Ceallach
Smells like fresh rosebuds
So, on almost a whim, I decided to try out FFXI since it was onsale super cheap and I was told the entire narrative is soloable now.
Man, I have never played a game that absolutely hates the idea that anyone is actually playing it so much before. Getting the game was my first hiccup. The website still looks like it is firmly out of 2002 and all of the links to get the game are of the archaic launcher with split archive downloads and don't work. So to simplify things, I just grabbed it off steam, it was like $9 so why not. I launch the configuration utility and set it up and I think I'm good, but no. Not even close. The Square account wasn't enough, I needed to create a playonline account that doesn't actually do anything since PlayOnline is dead. But I had to use the web site to create and add a PO account in my account settings. So that is all set up and after a restart of the launcher it now allows me log in and see the FFXI splash screen. But that doesn't allow me to actually play the game. I have to go BACK to the website, do a (immediately rebated) purchase for a character, relaunch the launcher AGAIN and then I can finally get in where I see that my resolution options set in the config utility did fuck all. I have to set the aspect ration now in the options. Eventually I actually got in game and am now trying to figure out what the fuck it actually wants me to do lol. I'm sure once I figure out the gameplay loop it will make sense but for now, none of these NPCs I have talked to have even given me a quest, so I just ran outside and started punching fish and rabbits.
Man, I have never played a game that absolutely hates the idea that anyone is actually playing it so much before. Getting the game was my first hiccup. The website still looks like it is firmly out of 2002 and all of the links to get the game are of the archaic launcher with split archive downloads and don't work. So to simplify things, I just grabbed it off steam, it was like $9 so why not. I launch the configuration utility and set it up and I think I'm good, but no. Not even close. The Square account wasn't enough, I needed to create a playonline account that doesn't actually do anything since PlayOnline is dead. But I had to use the web site to create and add a PO account in my account settings. So that is all set up and after a restart of the launcher it now allows me log in and see the FFXI splash screen. But that doesn't allow me to actually play the game. I have to go BACK to the website, do a (immediately rebated) purchase for a character, relaunch the launcher AGAIN and then I can finally get in where I see that my resolution options set in the config utility did fuck all. I have to set the aspect ration now in the options. Eventually I actually got in game and am now trying to figure out what the fuck it actually wants me to do lol. I'm sure once I figure out the gameplay loop it will make sense but for now, none of these NPCs I have talked to have even given me a quest, so I just ran outside and started punching fish and rabbits.