know what I need to prove my killing of them, a bat fang or what?
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It's def not easy, but I wouldn't go THAT far =P Original EQ, at release anyway, was a fucking nightmare.

Anyone familiar with sandy missions? I'm on the rapierres(sp?) tomb one to kill bats, but I don't know what I need to prove my killing of them, a bat fang or what?
It's some chunk of chain or something. I forget... its RARE EX.
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Hmm, okay, I'll keep farming, mouse bats I'm assuming?
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Oh yeah I see you guys mentioning the graphics. And while I think the players themself look rather dull, the models and the animations of mobs are definitely the best I've ever seen. Just looking at the vultures in the noobie areas flap their wings I was impressed. Player models could definitely use a bit of a touch up though
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