The Vana'diel FAQ

[ZeroVivi]

Okay whom ever plays final fantasy xi....i'd like to know what all servers people are all...becuz im on the asura server and i need ppl to join my ls...so tell me what server your on and maybe i could find u eventually haha...thanks

[Andromeda]

Go to the member profile you will find out where everyone is. It is easier than trying to have everyone post where they are. And in regards to that, the bulk of the TFF members are on Alexander. Newer members are on different servers, but you will not find as many on them.

if you still remmeber your pol id and pass it would be no prob to login back ? but an update can't erase your paper in the back of your book or erase a pol id

[Drake Teglen]

Here's what you should do. If you plan to quit playing, then cancel your Content ID, but DO NOT cancel the PlayOnline account. PlayOnline is free, and you can keep it on your PC without ever playing FFXI and use the chat and email features. Then if you decide to come back later, then your POL is still active, so you just purchase a new content ID, or reactivate it if you haven't waited too long.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong about this, but that's what a guy I play with told me to do when I quit playing for a while, though it was just a few weeks, and it worked fine.

[Bricotius]

Yup that's exactly right. The PlayOnline services are free of charge the only thing you have to pay for is having Content IDs. Though you need to keep in mind that if you want to take a break, your Content IDs are only stored for 3 months. So unless you want to wait until they run the 'Return to Vana'diel' campaign, make sure you reactivate within that time, or just start over.

Cancelling your PlayOnline account is something altogether different. Once you do this, you are nullifying your copy of FFXI. The registration codes become invalid and the copy of the game is unusable. This I believe is done to prevent resale of the game for profit. We all know about the selling of accounts on such places as eBay and how SE has a big problem with that. This is basically a way of assuring that you cannot recirculate an already used version of the game, which may or may not contain Content IDs and such.

[Caije]

Hey got a bit of a question, If I bought a ps3 when it comes out will this game be able to be played on it, or does nobody know this yet?

[Bricotius]

You raise a good question....I would think that for the most part, they would make PS2 games compatible with the PS3. Sony did that on the PS2, making PS1 games playable on the new console. However, since FFXI requires an external hard drive on the PS2, it may not be compatible.

I would think that Sony would want to address this compatibility issue as it would mean big $$ for them. Meaning that they should make the PS3 system capable of playing ALL PS2 and probably even PS1 games. Although, isn't the projected system cost $700? Sounds kinda unreasonable to me. I mean, you can buy a decent enough PC with that kinda money. Although FFXII does look damn good.......

[jmur]

Originally Posted by Bricotius

You raise a good question....I would think that for the most part, they would make PS2 games compatible with the PS3. Sony did that on the PS2, making PS1 games playable on the new console. However, since FFXI requires an external hard drive on the PS2, it may not be compatible.

I would think that Sony would want to address this compatibility issue as it would mean big $$ for them. Meaning that they should make the PS3 system capable of playing ALL PS2 and probably even PS1 games. Although, isn't the projected system cost $700? Sounds kinda unreasonable to me. I mean, you can buy a decent enough PC with that kinda money. Although FFXII does look damn good.......

I'm hoping you mean FF XIII, cause FF XII is for PS2. Well I do know that PS3 does not have the dual shock function. However PS3 does have a harddrive so I think it would be compatiable. They have said that PS3 is backwards compatiable with PS1 and PS2 games. However you never know if there are any promblems with the old games till you try it. Or someone else tries it for that matter.

[Andromeda]

Yes, but FFXI is not an ordinary PS2 game, so we cannot really assume that it will work properly with it. But it does not hurt to give it a try when the console comes out. If it works, you just have to install the game on the HDD, since I do not think that the PS2 HDD is compatible with the PS3, maybe it is. I can't remember if there was something said about that. Though if it does work, then you will have to remember that there is a 20gig system and 60gig system. And FFXI is currently taking up about 13 gigs on my PS2 last time I looked. So you will be tight on space possibly on the 20gig, depending on what uses Sony will have for the HDD.

[Darkwolf]

what are some advantages and disadvantages of the hume and elvaan races, theese are my top 2 for my character, and I've heard elvaan are good swordsmen, and humes are balanced. Is there any more I should know?

[Skai]

Humes are balanced in the sense that they can change to every single job and will not have any statistical advantage or disadvantage. Elvaans on the other hand are more efficient in melee type jobs and is pretty decent on WHM (white mage). If you're planning on trying out all the jobs, Hume may be a better choice for you. If you're the type that likes to wield a strong weapon and beat the living shit out of things, then Elvaan may be the one for you.

When it comes down to it, any racial disadvantages can easily be overcome by equipments. Even a Galka SMN can be the best if he got the equipments to back him up. What I recommend is choose what race you think looks better because you'll be sticking with it for a long time. Best to look at pretty ass than ugly ass, right? I also recommend that if you choose a certain face, check out how it looks in game too before you decide on a final choice. The characters you see during the character creation doesn't necessarily reflect how they really look in game.

In my humble opinion though, I think that for male, Elvaan is more stylish and cooler than Hume. As for female, I like Hume more.

[Darkwolf]

which is best for ranging?

[Skai]

Ranging as in only doing range attacks or range type jobs like RNG (ranger)?

If it's only range attack, it's mostly determined by the job, like whether if the job can use range weapons. If you're asking what race is best to play RNG then that is an obvious choice in favor of Mithra, with Tarutaru coming second statistically.

[Darkwolf]

Ok, well I kind of want to be both swordsman and ranger (using both weapons to mix it up a little), which would be best for me, humes or elvaan? by physichal appearance, I can go with both.