XI is an unrivaled masterpiece. 75 era was unforgettable in its own right, but imho the way the game has grown has been perfect as the playerbase has matured with it. I LOVE modern XI. The game has so much depth and complexity, so much fascinating story content. With all the ultimate weapon stuff, it's filled with evergreen content that you could literally play for thousands of hours and still never complete all your goals. I honestly don't believe there will EVER be another game of this caliber as long as I live. They simply do not make games like XI anymore. Here's hoping the dev team can tweak everything just right to preserve this game fairly for future generations. ❤
I'm with you on the modern XI. I get the sentiment about the old pre-Abyssea era and so on, but you're ultimately not going to go very far due to how the times have changed. Many of us made XI our main, if not only game we played back then. Not something you can expect more than a handful of people to do today. Add to that the fact that free private servers exist that optimize that old experience, something an official vanilla re-release wouldn't do (both modernized updates and be free). I could write a whole essay on my love of how they did the Trust system and that's not even referencing anything related to how strong they are, just how much attention to detail they're given and the player enjoyment as a result.
as great as the old xi content was, every time I've gone back to xi I've had an interesting experience that was probably superior to just kicking the old can. abyssea, adoulin, rhapsodies were all great chapters in the games history and had their own highlights. even early abbysea vs. late abyssea were so vastly different in terms of the play experience that they might as well have been two different games
Modern XI is so good. If more people come back and try it and get access on console, it will grow. I maxed out jobs and crafts on XIV and Dawntrail just ruined it for me. Same ole BS. Being back from scratch in XI for 5 months I have had an absolute blast
Same. Right now I can barely afford an FFXIV sub which is sad imo, let alone an ffxi sub. Always gotta choose one or the other so I've been relying on free login events for ffxi, but this often happens when good content drops for ffxiv as well. If they had a combo sub I'd be able to focus on the ffxiv content that drops till I get my fill then return to ffxi for a while until the next content drops.
I love 11. I just started playing in June 2024 and it’s the only game I play now. If the devs read this thank you for keeping this alive and letting me play as much as I can in 2025
Same. I've had it for years and this summer I actually started playing it and did my first 99 as DRG. Now I'm doing the stories without having to stop to lvl.
@Malacite Shantotto is my Fav character in the Series. I got her TCG Cards, Plushies and that one Figure with the Choccobo. What i don't have is that set that came with the other Tarus 🥲. So far the stories have been Bangers.
I miss 11 man, so much open world exploration. So much group content. Had its frustrating times, like trying to find groups and stuff. But this game was soooo deep.
I’ve cancelled my XIV sub before but never my XI sub. I will support this game until it either shuts down or I die. craziest part is I never really played during the peak times of 75 cap era. I was too young and could only watch my dad play. But it left such a huge mark on my life that it’s been apart of it in some way for the last 20 years. Now having the opportunity to not only go back and play retail, but 75 era servers, I feel like I am able to capture, if even just a glimpse, of the past and what made XI so special to me.
A quick correction: The Master Trial that was recenlty cleared after a 10 momth prog isn't the most recent. There was one that came out after that. The most recent Master Trial has NOT yet been cleared.
@@someguywithabirdface2583 Haven't played in 11 years, I'd get behind that honestly. Or they could overhaul the graphics if that's possible. I loved XIV, but the loop has gotten stale and the endgame requires too much wasted time and wipes then your gears become worthless in a few months. XI many pieces become timeless and now I'm starting to miss that.
That's because nobody does MMOs like this anymore. Everything now is built around convenient, short gaming sessions for casuals. XIV took the WoW route. XI came out in the early 2000s but is a product of years of development that started in the late 90s, so really it IS a remnant of the 90s philosophy around MMOs in their early days, when you built your own macros, figured out how things worked yourself, put together specific groups with specific subjobs and jobs and gear to accomplish specific tasks, and there was no auto-grouping or free gear to help you stay competitive handed out after missions. XI is the last of the old guard - it *should* be kept alive to preserve what that was.
XI needs the remaster/classic treatment, need to accessible from the same launch system as XIV, a bit like how Blizzard have their launcher (not that i play WoW)
@awtodor yeh plus it would just make the game more accessible which could make more people play especially after the DT alliance then they could do more with the game instead of just pulling the plug on it
My guess is around 40-60k people play XI, and a small percentage of those players are multiboxers. Asura consistently has over 3k players online at any given time.
@@mjhacker and 80% of those are bots or multi boxing accounts. And no I'm not exaggerating or being hyperbolic. I honestly think Horizon has more real players at any given moment.
@@mjhacker I mean.. go to any zone and look for 99s in spark gear farming 24 hours a day. Especially Escha zones. Even the PLs are just bots. The server is one big bot and script fest. Nothing means anything because the entire integrity of the server has been gone for ages and SE doesn't give a shit because if they did anything the income would die and they'd have to shut down the servers and find something else for interns to work on.
I was so happy to see the results! I participated in the survey and I let them know how I feel since I been playing since 09'. I hope they bring new news soon!
I just hope they don't completely remove the difficulty. I have played FF XIV until the end of Endwalker. While the story is good, it's never challenging and the system always tells you where to go. It feels more like an interactive movie then a game. In the end you don't feel like you accomplished something besides investing time. At least that's how I felt.
I can tell you right now there aren't very many "hard" story bosses anymore. I'd say Seekers has a couple of bullshit ones in the sewers, the finale of Rhapsodies is super annoying and the very end of Voracious is definitely a no-go, at least for most people. I think there were 1-2 other Voracious bosses that really sucked. I recall one fight in Altepa that was fucking awful but I think they nerfed that one.
I played FFXI at day 1 NA PC release and played for 10 years. It was by far the most fun gaming of my life - really was special. I have gone back a few times since then most recently about maybe 4 years ago and played some. I still have OG linkshell members who still play. It's a great game with a great community.
