1) How long have you been playing FFXI for (and playtime if possible)?
January of 2004, so 5 years and 3 months. Playtime: 546 days. Grossly swollen by all my overnight bazaaring and leaving my char logged in while away out of laziness.
2) When you started playing FFXI, did you have a specific job in mind, and if so did you ever complete said job?
DRG or SAM. As my sig attests, I've managed both.
3) Is that job still as loved now as it was back when you wanted to become one?
Yes and no. When I first joined, Meditate was instant 100% TP and DRG was god of Pentaspam. The TP nerf made DRG nearly reviled for the entire time I was exping it and a good while after. ToAU merits and recent mechanics/JA adjustments mean now everyone loves DRG and SAM.
4) What one event/moment during your playing time will you regard as the highlight of your time spent playing FFXI?
Completing CoP before the difficulty got toned down with an all-linkshell roleplayed static. Yes, that's right, non-gimp RPers who can prep and execute strategies. Hell of a lot of fun.
5) Same as question 4, but this time the low point of your time spent playing FFXI?
70-75 DRG. l.o.l.DRG was at its peak and my static had broken so NOBODY would invite me. I believe at one point I spent 3 days near continuously LFP, punctuated only by classes, meals, and sleep. I did get a lot of classwork and reading done though!
6) How long can you see yourself playing this game (in its current state) if SE said tomorrow "We will not be updating this game anymore, but we will leave the servers up"?
That is 100% a matter of how long my friends stick around so I can't say with any precision.
7) Of all the expansions, which one do you regard as the best, and why?
CoP. Amazing story, actually challenging fights, new areas, cool armor... None of the others compare, in my opinion.
8) If you won a competition to change one thing in FFXI what would it be?
Ground kings. Not sure exactly how, I'm certain I could cull a good change out of the many floating around on the internets. But when you have over 100 people crammed into a laggy, sweltering pit, all frothing and in some instances circumventing game mechanics to be the first to snatch a monster that may or may not drop something they want... And spend 3 hours for the privilege, something has gone wrong.
9) Same as question 8, but you had the ability to add one thing in FFXI what would it be?
If you asked me two years ago, I would have said the ability to visit moghouses. Now? ...I don't really know honestly. Chairs? The ability to sit in them? Persistent 'posture' emotes? Duels? Beats me.
10) Name one Lakshmi player would you regard as a celebrity?
Jangula, and not in an entirely pleasant light. I hear good things about him now but back in the day he was pretty xenophobic. Whatever you make of her character though, you have to be at least a little impressed at the cashflow.
edit: "l.o.l.DRG" sans periods gets auto-edited to read "I'm a moron"? ...What the hell?
Edited, Apr 19th 2009 10:58pm by Hecatoncheire