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Originally posted by seretogis
Wow, I can't believe that IckUber, FFXI's official fanboy, hasn't popped up six or seven times yet to say "BUY BUY BUY IT ROX0RZ!"..
That being said, I've heard nothing but bad reviews from friends of mine who have tried it (who I also played EQ with, by the way).
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The play style of the game is completely different than EQ. FFXI is supposed to be played like a console game, with a controller. And if you have a PS2 controller adapter and a ps2 controller, it plays so naturally and easily that it will make the game seem a lot better just because of that. Your EQ player friends were probably using mouse/keyboard, and I'll admit, the game plays terribly with mouse/keyboard, and it makes the game worse.
And before somebody says "why should I have to buy a ps2 adapter for a PC game", I'll point out that FFXI on pc is a PORT. It's a port from the PS2 game that will be released next year. The game was made for a PS2 controller, so of course it's going to play a lot better when you're using one.
FFXI definitely isn't for everybody, like probably EQ fans. But don't let someone's first impression be your first impression. They probably didn't even make it past level 10 and experience the aspect of partying and performing high level skillchains. The further I get in the game, the more it feels like I'm actually playing a FF game and not a mmorpg with an FF theme. Sometimes it feels kind of like when I played Secret of Mana multiplayer on the SNES. FFXI is a great game.