You completely missed that within the past couple months they outta nowhere added gamepad FUNCTIONALITY. As in, you can now have a modifier button plus another button to do a new thing. Except, it still has the same old things to pick from, so there is not much use for it, I think... Some people are irked that they can't solo everything, while I'm (as a recent player) irked at those quest/mission fights that DISALLOW bringing other players in... :(
Wait, they added actual controller support? I might actually try this game again. I tried a few years ago but couldn't figure out how to do controller anything. There was a private server I tried that worked SO much better (both the installer and controller support), and I was thinking then "man, why won't the actual retail game do this??"
@@Frankthetank302How do you feel they are slacking? Don't get me wrong I sorta feel the same way. However looking at the content we have been getting it's ever so slightly more than we got in prior expansions by this point. Are our perceptions only based on the MSQ quality? It's the only thing that makes sense to me. Maybe I'm missing something? Alternatively tired of the same expansion formula but for so many hitting the wall at the same time is odd. Dawntrail gameplay looks objectively better for everyone but the most casual of casuals and the most hardcore of hardcore at least on paper. It still bugs me that something feels like it's missing that we had in the last 2 expansions but what?
Graphcis is fine for me, I like the outdated PS2 Graphics somehow. What annoys me more is the playonline launcher where I can't even save the password. And then it loads really slow. It takes me like 2 minutes to get into the game in total. Oh and although I have a massive internet connection, updates takes forever. The last time I wanted to play, there was a new update and I had to wait for 20 minutes to be able to play.
People say (incorrectly) that the glory FF days were VI-10 but I always think XI is the best FF and should be included. I didn’t play it then but even now it is fantastic. Thanks SquareEnix for keeping it running.
The update on recent Besieged did kinda enticed more ppl to join, especially due to it also rewards new currency - Imperial Standing accolades, though atm things one can exchange with not that useful, atm with selection of weapons it offers for a whooping 3k IS accs, while joining a single besieged only rewards 100 IS accs. Also, reworks on how besieged system works would be more appreciated, since it is still unclear as how long beast tribes would invade & how majority missed the golden days where besieged was actually lost & needs the attempt to reclaim it back, which is no longer happening for more than a decade due to players already too strong since WotG expansion. Regarding survey, do note that some probably also came from players who're just utilizing return home campaigns (aka free logins) since it was very generous with its repeated event per 3-4 months on usual 10 days, last December was exceptional with giving almost double the duration, probably due to recent FF14 perma-collab. Kinda a bit surprise though, being solo-play the focus from survey, which honestly not even a thought of mine, was rather focusing on subscription plans which is way lacking behind FF14 & would love to see improvements. But yea, having a solo Delve would probably solve the problem especially for ppl making their ergon weapons. My RUN Epeo still facing such struggle, on final steps needing that one particular mats which only purchasable with amount of 2.5mil plasm, with delve entries on normal run only gave almost 100k, while when having active campaign will multiply those. But yea, needing to form parties kinda annoying for things that's been easy to solo with trusts, since some cases after entering delve can just disband & go with their own solo trusts. Then again... there's only 2 ergon can be worked on, the other being GEO, after that the content just became nearly useless with other functionality is selling delve mats. With our current trusts collections over 100 npcs, trusts can be utilized to max potential if done correctly. The order of how they summoned also plays vital role mainly on how well they could survive, example if ranged npc summoned 1st, then rest of trusts would line up behind, thus allows greater survivability on mobs aoe. My thoughts on auto-group probably would be useful for contents like oddysey segment, omen, or sortie farms, or maybe small dynamis divergence parties for quick unlock +3 relic upgrades & mediocre farms. Honestly, the old lvl 99 leveling system kinda became near moot @ this point, since more & more already realizing the effective of power-leveling since it would only took like half hour to cap it, these all coz there are now 2 crazier grinds (not counting skilling) which is 2100 job mastery & then the current master level which atm cap on 50, they will took way longer investment to grind, each. Old content revitalizing would be interesting. One immediate thought is the quite recent Monstrosity, which imo very intriguing but sadly atm kinda dead content due to rumours heard behind the scenes, would love to see it being resurgenced. PUP imo need not more encumbering stuff like attachments, but more like buffing the existing ones, though personally still saw OP PUP performs greatly, main example on Omen bosses. And yea, huge shouts for teams who got 1st world clear on latest master trial after nearly a year worth of attempts, which is based on Adoulin finale, & cheers on attempts clearing the other one, which is based on very recent TVR finale. :D
The autogroup function might work now. The big reason it didn't work was 1.) it was bugged from the inital launch and 2.) Yell convo's were more popular back in the day. With bot and merc spamming in Yell chat its hard to keep track of actual yell's. I'm not expecting it to be anything like Party Finder from XIV, but I can see it for the little stuff like Ambuscade or Delve as you mentioned.
Currently on break from 14 and been playing a lot of 11. Honestly, for the grind, it's pretty cozy to me. I can chill and enjoy and work on so many things! So much to do and explore ❤
FF11 just feels like a real actual earth sized world because of how the pace of the game is. It’s a unique experience for sure compared to modern MMOs, and one I’ve recently discovered that I actually like more now that I’ve gone back and revisited.
Everything they can do to remove or adjust anything Komoto touched (to force the grind) will make the game 100% better. Also UI updates would be welcomed.
I recently just came back to 11 after not playing since the 75 cap days. I was having a lot of fun until I started doing the weapon trials. At the point now where you have to grind stones from an Abbysea NM. It's such a drag man. 50 drops feels insane compared to the pace of the other trials.
I just recently redownload FFXI, since 2019? created a character and basically loaded out back then…until late Dec of 2024, and I’m really enjoying retail a lot. It really is a great game. I’m blown away to the fact that this was on PS2.
really enjoyed trying it out and i'd stick around if they just added some nice fixes like..being able to alt tab or even click on my 2nd screen without the game crashing (without 3rd party software) although this was a couple months back.
Going through Ody v25 grind PUP and BLU definitely had their uses. BLU more than PUP, but definitely useful on some of the toughest fights in the game. PUP, for example, is amazing for Ngai, with the ability to both deal damage as well as controlling both adds, making healing much more comfortable.
