FFIX. I tried for the first time a month ago, in Late July 2009. The only plus I can state is that from the first moment I entered the game, I had a quest. That is exactly the end of the appreciation I had for the game. I spent several hours running around trying to find objectives in said quest, only to discover at the end that it didn't give me much more than a few bits of the game's money. NO XP. None. Zip. Zero.
I played that game for what I think was around 10 hours, and only getting to level 2 due to a combination of lack of direction, lack of assistance, and lack self-hatred. I thought I could overcome. I didn't.
That's a confusing paragraph that deserves some detail. I barely got to lvl two as a red mage. I had to grind, outside any quests, to do so. The successful MMOs mentioned up to this point at least recognize this is a problem. I could find no one able to assist me as my hours of playing were either not the same as other or the "innovative" multi-language interface didn't reflect my troubles.
I'm stubborn, therefore, I tried very, very hard to get around, but I could have managed lvl 5ish in City of Heroes and WoW totally solo in a similar time frame, so I quickly lost all interest in FFXI.
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