Plenty of us played FFXI, and loved it. Most left for various reasons over time, but the simple fact was that, for some time, FFXI was *the* game to play after EQ (until WoW came along).
Then the next Final Fantasy MMO came out : FFXIV. I think most reviews gave it a 2/10, if that. Those who tried it know just how bad that launch was, and even those that didn't probably heard/read about it.
Now there's a reboot apparently, with an overhaul of the graphics engine, new classes, better combat, etc. It's being called FFXIV : A Realm Reborn (or FFXIV:ARR for those who can't be bothered to type those extra 9 characters).
Haven't tried beta, or read any FFXIV forums, but the general consensus in some other game forums is that it's now somewhere between "ok" and "good". Thought some of you might be interested.
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