You don't need to guess how many active accounts there are. The number is 98,486 active accounts still paying sub fees. Which equates to around 2million USD per month in sub fees.
If they want to power up trusts more for higher content, we need a way to control their abilities and spells. Something like the gambit system from FF12, which I thought was great.
Everytime I hear how FFXI operates even at present it makes me want to play it more. Such a product of its time yet the love and lore makes it all the more appealing.
Just sayin, BLU is used in a lot of the Highest Rank NMs, and is required in many situations now. Their Debuffs once understood are absolutely incredible. Good to See Mrhappy pop in my recomended for FFXI!
Those solo changes will be very welcome. Haven't checked back in FFXI in a good while, and have been meaning to get on to blast through the "ending" expansion since I never came back for that.
I started a new account last year or so and ran from 1-50 or 60 with my trusts. There was A LOT to go through in the beginning and so many things I didn't understand, but it was a lot of fun. Albeit lonely.
When I came back to FF11 and the alter ego system, I honestly spent alot of time PMING my linkshell "Hey can someone help me kill this boss?" --> Just to unlock the full party of Alter Ego's. Then I made a friend that power leveled me at Escha.. and we did a few bosses and he helped me get a few sweet pieces of gear. Only to find out endgame is entirely Trials/Sitting at Selbina(?) and getting Best in Slot gear.. trivializing everything else. Maybe I was just lazy? Who knows but this batch of updates might help more players get INTO endgame instead of asking for help.
There were screenshots of what was to be “FF11 mobile” instead of “FF14 online mobile” I wish 11 got the mobile treatment instead of 14. This is coming from someone that has played 14 for 15 years.
The plan was to play XI before the first alliance raid dropped, but I got the game during one of those sales times you mentioned and it remained bought but unplayed. I must say I have no idea when I might get around to it.
Been playing on horizon and it's so much better than current retail. Thing that makes era XI so much better than XIV is the necessity to rely on the community(makes the game feel more close knit,) and the horizontal gear progression. You can get a level 30 item that's good at 75 so it makes the grind for it worth it. In 14 the gear updates constantly so all of your work gets flushed down the drain every couple of months
I actually just attempted a private server to see if I'd like FFXI ... I wandered around town wanting SOME form of guidance... and by the time I stepped outside with my Stone spell on BLM ... I got killed by a friggin' Rabbit ... XD
i only play this game for a short while.. i finished the story up to RoV.. And i really hope that FFXI is my first MMORPG that i played back in the day.. i can see how interesting this game is in their old glory days.. and im still excited whenever i jumped back to XI everytime free login campaign happen in the game.. These seems like a very good update.. especially with the easier leveling part..
Dear god you mentioning Malignace just sent shivers down my spine, I have the full sett and I don't even want to begin to think about how many runs I have done to complete it...
Always wanted to play 11, I bought a physical copy around 9th grade(class of 09') and never got to play it due to no internet and bad computer. Would you guys recommend its still worth to try?
I think the Trust adjustment will be nice if they can make it that new players can gear up through a lot of the still needed older content. I’d say Delve, Vagary, and maybe up to the Omen empty nm’s (the scales you can already farm over time since they drop from mobs now). I think the goal should really be to get players to the point where they can group up for the more current content where a large part of the established players to base is.
Yeah, that seems to be part of the goal with reducing the steps needed to upgrade equipment too. I think they'll probably leave Sortie out of people's grouping reaches for a bit still, though I'd like the initial Prime Weapon step to finish Voracious to be a bit better. Soloing it doesn't feel great just to get to the required weapon step.
Hey Mr Happy, I used to play FFXIV and have enjoyed your videos since all the way back in HW. I've been unsubbed to XIV for a while, but have recently gotten back into XI (after 20 years away, oof), and I would LOVE it if you made more XI content. I know it might not be as attention grabbing as content for XIV or other games would be, but hey, there's something special about this game. Since, as you say, it just won't die. :)
Vana'diel forever! i like that they are still making changes to old content so that its relevant to the i119 crowd. yes its all overdue but they've had skeletal crew for a long time and i think having a Fujito step up to producer/director does make a difference. every bit that FFXI can show its longevity is a bit more in getting more done for it or a remake
the only thing I recall about Ashita was that people called it "The cheater's Windower" since it had far more egregious options. I've never actually looked at it. Heck I barely looked at Windowers. I only got it for BlinkMeNot or Wardrobe or whatever the thing that stops you from blinking is called lol
I started playing again 3 months ago, and I finally got around to the endgame. In case anyone is wondering, yes, there are still brand new players coming into the game every day.
Thanks for the recap. Still playing on and off, hopefully I can return for another year or two to catch up on. This is my first and will be my last MMO.
I've bought FF11 twice... a box copy back when it first came out for Windows and a digital copy the year before last... stilll need to play it though XD
Played the game at 2003 NA PC release throughout golden era for over a decade. Have returned here & there on private servers. Naturally, could never get into FFXIV, as it's just WoW with a FF skin. I'm realistically just waiting for a Classic or even a Remake that still holds onto the core values. Of course, I know that this will never actually happen. But my hope is that by the year 2080, a Classic or Remake will have been released. I think that's a fairly reasonable ask, no? Almost 80 years after initial release. That's plenty of time, right? RIGHT? That gives them 55 more years to put together the source code that they lost. Hopefully I'm still alive to witness it 😂 Final Fantasy XI is truly one of the greatest games to ever exist, and I have never been able to find anything even remotely close to it in terms of execution, community, and the complete package.
