Worth giving a shot in 2024?

[NeffyLikesWomen]

I wanna play some for context on the vana'diel alliance raids coming in patch 7.1 of ffxiv and was wondering if it is worth playing now.

[Aylia]

I'm enjoying it and new to FFXI, if you can get past the sign up process its def worth it I think.

[Pulptenks]

There's enjoyer for sure. But personally after having it played for 21 years religiously... will admit the dwindling population and sheer amount of work to do on your gear that blows out FF14 out of the water because it's made casual friendly...

Just pick Asura if you plan trying it. FFXI is a huge, daunting task if you start green. So go where you might run into more people. Other server ain't be but they old click of old players that usually talk against Asura.

I moved on to WoW myself, FF14 is just not interesting with crafting / gearing wise being FFXI. Too blend and generic.

My honest opnion, love FF11, I still think it's the best MMO ever created. Tanaka is a mastermind like non other. But development is really and the grind is hardcore.

If your goal is just to experience the story, again Asura is the best server for it as it provide the more stocked up Auction House. You can probably do all stories in Orders and that would take you probably around 5-6 months if you no life the game. And over a years if you play casually.

Not trying to dissuade you, just being honest.

[D's Journal]

yes it is. you can solo p much most of the game
and they have trusts you can get so it's having a party all the time.
i will warn, you MUST be patient in this game as its a slow crawl
very VERY slow, much slower than wow classic/vanilla.
the game is way more about the journey than the endgame.

use the wiki guide since that'll be your best friend.

[Starvingartizt]

DL windower is a must.

[The Snacrifice]

I enjoyed my time in it.

It's very jank and old, and definitely meant to be played differently than more modern MMOs though. It's more about the journey than the destination.