FFXI wort trying?

Question, is the title

And,

What kind of credit card do i need?

Do i need to be 18?

Thanks in advance

And whats the montly fee?
And how do u get expensions/ Costs?

Yes.

Google the FFXI main site for the rest of the information.

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Originally Posted by hyarume

Question, is the title

And,

What kind of credit card do i need?

Do i need to be 18?

Thanks in advance

And whats the montly fee?
And how do u get expensions/ Costs?

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Everything with the name Final Fantasy is worth playing and no you don't have to be 18 to play this game :3

If you like Final Fantasy and want to play online, it's worth trying. Actually, you don't need a credit card. If you have the cash, just head on over to Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or any freakin' store and buy a pre-paid card. I always use pre-paid cards for online games, since I don't have a credit card. No, you don't need to be 18 to play.

Iv played FFXI since it came out and stopped about 6months ago. Last time I checked, to make a valid account, you DO need a credit card. It wont bill you but its required in making the account, if I remeber correctly. i dont think there is aprepaid card for FFIX, its a *****. I used to use

https://www.epassporte.com/

they are sponsored by play online or something and its like a credit card. or you can go to walmart and get one of those teen mastercards that you put money on.

Also, play on Siren. and dont play Dragoon.

Pre-paid, but all u ppl call shops in the us, pre-paid in the EU?


Can i use maestro on eu site it says i can, but i mean rabobank europass it has the maestro sign on it.

It's the best MMORPG I've ever played, the only reason I quit was the grind and my lack of time to devote to the game. However, you have have nothing better to do (which I assume you don't, no offense), then it's an amazing game.

I use the pc daily 1h+


But

I need to know,
IF i can use my europas (maestro?)?

I'm sorry if that sounded rude, it's just that you make so many posts complaining about random things, I assumed you were on way more than that.

And yes, I do believe you can. :|D!

Wort?

~and no it isn't, just because you slap final fantasy on something doesn't mean it's good. IMO XI is very run of the mill and there are better, less generic games to spend your money on (eve, for example)

Nobody in this thread gave you a valid reason to buy it.

Great, if somone can verify that
(more ppl)

Im rdy to buy

Oh, and i need info on
buying expensions etc..


EDIT: I tried eve, not my cup of tea.

You can buy them all in the Vana'diel collection, although Wings of the Goddess may be seperate. I don't know if it's included in a collector's set yet.

Ok, cathy part, i first want to try it cheap

Starters kit

Does something come with that?

How do i get the expands, if i go with the (trail) starters kit

Im still confused about my rabocard europas maestro, anyone with expieriance with it?

And

I heard u must keep paying, to keep ure chars..
true?
Costs? less than the usual fee?
(not playing- keep char costs)

April 15th will have the newest all in one pack that contains everything.

I'll be reviewing this game soon, but expect it to be done 2-3 months after I play it since it is a time sink.

As far as paying for new characters, it's 1 dollar per character slot, but there are no recurring fees once you pay the $1.

And it's free for the first character. They do this to keep you from making new characters everyday. Trust me, you'd never get ANYWHERE.

Cool, ty for the info..

but thats prolly US, eu will prolly be 1 or 2month later -_-

Still need info on

Maestro (rabo europas)
Expansions

Then im set

Used to play this, it is very generic. But also quite fun when your with peoples, and it has a suprisingly large community for a game this old.

The ONLY reason I quit was an outburst of hacking at the time, where people were losing their Play Online accounts... And I diddn't want to get billed for a game I cant play. Also I remember people were been charged the wrong amount for their monthly fee, some people for example were charged for 2 months but only got 1 month of play out of it.

Now, if those are sorted (and I'll look into that), I may concider starting it again.

Ok, More infos plz

www.ffxionline.com

i think you need this site

fan site...

Lets look...

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Originally Posted by TribalRocket

IMHO, FFXI is not worth trying unless you can find 5 others to play with you.

This game takes lots of time. It's not a casual-friendly game. 1-37 is usually the easy part, with the party aspect of the game averagely starting at 15. Invites will slow down after 20-ish, however, since most of the good EXP areas require a quest to unlock; Kazham requiring three keys from three different mobs on different parts of the world, for example.

If you decide to play, be at least ready to set aside 3-4 hours partying when you find a group. Most members get very discouraged once you set up camp after an hour in and you have to leave. Seriously, stay away unless you can devote lots of time to this game.