I want to go back and do endgame but I heard the current endgame stuffs are quite tough and META like ultimate weapons required to do enough dmg to clear with the time limit. Ultimate weapons can take months to get with a lot of hideous grind which can be a total turn off for many wanna return players. I hope the change will make it more approachable for both casual and wanna do endgame players
mr happy is wrong. It is coming to FFXI but they haven't implemented it yet, hopefully we here something this year, I don't want to be a cat girl anymore, I want to be a onion
I think the blu and pup update is for fast switching. Blu is actually really only good for tp denial and odyssey seg farming. I personally think it needs it's physical spells updated as well as the associated debuffs. Or it needs to have diffision reworked and have it's aoe buffs fixed as the main issue with blu is that it's outclassed by other jobs in all aspects and SE doesn't make content for it's main niche of aoe burns. The reason it was OP before is the fact that the old content got power crept on.
Make it a utility/DD hybrid by tweaking some spells and making them AOE so it becomes interchangeable with COR for example. Seeing BRD and COR mandatory in all content with no alternatives is poor game design.
I started playing 11 shortly after NA PS2 release, and I miss this game so much. I've tried shoehorning myself into XIV, but it just isn't a good fit for me. I always end up taking a break that lasts at least a year if not two after finishing X.0 MSQ. I'm not a fan of the constant ilvl grind, raiding, or general combat for that matter. I really do miss the open world camps and pace of combat in XI. I would absolutely LOVE a remake/remaster that essentially updates the graphics, the AH to list more than just 7 items, crafting and gathering, HUD/UI, qol stuff, and adjusts the story to accommodate the 99 lvl cap, OR readjust to 75 cap, and release it on modern consoles, and PC/Steam.
FFXI isn't going to die, but it will be on life support until people stop paying subscription fees. The FFXI I remember is long dead. I did have some fond moments in the modern age, but most people only want meta comps, most people are multibox, and if you start a new character, good luck gettign someoen to help you with vagary unlocks.
Was so against XI for years after abyssea was released. I played XIV and maxed several jobs and every craft. Upon Dawntrail release I couldn’t stand the same ole BS, so left and came back to XI 5 months ago. Best decision I’ve made and am having a blast with XI. ❤
They need to merge FFXI and FFXIV subs as a player retention thing so they can "fake" sub numbers as some people might play FFFXI when XIV has nothing to do.
@@alessandroc47 easy mode has significantly worst drop rates for equipment, Its so bad that TH doesn't help it. Your better off doing it on normal or higher difficulty for drops
Hey mr happy, they also had FFXI on Xbox360 too which I played on from its release on Xbox to when it shut down console support so not just PS2 and PC 😊 Love your content though and I hope they keep the game running for a long time to come as I would love to get back into it just need a PC to play it 😂
I know it would never happen but I wish this game would come onto ps4 or 5. I don’t own a PC but I used to play 11 back in the day. I even got the map for sky where you had to walk around the area dodging those damn pots lol
XI is an unrivaled masterpiece. 75 era was unforgettable in its own right, but imho the way the game has grown has been perfect as the playerbase has matured with it. I LOVE modern XI. The game has so much depth and complexity, so much fascinating story content. With all the ultimate weapon stuff, it's filled with evergreen content that you could literally play for thousands of hours and still never complete all your goals. I honestly don't believe there will EVER be another game of this caliber as long as I live. They simply do not make games like XI anymore. Here's hoping the dev team can tweak everything just right to preserve this game fairly for future generations. ❤
I'm with you on the modern XI. I get the sentiment about the old pre-Abyssea era and so on, but you're ultimately not going to go very far due to how the times have changed. Many of us made XI our main, if not only game we played back then. Not something you can expect more than a handful of people to do today. Add to that the fact that free private servers exist that optimize that old experience, something an official vanilla re-release wouldn't do (both modernized updates and be free). I could write a whole essay on my love of how they did the Trust system and that's not even referencing anything related to how strong they are, just how much attention to detail they're given and the player enjoyment as a result.
FFXI is the best RPG ever created thus far in my humble opinion.
as great as the old xi content was, every time I've gone back to xi I've had an interesting experience that was probably superior to just kicking the old can. abyssea, adoulin, rhapsodies were all great chapters in the games history and had their own highlights. even early abbysea vs. late abyssea were so vastly different in terms of the play experience that they might as well have been two different games
Modern XI is so good. If more people come back and try it and get access on console, it will grow. I maxed out jobs and crafts on XIV and Dawntrail just ruined it for me. Same ole BS. Being back from scratch in XI for 5 months I have had an absolute blast
Wish they would just do a combo subscription/discount for XI/XIV so I'd be more enticed to play it again
I'd play it yesterday if they did that. I always wanted to play it as a kid but never got the chance.
Same. Right now I can barely afford an FFXIV sub which is sad imo, let alone an ffxi sub. Always gotta choose one or the other so I've been relying on free login events for ffxi, but this often happens when good content drops for ffxiv as well. If they had a combo sub I'd be able to focus on the ffxiv content that drops till I get my fill then return to ffxi for a while until the next content drops.
ditto. i would gladly pay a little extra for both.
Check out Horizon XI
@@gerwyntiberius1918 not really interested in playing on a private server.
I love 11. I just started playing in June 2024 and it’s the only game I play now. If the devs read this thank you for keeping this alive and letting me play as much as I can in 2025
Vana'diel will always be my home
I started playing 11 for the first time a month ago. Having a great time and can't wait to explore and experience as much of the game as I can.
Same. I've had it for years and this summer I actually started playing it and did my first 99 as DRG. Now I'm doing the stories without having to stop to lvl.
Glad you're enjoying my literal favorite game ever.
It's got some of the best characters and stories SE ever made
@Malacite Shantotto is my Fav character in the Series. I got her TCG Cards, Plushies and that one Figure with the Choccobo. What i don't have is that set that came with the other Tarus 🥲.
So far the stories have been Bangers.
It's such a great journey and my favorite moments were going through the expansions
@@lonelytaru same, I legit cried at the end of Rhapsodies
I miss 11 man, so much open world exploration. So much group content. Had its frustrating times, like trying to find groups and stuff. But this game was soooo deep.
There's a reason 14 still heavily borrows from it
@@MalaciteSadly it only borrows shallow content, not really what 11 excelled at
Then go and play it!
it still is
Forming groups was frustrating yet some of the best experience. How many bonds formed just trying to reach a dangerous exp camp together
Their will never be another gaming experience like the first year of FF11. Amazing.
