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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2003, 04:33:35 PM »
Well I got in installed and its FREAKING AWSOME, see you all in a few months.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2003, 09:19:48 PM »
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #17 on: November 03, 2003, 07:04:52 PM »
You know, between the new Diablo patch, the new DAoC expansion, and my yet unfinished Etherlords II, it would be silly for me to get FFXI now.

I think I'll try it eventually, but it'll be a while.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #18 on: November 03, 2003, 09:39:02 PM »
I figured as much, also Micah told me that yesterday.  World Patches are dirt cheep on my server, so if/when you do get it let me know.  I can buy like 10 right now.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #19 on: November 03, 2003, 10:17:11 PM »
I never thought I'd say this...but I'm interested.

Me, interested in a MMORPG.

The cows just came home.

This looks like a lot of fun.

Do you think it would run well over dial up (46 - 56K)?

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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2003, 09:11:31 AM »
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Do you think it would run well over dial up (46 - 56K)?


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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #21 on: November 04, 2003, 11:39:12 AM »
Laugh all you want, Entropy, but my dial up connection has handled everything short of FPSs with ease.

Whether it be Battle.net or NWN, I rarely get any lag.

So I think I'm actually a contender here.

Plus, the FF XI benchmark scored my PC as a "Tough PC" and I was only 100 short of the next category.  MMMmmmmmmmmm, sweet hi-res.

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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #22 on: November 04, 2003, 12:21:45 PM »
In my (limited) experience, Blizzard games are the least bandwidth intensive games around. MMORPG's are the most intensive. I tried Anachy online and Ultima Online on my 56k - in crowded areas (ie, the most interesting) it was like i was playing with bullet time on constantly.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2003, 12:30:32 PM »
Idunno, I've been playing DAoC for a while, and there are a number of people on it that play over dial-up with no problems. I imagine FFXI couldn't be that much worse.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2003, 01:32:30 PM »
also FFXI is zoned to the extreame.  So when you jump to a new zone theres a loading screne.  That's very dial-up friendly.  Remeber in tearms of internet japan is a little behind us, DSL and cable aren't as common over there as here.  And this game is a year old so it was made with dial-up in mind, or so Square says.

FFXI is basicaly a glorified Console RPG.  It has none of the things I hated about DAoC (like looseing attribute points when you die or rez sickness, or keeping track of equipemt conditions) but lacking custamability (all the fighters are same statwise etc).  The game has a more complete, polised feel to it then DAoC.  The graphics are amazeing (the low rez is 100x better the DAoC) the world is more fleshed out and the games quests make you feel like your the only one doing them (there are cut scenes, you deal with a story and characters that are of importance to the kingdom).  After playing this I don't think I could ever play DAoC again, DAoC is just an inferior product in a lot of ways.  And the few things DAoC does do better don't out weight all the sub-par things.  

And their going to be adding DAoC style RvR too in a coupple of months.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #25 on: November 04, 2003, 06:14:01 PM »
Well, Sprig, get that world pass.

It's installed and I should be making a character tonight.

Though I won't have a whole lot of time to play this week....

Let's hope it plays fast!

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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #26 on: November 04, 2003, 08:47:31 PM »
k, I'll be sending you an e-mail.
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #27 on: November 05, 2003, 01:55:46 PM »
Got the email, Sprig.

I spent last night downloading the initial update.  9 hours on my connection...wow.  At least they were smart and designed it so if you disconnected it already saved the files you'd downloaded.  Otherwise this would have been a struggle.

I'll hop on to night as I need a night off from studying.  I'll probably make a warrior with the intent of becoming a dragoon someday.

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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #28 on: November 05, 2003, 07:21:23 PM »
my handle is Spriggan
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Re: Final Fantasy XI info
« Reply #29 on: November 12, 2003, 02:10:42 PM »
I'll probaly be on tonight around 7pm MT, 8pm central.
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