Anyone getting FFXI for PS2?

[gamegirl79]

The release date for FFXI and the HDD for PS2 is quickly approaching. Who's getting one?

I had a chance to take part in the beta test for this game so Sony is sending it to me free of charge. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

[dsullo]

I just posted a similiar thread.

Is this game online only with a monthly fee?

The monthly fee thing just kills me. I find it very hard to commit to that arrangement. Maybe I am just too cheap.

Paying 99.00 for the game and HDDrive and than commiting what about 10.00 a month to play?

I am on the fence with it.

Plus i am enjoying Champoins of Norrath online free with voicechat

[gamegirl79]

The game is online only (30 day free trial I believe), and I believe the monthly fee is around $13.95, however I'm not sure of the exact amount.

I'm going to play the hell out of it for the first month and then decide if I want to pay to keep playing it.

[dsullo]

13.95 a month???

For that amount I can switch to DigitalCable and get about 100 new TV channels.

I think I am going to pass.

[Queen Of The Felines]

I suppose you have to have a DSL line to get anything out of it too?

(Grumble grumble stupid apartment non-DSL compatible phone line setup thing grumble grumble blah)

Kristine

[gamegirl79]

It does support dial-up, however I don't know how well it works since I'm fortunate enough to have DSL.

QOF: There's always cable internet, if it's available in your area:

http://www.dslreports.com/prequal

[DotCom]

I know I sure am. I love final fantasy, and I know this will ROCK. I don't get much cash, so if I like it, i'll save up every month to pay the fee. Another good reason is for SOCOM maps with the HDD, not to mention the other goodies.

[Achika]

Yup, I'll be picking it up wednesday and playing it for the rest of the week, only breaking to shower and possibly sleep. I've got a slow week of classes that I'm not required to show up for this week, so timing is perfect.

I have no problem paying to play. Since I don't play MMORPG's religiously (read: at all) I don't have any other fees or major games sucking up my time. I cancelled my PSO sub awhile back, so I've got the monthly $ to pay for this.

Now the only question is, Elvan, taru taru, or mithra?

[digitalpress]

I pre-ordered it. Not sure how much game time I'll get in but somewhere along the way I plan to devote a few nights to it. I've seen the PC version and a few buddies have been playing it there. According to them, teamwork is VERY important. Not in the way it usually is, with getting through battles, but for actually advancing levels in the game. Some kind of "normalizer" on the experient point system.

I'm looking forward to checking this one out.

[Richter]

nope, no llking FF =P

plus i'd have to get an ehternet adapter that'll i'll never use x.x

[autobotracing]

Both my roomies have it on thier pc's so I could play it if I wanted too.


I'll buy a used one in the wild

[MarkMan]

I just started playing the PC version last week, I'm definately picking up the PS2 version.

It's a huge game. I like it.

[Lady Jaye]

Nope. Not getting it. Being the lone wolf I am, I'm not into MMORPG one bit (the only type of online gaming that interests me is of the private salon with friends type). Besides, if FF XI had even a minor solo player mode (à la PSO), I might consider it, but not when it's 100% online and fee-based. Lookit this way: 10 years from now, I'll still be able to play my offline games, from Pitfall and Solaris on the Atari 2600 to Ikaruga and Wind Waker on the GameCube. But what's to say that FF XI will still be playable online?

Anyway, I'm sure it's enjoyable. It's just not really my cup o' tea. I'll go back to my regular RPGs... Just going through the Baldur's Gate series on my puter will take me enough time anyway...

[Overbite]

i have it for PC...and for the crap of it, my stats...


Name: Raily
Server: Leviathian
Race: Mithra!
Jobs: 30THF, 7WHM, 9MNK, 10NIN

and i also unlocked the samurai job

over 200 hours put into it >.<

[PapaStu]

Im still trying to decide if im going to the FF XI Launch Party in SF tonight at the Meteron. They will be selling them, but at 12:01, meaning that i'll miss the last BART train out for the night, meaningin that ill have to drive and find a parking lot that stays open that late if i am to go. I will get it, that there is no question about. It just might involve me going to CC or something instead if I dont hit up the launch party tonight, knowing that they will have copies when the other game stores wont.

[tynstar]

The monthly cost is WAY to high. So no I will not get the game. $12-14 per month

[PapaStu]

I'll buy a used one in the wild

I dont think that if you get one, that it will work. I think its command coded for the one user (like all online games are nowadays, to prove that its legit) and once the code is activated, you cant reuse it. One would think that when the person sells off the HDD that they would cancel their account so they dont get hit for 12.95 a month, locking down the game. Its like buying PSO or PSO2 for the DC, you couldnt use them online if they had been activated before

[sisko]

Nope

1) I only have a 56K and
2) I don't like the concept of the monthly fees. What? I just paid $50 for a game and now I have to pay $14 a month to actually play it? That just doesn't seem right to me.

[Johnny]

I DO plan to get the HDD till the end of the year, mostly because Socom 2, Syphon Filter: Omega Strain, Gran Turismo 4, Killzone and Metal Gear Solid 3.

If Sony does not release the HDD by itself, i'll have to buy this bundle with FFXI. Will play it for the one free month, then it will be kept in the box for the rest of it's life

[portnoyd]

Pass. I like FF the series and all, but if I was going to play this, it would have been on the PC. Anyway, I've been almost completely soured to MMORPGs after Star Wars Galaxies, and from what I'm heard, FFXI is even more of straight level grind than SWG. That's kind of frightening.

I'll get the HD standalone whenever they decide to release it that way.

dave