Haha brutal struggle to just survive.
Yeah, Nostalgia is wild.
I’ve cancelled my XIV sub before but never my XI sub. I will support this game until it either shuts down or I die.
craziest part is I never really played during the peak times of 75 cap era. I was too young and could only watch my dad play. But it left such a huge mark on my life that it’s been apart of it in some way for the last 20 years. Now having the opportunity to not only go back and play retail, but 75 era servers, I feel like I am able to capture, if even just a glimpse, of the past and what made XI so special to me.
Same, I haven't really played in the last 5 years or so(for various reasons) but my sub is still going.
Check out horizonxi might be what you are looking for. You can just Google it for info.
FFXI is still an amazing game and I recommend people to come back and try it out
the day this game dies, a piece of me dies.
A quick correction: The Master Trial that was recenlty cleared after a 10 momth prog isn't the most recent. There was one that came out after that. The most recent Master Trial has NOT yet been cleared.
god kill me
Just makes me wish 11 could return to consoles.
Switch port would be nice
@@someguywithabirdface2583 Haven't played in 11 years, I'd get behind that honestly. Or they could overhaul the graphics if that's possible. I loved XIV, but the loop has gotten stale and the endgame requires too much wasted time and wipes then your gears become worthless in a few months. XI many pieces become timeless and now I'm starting to miss that.
That's because nobody does MMOs like this anymore. Everything now is built around convenient, short gaming sessions for casuals. XIV took the WoW route. XI came out in the early 2000s but is a product of years of development that started in the late 90s, so really it IS a remnant of the 90s philosophy around MMOs in their early days, when you built your own macros, figured out how things worked yourself, put together specific groups with specific subjobs and jobs and gear to accomplish specific tasks, and there was no auto-grouping or free gear to help you stay competitive handed out after missions. XI is the last of the old guard - it *should* be kept alive to preserve what that was.
Ff11 is the best game ever made! The game makes you be apart of its word where everything matters.
giving us FF11 news is gonna make me listen to the Playonline music for a few hours now.
FF11 standing tall and staying strong, god bless this team and the community
XI needs the remaster/classic treatment, need to accessible from the same launch system as XIV, a bit like how Blizzard have their launcher (not that i play WoW)
yeah i wish they'd do this 100%, maybe just give us wotg classic before abyssea one server
@awtodor yeh plus it would just make the game more accessible which could make more people play especially after the DT alliance then they could do more with the game instead of just pulling the plug on it
Mogstations needs to go away, you should be able to do everything in the game client, and don't have to use a website to register.
As somone working on data stuff. I can tell you only 5-10% take part on a survey And 13 k responses means more 130k players thats pretty healthy.
Most people who answer these are not subscribed. I filled it out and am not subscribed.
My guess is around 40-60k people play XI, and a small percentage of those players are multiboxers. Asura consistently has over 3k players online at any given time.
@@mjhacker and 80% of those are bots or multi boxing accounts. And no I'm not exaggerating or being hyperbolic. I honestly think Horizon has more real players at any given moment.
@@Neocorey11 There are plenty of bots on Asura, but that 80% number sounds whack. Gonna need to see evidence to buy what you're selling.
@@mjhacker I mean.. go to any zone and look for 99s in spark gear farming 24 hours a day. Especially Escha zones. Even the PLs are just bots. The server is one big bot and script fest. Nothing means anything because the entire integrity of the server has been gone for ages and SE doesn't give a shit because if they did anything the income would die and they'd have to shut down the servers and find something else for interns to work on.
I'm glad to see you covering some of FFXI! The game may be old and janky, but its truly something special.
I was so happy to see the results! I participated in the survey and I let them know how I feel since I been playing since 09'. I hope they bring new news soon!
I tried to play again a few years back. I couldnt believe i missed the lfg waits but the social aspect was what kept me in the game for so many years.
It sounds like to me that they want players to enjoy the story as easily as possible. I'm glad. FFXI has a good set of stories.
I just hope they don't completely remove the difficulty. I have played FF XIV until the end of Endwalker. While the story is good, it's never challenging and the system always tells you where to go. It feels more like an interactive movie then a game. In the end you don't feel like you accomplished something besides investing time. At least that's how I felt.
I can tell you right now there aren't very many "hard" story bosses anymore. I'd say Seekers has a couple of bullshit ones in the sewers, the finale of Rhapsodies is super annoying and the very end of Voracious is definitely a no-go, at least for most people. I think there were 1-2 other Voracious bosses that really sucked. I recall one fight in Altepa that was fucking awful but I think they nerfed that one.
So happy to see FXI continue. Such fond (and frustrating 😅 memories). Thank you Yoshi P
I played FFXI at day 1 NA PC release and played for 10 years. It was by far the most fun gaming of my life - really was special. I have gone back a few times since then most recently about maybe 4 years ago and played some. I still have OG linkshell members who still play. It's a great game with a great community.
Honestly I love XIV a lot, but damn I’m addicted to the grind of XI lol
You completely missed that within the past couple months they outta nowhere added gamepad FUNCTIONALITY. As in, you can now have a modifier button plus another button to do a new thing. Except, it still has the same old things to pick from, so there is not much use for it, I think...
Some people are irked that they can't solo everything, while I'm (as a recent player) irked at those quest/mission fights that DISALLOW bringing other players in... :(
He missed it because he's looking for anything to make content on cause ff14 been slacking
Wait, they added actual controller support? I might actually try this game again. I tried a few years ago but couldn't figure out how to do controller anything. There was a private server I tried that worked SO much better (both the installer and controller support), and I was thinking then "man, why won't the actual retail game do this??"
@@Frankthetank302How do you feel they are slacking? Don't get me wrong I sorta feel the same way. However looking at the content we have been getting it's ever so slightly more than we got in prior expansions by this point.
