FF XI FAQ

[Yuna]

There are a lot of questions new people have for FFXI. Here is compiled the commonly asked questions about FFXI for those looking to join or have questions about the game.

What is FFXI?

It is a MMORPG, Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game. Means thousands of people across the world logged on playing the game at once.

Is it offline?

No, purely online, wait for FFXII if you want a new FF that is single playered.

Is there a fee and what is it?

Monthly fee of $12.95 for one character, each extra character is $1 more. And those wanting to play Tetra Master, that is another $1 to play that.

What are the system requirements?

PS2:

Hard Drive
Keyboard (Optional, though prefered)
PS2 Console
Dualshock 2 Controller
Network Adapter

Computer :

Minimum

800 MHz Pentium (R) III PC
Windows 98
DirectX(R) 8.1
128 MB RAM
6.5 GB Hard Disk Drive
56K connection
ATI Radeon video card with 32MB of RAM
or
NVIDIA Geforce video card with 32MB of RAM

Suggested

Pentium 4+
Windows 98/2000/XP
DirectX(R)Latest Version
256 MB RAM
6.5 GB Hard Disk Drive
Cable+/DSL+
64M Graphics card

When you have one Character can you change that characters main job to another without suffering some sort of loss?

There is no loss, FFXI encouragings changing jobs, so change your job as much or often as you want. This also makes it easy to have one character and not two or three.

I want to get FFXI, but should I get the PS2 version or the PC version. What is the difference?Is there one? Or is it just a matter of opinion?

PS2 has a comfort that people can get into sense it naturally comes with a controller and feels like a game, everything is accessible from the controller and it is all simple to get around. However, the graphics are less than that of the PC version which has bump mapping, higher textures, etc. Though you will have to buy a controller if you want that simplisity that the console has.

Other issue is price, PC comes internet ready these days and if you are a gamer already, its ready to play FFXI just install. No extra costs needed, PS2 requires a Hard Drive and Network Adapter, and prefered a keyboard, so it will run you about 130-150 to get everything.

I was thinking about buying a copy of this game in the near future, but i am a little blury on the online roleplaying part of it. Is there an actual point to what you do or do you subsrice to a character, and just free-lance around the world?

FFXI has a story line, something unique to the game which many online games forget to add or have a very weak story, but FFXI story is as deep and complex as any FF you will find. However, it may take you a year to get all the story or even a third of the story.

Soloing is a possiblity at times, though the game encourages teamwork and partying, so expect to with friends or people throughout a lot of your travels.

A lot of what FFXI is about is finding your own path and doing what you want to do. There is more than enough things in the game to entertain you for a long time to come.

[matt1912]

you forgot xbox 360 version as well yuna

[Yuna]

why don't you add it than. You know ffXI better than I do. ;)

[matt1912]

adding to what yuna says there are currently 4 storylines that you can follow the main storyline and 3 expansions, art urgan and zilart both for high lvl characters and chains of promanthia (all missions are capped and can start doing missions from lvl 30)

Also YAY new expansion on the way coming out end of the year Wings Of The Goddess, not a whole lot of news it being square-enix but expecting 3 more new characters (jobs) on the way talks of time mage and chocobo knight but all speculation i feel

[Vasilis]

To bad no Time Mage or Chocobo Knights. Although Dancer, and Scholar are 2 GREAT additions.... also.... no 3rd job to add.... But hey..... Gotta love going to the past in those Maws.