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Renegade_ · 09-18-2006, 02:23 PM

It's not that I am talking strictly about the actual money, I am talking about the time needed to gain a certain amount for a certain kind of item which has similar degrees of efficacy in both games.

For example, some of this crap that drops in Naxx/MC/BWL, etc are .1-.3% off of boss mobs which makes it obscenely difficult to get. In XI when you run dynamis the drops off of boss mobs are less than that. Now, these aren't even the rare drops.

Relic weapons (the equivalent of Epics weapons in wow) started surfacing in XI about a year and a half ago. Let put it this way, it took about 4 years of playing XI with an investment of over 500 million gil (depending on currency prices - the items you buy/kill for to invest in them) before the ultimate weapons started appearing and the japanese had a 1 year head start on US players.

That's what I mean by when you earn something in XI, there is such a magnitude to what you earn that I do not think any other game other than Lineage II can match it (again, after playing this as well there is no way in hell ANYONE I can bitch about the grind in a game ever again).

However, the fact is, wow is a much more "easy" game than XI. You can solo 1-60 in WoW (for the most part) while in XI as soon as you reach level 10, you do nothing but party till you hit 75 other than if you are a beastmaster, then you solo 1-75 but you can party if you want to.

Another thing I will contrast about WoW/XI...

When you log onto wow and you see the sea of people in front of you, you don't have a damn clue as to who is who and you can't read anyone just by their armor. When you log into jeuno in XI and look out into the sea of people you can see people you know just by looking at their armor and their character model. I prefer the latter.

In short -
FFXI is an epic.
WoW is more of a trip.

Don't get me wrong, I love raiding in WoW, but saying you "tanked Onyxia as a druid in bear form" (which I did) pales in comparison to "I tanked jormungand as a solo ninja tank while my alliance was recovering from a near wipe" or "I tanked Tiamat from 100-0%"

09-18-2006, 02:23 PM	#23
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	It's not that I am talking strictly about the actual money, I am talking about the time needed to gain a certain amount for a certain kind of item which has similar degrees of efficacy in both games. For example, some of this crap that drops in Naxx/MC/BWL, etc are .1-.3% off of boss mobs which makes it obscenely difficult to get. In XI when you run dynamis the drops off of boss mobs are less than that. Now, these aren't even the rare drops. Relic weapons (the equivalent of Epics weapons in wow) started surfacing in XI about a year and a half ago. Let put it this way, it took about 4 years of playing XI with an investment of over 500 million gil (depending on currency prices - the items you buy/kill for to invest in them) before the ultimate weapons started appearing and the japanese had a 1 year head start on US players. That's what I mean by when you earn something in XI, there is such a magnitude to what you earn that I do not think any other game other than Lineage II can match it (again, after playing this as well there is no way in hell ANYONE I can bitch about the grind in a game ever again). However, the fact is, wow is a much more "easy" game than XI. You can solo 1-60 in WoW (for the most part) while in XI as soon as you reach level 10, you do nothing but party till you hit 75 other than if you are a beastmaster, then you solo 1-75 but you can party if you want to. Another thing I will contrast about WoW/XI... When you log onto wow and you see the sea of people in front of you, you don't have a damn clue as to who is who and you can't read anyone just by their armor. When you log into jeuno in XI and look out into the sea of people you can see people you know just by looking at their armor and their character model. I prefer the latter. In short - FFXI is an epic. WoW is more of a trip. Don't get me wrong, I love raiding in WoW, but saying you "tanked Onyxia as a druid in bear form" (which I did) pales in comparison to "I tanked jormungand as a solo ninja tank while my alliance was recovering from a near wipe" or "I tanked Tiamat from 100-0%" __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.