Are our perceptions only based on the MSQ quality? It's the only thing that makes sense to me. Maybe I'm missing something? Alternatively tired of the same expansion formula but for so many hitting the wall at the same time is odd.
Dawntrail gameplay looks objectively better for everyone but the most casual of casuals and the most hardcore of hardcore at least on paper.
It still bugs me that something feels like it's missing that we had in the last 2 expansions but what?
What content disallow bringing other players in? I don't think theres anything like that.
@@SubduedRadical there has been controller support since PS2, its made for the controller.
I wish they would update the graphics. I know it's not that simple, but I'd love to see the world in the same graphic fidelity as Echoes of Vana'diel.
Graphcis is fine for me, I like the outdated PS2 Graphics somehow. What annoys me more is the playonline launcher where I can't even save the password. And then it loads really slow. It takes me like 2 minutes to get into the game in total. Oh and although I have a massive internet connection, updates takes forever. The last time I wanted to play, there was a new update and I had to wait for 20 minutes to be able to play.
Nothing wrong with the graphics.
People say (incorrectly) that the glory FF days were VI-10 but I always think XI is the best FF and should be included. I didn’t play it then but even now it is fantastic. Thanks SquareEnix for keeping it running.
The update on recent Besieged did kinda enticed more ppl to join, especially due to it also rewards new currency - Imperial Standing accolades, though atm things one can exchange with not that useful, atm with selection of weapons it offers for a whooping 3k IS accs, while joining a single besieged only rewards 100 IS accs. Also, reworks on how besieged system works would be more appreciated, since it is still unclear as how long beast tribes would invade & how majority missed the golden days where besieged was actually lost & needs the attempt to reclaim it back, which is no longer happening for more than a decade due to players already too strong since WotG expansion.
Regarding survey, do note that some probably also came from players who're just utilizing return home campaigns (aka free logins) since it was very generous with its repeated event per 3-4 months on usual 10 days, last December was exceptional with giving almost double the duration, probably due to recent FF14 perma-collab. Kinda a bit surprise though, being solo-play the focus from survey, which honestly not even a thought of mine, was rather focusing on subscription plans which is way lacking behind FF14 & would love to see improvements.
But yea, having a solo Delve would probably solve the problem especially for ppl making their ergon weapons. My RUN Epeo still facing such struggle, on final steps needing that one particular mats which only purchasable with amount of 2.5mil plasm, with delve entries on normal run only gave almost 100k, while when having active campaign will multiply those. But yea, needing to form parties kinda annoying for things that's been easy to solo with trusts, since some cases after entering delve can just disband & go with their own solo trusts. Then again... there's only 2 ergon can be worked on, the other being GEO, after that the content just became nearly useless with other functionality is selling delve mats.
With our current trusts collections over 100 npcs, trusts can be utilized to max potential if done correctly. The order of how they summoned also plays vital role mainly on how well they could survive, example if ranged npc summoned 1st, then rest of trusts would line up behind, thus allows greater survivability on mobs aoe.
My thoughts on auto-group probably would be useful for contents like oddysey segment, omen, or sortie farms, or maybe small dynamis divergence parties for quick unlock +3 relic upgrades & mediocre farms.
Honestly, the old lvl 99 leveling system kinda became near moot @ this point, since more & more already realizing the effective of power-leveling since it would only took like half hour to cap it, these all coz there are now 2 crazier grinds (not counting skilling) which is 2100 job mastery & then the current master level which atm cap on 50, they will took way longer investment to grind, each.
Old content revitalizing would be interesting. One immediate thought is the quite recent Monstrosity, which imo very intriguing but sadly atm kinda dead content due to rumours heard behind the scenes, would love to see it being resurgenced.
PUP imo need not more encumbering stuff like attachments, but more like buffing the existing ones, though personally still saw OP PUP performs greatly, main example on Omen bosses.
And yea, huge shouts for teams who got 1st world clear on latest master trial after nearly a year worth of attempts, which is based on Adoulin finale, & cheers on attempts clearing the other one, which is based on very recent TVR finale. :D
The autogroup function might work now. The big reason it didn't work was 1.) it was bugged from the inital launch and 2.) Yell convo's were more popular back in the day. With bot and merc spamming in Yell chat its hard to keep track of actual yell's. I'm not expecting it to be anything like Party Finder from XIV, but I can see it for the little stuff like Ambuscade or Delve as you mentioned.
Currently on break from 14 and been playing a lot of 11. Honestly, for the grind, it's pretty cozy to me. I can chill and enjoy and work on so many things! So much to do and explore ❤
FF11 just feels like a real actual earth sized world because of how the pace of the game is. It’s a unique experience for sure compared to modern MMOs, and one I’ve recently discovered that I actually like more now that I’ve gone back and revisited.
The most surprising thing about this news letter is the fact that they actually remembered that Besieged is a thing 🤣
Everything they can do to remove or adjust anything Komoto touched (to force the grind) will make the game 100% better. Also UI updates would be welcomed.
Yep, we all used to blame Tanaka back in the day but as evidenced by 14 1.0's failure, turns out Komoto was the problem the whole time.
Release a ps5 version of 11...and remake/remaster
I recently just came back to 11 after not playing since the 75 cap days. I was having a lot of fun until I started doing the weapon trials. At the point now where you have to grind stones from an Abbysea NM. It's such a drag man. 50 drops feels insane compared to the pace of the other trials.
I just recently redownload FFXI, since 2019? created a character and basically loaded out back then…until late Dec of 2024, and I’m really enjoying retail a lot. It really is a great game. I’m blown away to the fact that this was on PS2.
Imagine going back to high school me and telling myself this game would still be running and in semi-active development in *2025*!!!
really enjoyed trying it out and i'd stick around if they just added some nice fixes like..being able to alt tab or even click on my 2nd screen without the game crashing (without 3rd party software) although this was a couple months back.
I talk to people online who weren't even born when FF11 was released. Think about that for a second. That's how old it is.
Going through Ody v25 grind PUP and BLU definitely had their uses. BLU more than PUP, but definitely useful on some of the toughest fights in the game.
