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Alrighty, I got some questions for you kind folks. I was a player way back in the day (before the first expansion) and believe it or not I actually had a better PC back then. Anyways, onto the questions:
1. I got this lowzy Geforce4 MX 32mb. Now I know its supported and I know if I run it on low enough settings it'll be "playable". However, I don't wanna re-setup my account just to find out I get crappy framerates that some might deem to be "playable". I know theres a benchmark and it ran pretty decent, but I wish there was some way to test it actually playing, the benchmark is just not the same. Perhaps theres a trial I can try (outside of the 30 days already used on my old account) or someone here can give me an idea of how it runs? Also, I got 512 RAM and an around 2.0 Ghz Athlon XP Processor, if that might help performance-wise.
2. (Sorry it's so long) I know this game has a pretty grindy kind of leveling, and I personally find it hard to stay interested in games like that. I have been playing Guild Wars though and it's super-casual gameplay is nice, but when I start getting higher level I dont get that "Whew, I finally made it!" feeling, especially since it feels like there is always someone better than me. In a game where leveling is more difficult, there is a better feeling when you finally make it up there. Also, I am the kind of person that doesnt like quickly playing through the game and the only replay value there is, is to make a new character and go through the same thing with a couple new skills and items. I like playing through the whole game with 1 character, but have a good time the whole way through.
Now you say, "man, ffxi is for you!" but there's a problem. I actually tend to lose interest in games quickly, if I find myself always unable to find a good group and I either can't solo or am so tired of it that I couldnt stand to run around alone for hours killing wasps anymore, I'd probably stop for the day and not play again for several days, if not more.
Back in the ol' days of FFXI, I used to hate the starting levels (especially as a white mage) since soloing was an annoying hassle as they really aren't fighters but the warriors generally didn't need groups yet. I constantly found myself in groups of white mages that felt the same way I did (just wanted to group, were tired of soloing and dealing with the grind). Now a group of low level white mages, they aren't gonna get very much done... at least not for decent exp. Well, thats pretty much how it always worked out. It was annoying and I guess didn't really suit my grouping style of gameplay, at least for the starting levels. I didn't get past level 6 I dont think with my white mage because of this problem. I was tired of it and I couldn't bare to just truck along through the starting levels. The white mage probably isn't for me, but I wanted to try it since I heard they were best for Summoners (my particular class of choice).
Now, in writing all of that, I've confused myself. I really like the FFXI style where if you put the effort in you can get great rewards, rewards that others often don't go after. However, the effort is in many ways too much for me. This could be something I guess I might be able to get over but what are your opinions. Think I should give it another try? Has the grind (at least starting out) been reduced at all since the old days? Is there anything I can do to remedy the sluggish starting out?
3. Has anything been done to help find groups? Are there like, enough newer players running around to help a low-level like myself bear the early, tedious beginnings of the game? How about later on, back in the day I noticed after a certain point most classes had to group, well... if I can never find a decent group that'd kinda suck for me, wouldnt it? Lol...
4. And since no one has answered yet, here's one more quick question just for giggles. Is there any way to get rid of that really grainy-ness when playing at lower resolutions?
I probably have other questions lol, but I think I have burdened you guys enough. I appreciate any help you all provide and I hope the answers help me to decide whether or not to come back to this wonderful community.
1. I got this lowzy Geforce4 MX 32mb. Now I know its supported and I know if I run it on low enough settings it'll be "playable". However, I don't wanna re-setup my account just to find out I get crappy framerates that some might deem to be "playable". I know theres a benchmark and it ran pretty decent, but I wish there was some way to test it actually playing, the benchmark is just not the same. Perhaps theres a trial I can try (outside of the 30 days already used on my old account) or someone here can give me an idea of how it runs? Also, I got 512 RAM and an around 2.0 Ghz Athlon XP Processor, if that might help performance-wise.
2. (Sorry it's so long) I know this game has a pretty grindy kind of leveling, and I personally find it hard to stay interested in games like that. I have been playing Guild Wars though and it's super-casual gameplay is nice, but when I start getting higher level I dont get that "Whew, I finally made it!" feeling, especially since it feels like there is always someone better than me. In a game where leveling is more difficult, there is a better feeling when you finally make it up there. Also, I am the kind of person that doesnt like quickly playing through the game and the only replay value there is, is to make a new character and go through the same thing with a couple new skills and items. I like playing through the whole game with 1 character, but have a good time the whole way through.
Now you say, "man, ffxi is for you!" but there's a problem. I actually tend to lose interest in games quickly, if I find myself always unable to find a good group and I either can't solo or am so tired of it that I couldnt stand to run around alone for hours killing wasps anymore, I'd probably stop for the day and not play again for several days, if not more.
Back in the ol' days of FFXI, I used to hate the starting levels (especially as a white mage) since soloing was an annoying hassle as they really aren't fighters but the warriors generally didn't need groups yet. I constantly found myself in groups of white mages that felt the same way I did (just wanted to group, were tired of soloing and dealing with the grind). Now a group of low level white mages, they aren't gonna get very much done... at least not for decent exp. Well, thats pretty much how it always worked out. It was annoying and I guess didn't really suit my grouping style of gameplay, at least for the starting levels. I didn't get past level 6 I dont think with my white mage because of this problem. I was tired of it and I couldn't bare to just truck along through the starting levels. The white mage probably isn't for me, but I wanted to try it since I heard they were best for Summoners (my particular class of choice).
Now, in writing all of that, I've confused myself. I really like the FFXI style where if you put the effort in you can get great rewards, rewards that others often don't go after. However, the effort is in many ways too much for me. This could be something I guess I might be able to get over but what are your opinions. Think I should give it another try? Has the grind (at least starting out) been reduced at all since the old days? Is there anything I can do to remedy the sluggish starting out?
3. Has anything been done to help find groups? Are there like, enough newer players running around to help a low-level like myself bear the early, tedious beginnings of the game? How about later on, back in the day I noticed after a certain point most classes had to group, well... if I can never find a decent group that'd kinda suck for me, wouldnt it? Lol...
4. And since no one has answered yet, here's one more quick question just for giggles. Is there any way to get rid of that really grainy-ness when playing at lower resolutions?
I probably have other questions lol, but I think I have burdened you guys enough. I appreciate any help you all provide and I hope the answers help me to decide whether or not to come back to this wonderful community.
Why would a moderator make such a drastic exhaggeration to a returning player? I would expect it from a random member perhaps, but I would think a representative of a FFXI fansite (and a damn good one at that) would try to make the game look better... not worse.
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