The game itself is very rewarding. Most of the time I felt accomplished when coming to certain missions and spending a good two-three hours on it, and the in-game rewards get even better; Level 30 Rings from CoP, Level 60 Earring from RoZ are two that came to mind.

Questing grants no experience gain. Only very little gil, fame for your nation, and with some quests, the ability to take on other strings are rewards.

The crafting mode isn't as EZ-Mode as WoW or other games, and one that I really enjoyed. All skills in the game are based on skill ups that range from 0-0.5, and skillups can be gained from successful and unsuccessful attempts. A big twist to the system, though, is how often you skill; what may take one person 5 crafts to go from level 11 Clothcraft to 12, may take another 10-15 crafts. It's very in-depth and if you decide to dabble in it, look up guides on the profession you want for the correct times and facing.

If you haven't figured it out yet, though, the game is a time sink. Emphasis to state my point. In order for you to effectively play one job at level 75, you may need a range of subjobs at 37 in order to keep functioning. None the less, farming for the most optimal equipment for your class as you progress. Many people shun people with horrible equipment for there levels as "gimp" and refuse to invite/boot people as they see fit in there EXP party. You shouldn't have to worry, though, because the economy looks like it did now when it used to be in 2004, plus there is a general "must-have" list for all classes available if you research.

For instance, as a Samurai in the game, I needed to be +30 to unlock it. Okay, but also after 18, your required to have your sub. So, I leveled Monk to 18, and then Warrior to 37 to get my subjob out of the way. Now, before I had touched Samurai, I went back and leveled Thief up to 37, which required me to play Ninja to at least 18. After getting those two up, I got to playing Samurai up to level 50, where then I had to stop and unlock Genkai 1 to get to 55, and every five levels after that all the way to Genkai 5, to finnaly unlock level 75. After hitting 75, I soon realize that to be fully effective at my job, I need Ranger now. So, I end up unlocking and leveling Ranger to 37. So in that time span, to get the full enjoyment of my main class, I had to level 5 jobs not including my main one a total of 147 times to get full enjoyment 75 levels later down the road.

AFAIK about payments, there is no offical gamecard for the game. Never will be either, as it looks. Rate is $12.95USD a month, plus an additional $1.00USD per extra character. You're allowed one character, with the option to pay the $1.00USD a month extra if you wanted another character for muleing, ect. Credit-cards are the only option, but I have heard of some giftcards working.

They do offer a CD trial, similar to WoW. I believe it's $3.99USD for a two-week/30-day period of free play? You may want to look into that before you settle to actually start P2P.

I enjoyed the game though, but just be prepared for the worst in XI. I played from JP release, so getting to 75 was a whole lot easier for me back then than now would be. Expect a lack of players in newbie zones and level ranges, since most people have a 75 already and don't go back to level other jobs/subjobs anymore.

The Vana'diel Collection 2008 is coming out April 15th, as Atiari said, which should sell for $29.99USD retail, containing Final Fantasy XI, plus all four expansions on one DVD-Install, a free first month, plus a 30-Day Buddy Pass for another person to trial the game free.

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But ure info is based on US i need info on EU

IMO i would'nt start playing at this stage in the game. When i used to play like 4 years ago it was much better then it is now.

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Originally Posted by hyarume

But ure info is based on US i need info on EU

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Theres no difference.
FFXI is completely multi-reigional.
Japan, china, america, UK, France, whatever. They all share the same servers, and the game has a built in translatior so you can atleast communicate to a basic level with anyone. Personally, I had no issues talking in the game.

And @ TribalRocket: Last time I playd there was a suprising ammount of newbies around. Kept on running into partys. It was like, the same five or six partys in each area, but each one had atleast 3 members so I dont think it will be that bad. Atleast thats how it was till level 32... No idea after that.

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Originally Posted by Seiyuuki

Theres no difference.
FFXI is completely multi-reigional.
Japan, china, america, UK, France, whatever. They all share the same servers, and the game has a built in translatior so you can atleast communicate to a basic level with anyone. Personally, I had no issues talking in the game.

And @ TribalRocket: Last time I playd there was a suprising ammount of newbies around. Kept on running into partys. It was like, the same five or six partys in each area, but each one had atleast 3 members so I dont think it will be that bad. Atleast thats how it was till level 32... No idea after that.

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I need info on paying with maestro


servers are multi regional?

I was gonna buy this Game XD.

But it costed too much..
Dunno why it was 8k if it's just P2P.

Anyways, I wouldn't play that long, cause it isn't F2P.

Wish they'll change it to F2P XD.

And I think it's worth playing, but not worth for me XD.