PUP, for example, is amazing for Ngai, with the ability to both deal damage as well as controlling both adds, making healing much more comfortable.
Bring back the subscription discount from FFXIV 1.0, buy one, get one half price if you wanted to play both.
You don't need to guess how many active accounts there are. The number is 98,486 active accounts still paying sub fees. Which equates to around 2million USD per month in sub fees.
If they want to power up trusts more for higher content, we need a way to control their abilities and spells. Something like the gambit system from FF12, which I thought was great.
Everytime I hear how FFXI operates even at present it makes me want to play it more. Such a product of its time yet the love and lore makes it all the more appealing.
Come play it
It's fairly easy to get in to these days. I'd say give it a try.
Just sayin, BLU is used in a lot of the Highest Rank NMs, and is required in many situations now. Their Debuffs once understood are absolutely incredible. Good to See Mrhappy pop in my recomended for FFXI!
Those solo changes will be very welcome. Haven't checked back in FFXI in a good while, and have been meaning to get on to blast through the "ending" expansion since I never came back for that.
FFXI is my favorite mmo, excited to see all this coming, feels like its not just maintenance anymore, an expansion would be sooo awesome
FF14 mobile SHOULD have been FF11. 😮💨
I started a new account last year or so and ran from 1-50 or 60 with my trusts. There was A LOT to go through in the beginning and so many things I didn't understand, but it was a lot of fun. Albeit lonely.
I wish there was a way to play on a console again.
When I came back to FF11 and the alter ego system, I honestly spent alot of time PMING my linkshell "Hey can someone help me kill this boss?" --> Just to unlock the full party of Alter Ego's.
Then I made a friend that power leveled me at Escha.. and we did a few bosses and he helped me get a few sweet pieces of gear.
Only to find out endgame is entirely Trials/Sitting at Selbina(?) and getting Best in Slot gear.. trivializing everything else. Maybe I was just lazy? Who knows but this batch of updates might help more players get INTO endgame instead of asking for help.
Can FF11 run on SteamOS or Linux machines?
I played it on my Steam Deck a couple years ago.
It was buyable on the steam store. So yea steam can run it on pc and deck.
Yes, I play it on Linux.
There were screenshots of what was to be “FF11 mobile” instead of “FF14 online mobile”
I wish 11 got the mobile treatment instead of 14. This is coming from someone that has played 14 for 15 years.
It was on xbox 360 as well
Old 11 75 era is still better than 14
It's crazy to think of a fresh shadowlord run being quicker than ARR.
The plan was to play XI before the first alliance raid dropped, but I got the game during one of those sales times you mentioned and it remained bought but unplayed. I must say I have no idea when I might get around to it.
Just started playing again a few weeks ago. Fun doing skill chains with magic bursts with my trusts.
That's honestly heartwarming to see even though I never played the game
Been playing on horizon and it's so much better than current retail.
Thing that makes era XI so much better than XIV is the necessity to rely on the community(makes the game feel more close knit,) and the horizontal gear progression. You can get a level 30 item that's good at 75 so it makes the grind for it worth it. In 14 the gear updates constantly so all of your work gets flushed down the drain every couple of months
Better not. FF11 75 cap is/was better than FF14 will ever be.
I actually just attempted a private server to see if I'd like FFXI ... I wandered around town wanting SOME form of guidance... and by the time I stepped outside with my Stone spell on BLM ... I got killed by a friggin' Rabbit ... XD
There's a saying in XI. There's a rabbit waiting to lock your a**
Welcome to Vana'diel where a rabbit is waiting to beat you up
I cleared the new Dynamis several months ago for the ultimate weapon 119 and left thinking it was over. Now I have to log back in 😆
i only play this game for a short while.. i finished the story up to RoV.. And i really hope that FFXI is my first MMORPG that i played back in the day.. i can see how interesting this game is in their old glory days.. and im still excited whenever i jumped back to XI everytime free login campaign happen in the game.. These seems like a very good update.. especially with the easier leveling part..
Dear god you mentioning Malignace just sent shivers down my spine, I have the full sett and I don't even want to begin to think about how many runs I have done to complete it...
I remember absolutely popping off when I got my first piece drop, and it was the chapeau 😭
I just need the legs and I'm done with my set, I pray to Altana for the legs
I'll say that at least my hat was in under 10 runs. I only have the hat 🙃
Always wanted to play 11, I bought a physical copy around 9th grade(class of 09') and never got to play it due to no internet and bad computer. Would you guys recommend its still worth to try?
I got the weekend off, so i may finally try to get into it tomorrow.
I tried a while back, but the play online launcher just would not work for me lol
I think the Trust adjustment will be nice if they can make it that new players can gear up through a lot of the still needed older content. I’d say Delve, Vagary, and maybe up to the Omen empty nm’s (the scales you can already farm over time since they drop from mobs now).
I think the goal should really be to get players to the point where they can group up for the more current content where a large part of the established players to base is.
Yeah, that seems to be part of the goal with reducing the steps needed to upgrade equipment too. I think they'll probably leave Sortie out of people's grouping reaches for a bit still, though I'd like the initial Prime Weapon step to finish Voracious to be a bit better. Soloing it doesn't feel great just to get to the required weapon step.
Hey Mr Happy, I used to play FFXIV and have enjoyed your videos since all the way back in HW. I've been unsubbed to XIV for a while, but have recently gotten back into XI (after 20 years away, oof), and I would LOVE it if you made more XI content.
I know it might not be as attention grabbing as content for XIV or other games would be, but hey, there's something special about this game. Since, as you say, it just won't die. :)
I wouldn't mind an increase to pulse weapon droprate it kinda kills the finality of ambuscade gear lol
Vana'diel forever! i like that they are still making changes to old content so that its relevant to the i119 crowd. yes its all overdue but they've had skeletal crew for a long time and i think having a Fujito step up to producer/director does make a difference. every bit that FFXI can show its longevity is a bit more in getting more done for it or a remake
I'd be very interested in a Windower vs Ashita comparison video. (Or if someone can point me in the direction an existing one)
the only thing I recall about Ashita was that people called it "The cheater's Windower" since it had far more egregious options.
