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    I want to start playing a final fantasy game because they have the coolest classes in any mmo (FFXI more so than FFXIV at the moment). But I do not know which one. Is FFXI good to start up at the moment? Or is it rather dead...? Also would FFXIV even be worth returning to before 2.0? Now that FFXIV has white mage and bard I have grown interested in it. I bought it for 10 bucks a while ago during f2p period and just didn't care for any of the current classes so lost interest. But White Mage and bard are some of my faves!

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    Both games pose their own problems really. Final Fantasy XI is the better of the two and isn't dead, but the vast majority of the playerbase is at or near endgame and, while soloing is more viable than it used to be, it's also not all that much fun compared to playing in a party. So, this one is good if you can convince other people to play with you, but otherwise isn't a great choice for entirely new players at this point simply because it's hard to find people to play with until later on.

    Final Fantasy XIV I would wait for 2.0 for though. It's leagues better than it was at launch, but I would still hesitate to call it 'good'. If you have a free month just sitting around it may be worth it to check out the world and the storyline simply because they'll be entirely revamped come 2.0, but otherwise there is better stuff to play. 2.0 looks like it'll be great though and will likely bring in a flood of new and returning players, so this is likely worth checking out when that happens.

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    I might resubb to FFXIV come 2.0. I played it for about a month a bit after it initially came out, because I got the collectors edition for an insanely cheap price from Gamestop.

    I would say go for FFXIV. It is new, and is still being developed a lot, so it is the version most likely to receive content updates. It also has better looking graphics and animations (in my opinion) than FFXI. Also, the population is a lot larger in FFXIV, which makes it easier to find people to play with, which as with all games, makes it more fun.

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    The population is pretty good depending on which server you are on. I went ahead and started subscribing now so I can have the permanent 9.99 subscription fee instead of the 14.99 fee when 2.0 comes out.

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    FFXIV is updated alot since its launch days. I have so many leves I cant ever use them all lol

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    Remember XI is getting another expansion with 2 new jobs next year.

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    Ok if i were to go XI... can i buy the old 2008 or 2009 ultimate collection that costs 10 bucks cuz idk what happened to my old account with the product key i bought long ago with it. Or must i buy the 2011 ultimate abyssea collection that is 20 . Cuz I already have XIV purchased, I would just need to resub. However... I do not have my XIV cd with me and would not have access to it till December lol. If I were to resub XIV... is there a digital download option for active subscribers? Otherwise I suppose that would put a damper on any XIV ambitions :P

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    You really can't play XI without the newest stuff. Abyssea is like the majority of what you do after you plow through the level up process.

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    Well I emailed SE to see if they can recover wherever my CD key for XI went... If not idk if I will repurchase. XIV is tempting to go to now for 10 dollar for life sub when 2.0 hits. the player housing and chocobo battles/stables for houses looks.... mmmmm.... Nothing excites me more for mmo than player housing (and bard class).

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    XIV is getting 2.0 with new everything next year lol so theres a trade off.

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    what do you mean tradeoff? Like a negative one for XIV?

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    Go with FF14 if you're going to take it slow and ignore the PL party's. You basicly get all classes to lvl50 in less then 2 days that way, and getting the AF sets with it won't take a day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luppi View Post
    Remember XI is getting another expansion with 2 new jobs next year.
    geomancer and rune-fencer!
    it's just a shame the game pretty much has no population pre end-game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luppi View Post
    You really can't play XI without the newest stuff. Abyssea is like the majority of what you do after you plow through the level up process.
    Could have sworn you just need the expansions to gain access to this right? So he would be all set with the 08 edition

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    So If I picked up a copy of XIV and subbed I would never pay more the $9.99 a month? If so, that is very tempting. I have always wanted to give a FF MMO a try anyway.

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    Speaking of XI. If I played XI and XIV at the same time, is there a discount on the master account or you still may separately for both games at full price?

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