I'm seriously considering buying this game, but before i do i wanna know some things.

Once i've bought, how much is it per month?
Where do i enter the details for th direct debit? (Guessing when you install?)
Can i use VISA ELECTRON to pay monthly?
Can it be installed on more than one computer?
And some info on the game, thanks!!

Kev ~

-12.95 a month
-During registration
-any card with a Visa/Master card logo works
- Yes, you can use your account on any PC and PS2 with FFXI installed(Xbox360 isnt as easy)
- see my post here: http://www.finalfantasyforums.net/fi...ing-12611.html
and http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page is a good site for anything FFXI

don't listen to them, it's great. It's not an action game though, so if you want something faster paced play World of Warcraft.

On the other hand if you want something that is a challenge instead of being able to be mastered by a 2 year old, and want a community that is worth anything at all, then play FFXI.

Also, it's suprising to think that this game has been out for what, 5 years? and the graphics are still better designed than just about any MMO out right now. I don't know how they got such good looking graphics that are simple enough to be ran on as little computing power as it does.

FFXI is a very good game, but it depends on your tates. It takes a long time to do just about anything in-game, which is arguably a drawback. The community is great, most of the time, though. That's one thing I definately miss about it.

The mission/quest cut scenes are really well done, also.

The graphics...well, that's a matter of opinion. The textures are very grainy and washed out compared to more modern games, IMO. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as FFXI is over five years old, so its acceptable.

Some friends are trying to get me to go back, but I just don't have the time for a game like that anymore.

P.S. I'd also like to point out that WoW can not be "mastered by a 2 year old", no offense. Its a different type of MMO for a different type of player. I play WoW because I don't have as much time to devote to MMOs as I used to. Both are excellent games and appeal to different types of gamers.

"2 year old" is hyperbole, exaggeration to make a point. The same rewards, as in items and gear, are as attainable to a jerkwad idiot as to a good player because it's just too easy to get. The only real difference if you make the effort to try and play well is that you will win at pvp more often. Which gets you what? bragging rights? because even though it takes longer to get pvp gear from losses, you can still get it.

And i said "better designed" graphics, not better graphics period.

They have lower quality textures, and less polygons, but they way they used what they had available made it far more pleasing to the eye, imo, than most other games. I will give WoW that though, they did something similar in using the philosophy that more polygons doesn't necessarily equal 'better graphics'. Some of their areas were really great to look at, my favorite has always been ferelas, it's unfortunate there wasn't alot to do there.

Anywho, I go on so long about it only because i put 2+ years into and left fealing unfulfilled in the end. Nothing realy felt rewarding.

for one there is no equivalent in WoW to the harder armor to get in FFXI, Relic weapons take most people around 2 years to complete and hundreds of millions of gil.(Though in the end you are right, after its over all you really gain is friends). I can also tell you havent played FFXI in awhile cause there are now several alternatives to camping land HNMs.

And not to say all WoW players are kids,morons,elitist etc(theres a lot of cool people playing) but theres definitely a lot more in WoW than FFXI... Why? Because in WoW you can do a lot solo, sure its online and theres a lot of people playing, but you dont have to play with other people. In FFXI these kind of people are weeded out beacuse the game forces you to do most everything important in groups, making the percentage of decent people pretty high in the end.