I've never actually looked at it. Heck I barely looked at Windowers. I only got it for BlinkMeNot or Wardrobe or whatever the thing that stops you from blinking is called lol
I started playing again 3 months ago, and I finally got around to the endgame.
In case anyone is wondering, yes, there are still brand new players coming into the game every day.
Yeah I'm one of them. Joined 2 weeks ago.
Thanks for the recap. Still playing on and off, hopefully I can return for another year or two to catch up on. This is my first and will be my last MMO.
How good is black mage these days? It seems so cool with all the new spells.
I've bought FF11 twice... a box copy back when it first came out for Windows and a digital copy the year before last... stilll need to play it though XD
Played the game at 2003 NA PC release throughout golden era for over a decade. Have returned here & there on private servers. Naturally, could never get into FFXIV, as it's just WoW with a FF skin. I'm realistically just waiting for a Classic or even a Remake that still holds onto the core values. Of course, I know that this will never actually happen. But my hope is that by the year 2080, a Classic or Remake will have been released. I think that's a fairly reasonable ask, no? Almost 80 years after initial release. That's plenty of time, right? RIGHT? That gives them 55 more years to put together the source code that they lost. Hopefully I'm still alive to witness it 😂
Final Fantasy XI is truly one of the greatest games to ever exist, and I have never been able to find anything even remotely close to it in terms of execution, community, and the complete package.
I want to go back and do endgame but I heard the current endgame stuffs are quite tough and META like ultimate weapons required to do enough dmg to clear with the time limit. Ultimate weapons can take months to get with a lot of hideous grind which can be a total turn off for many wanna return players. I hope the change will make it more approachable for both casual and wanna do endgame players
Where is this fantasia/appearance change function for 11? I dont want my main to be bald anymore XD
I can't find anything about this.
mr happy is wrong. It is coming to FFXI but they haven't implemented it yet, hopefully we here something this year, I don't want to be a cat girl anymore, I want to be a onion
@@Jkapricorn thank you so much for clearing that up. I'll patiently wait to change my tarus hairstyle. I've regretted it since 2005
Oh I recall the post stating they HAD ADDED it, not that they WERE adding it. That post was like...6 months ago or something too
I want them to fix the game to be more controller friendly.
It would make sense if this became a mobile game. It could easily run on phones and the MMO competition is very low on mobile.
I think the blu and pup update is for fast switching. Blu is actually really only good for tp denial and odyssey seg farming. I personally think it needs it's physical spells updated as well as the associated debuffs. Or it needs to have diffision reworked and have it's aoe buffs fixed as the main issue with blu is that it's outclassed by other jobs in all aspects and SE doesn't make content for it's main niche of aoe burns. The reason it was OP before is the fact that the old content got power crept on.
Make it a utility/DD hybrid by tweaking some spells and making them AOE so it becomes interchangeable with COR for example. Seeing BRD and COR mandatory in all content with no alternatives is poor game design.
I play horizon 11, love the 75 cap era(still play retail too occasionally but some just feels right playing capped 75 heh)
I love the part when he said he won't play private servers. "I won't play that shit." 😂 I feel ya there.
I started playing 11 shortly after NA PS2 release, and I miss this game so much. I've tried shoehorning myself into XIV, but it just isn't a good fit for me. I always end up taking a break that lasts at least a year if not two after finishing X.0 MSQ. I'm not a fan of the constant ilvl grind, raiding, or general combat for that matter. I really do miss the open world camps and pace of combat in XI. I would absolutely LOVE a remake/remaster that essentially updates the graphics, the AH to list more than just 7 items, crafting and gathering, HUD/UI, qol stuff, and adjusts the story to accommodate the 99 lvl cap, OR readjust to 75 cap, and release it on modern consoles, and PC/Steam.
The only ppl killing FFXI are the ones on private servers.
The only reason I no longer play it is because the install is a nightmare. Why couldn't the Devs improve the download / install process?
FFXI isn't going to die, but it will be on life support until people stop paying subscription fees. The FFXI I remember is long dead. I did have some fond moments in the modern age, but most people only want meta comps, most people are multibox, and if you start a new character, good luck gettign someoen to help you with vagary unlocks.
Adventurers never give up. EVER.
I want to be able to do sortie solo with trust.
after 15 years not playing i am back in FF11 lol
25:45 waiiit. You can change your characters appearance? How?
They added the feature to the account management page
Was so against XI for years after abyssea was released. I played XIV and maxed several jobs and every craft. Upon Dawntrail release I couldn’t stand the same ole BS, so left and came back to XI 5 months ago. Best decision I’ve made and am having a blast with XI. ❤
I'm itching to go back and play
Yaaas
They need to merge FFXI and FFXIV subs as a player retention thing so they can "fake" sub numbers as some people might play FFFXI when XIV has nothing to do.
My brother I stopped counting kills at 5k, and I'm still missing malignance gloves.
Brother, get some TH and do it on easy mode.
@@alessandroc47 easy mode has significantly worst drop rates for equipment, Its so bad that TH doesn't help it. Your better off doing it on normal or higher difficulty for drops
@ I got 5/5 on easy mode, and it certainly didn’t take 5k kills, not even 500. Plus, good luck soloing normal Lilith.
Hey mr happy, they also had FFXI on Xbox360 too which I played on from its release on Xbox to when it shut down console support so not just PS2 and PC 😊
Love your content though and I hope they keep the game running for a long time to come as I would love to get back into it just need a PC to play it 😂
I just resubbed and started a new toon from the ground up. Pakao on Asura if y’all come back too. :)
I know it would never happen but I wish this game would come onto ps4 or 5. I don’t own a PC but I used to play 11 back in the day. I even got the map for sky where you had to walk around the area dodging those damn pots lol
So play it on a deck.