0:50 I was barely a week old when it released... Geeze.

I downloaded the trial yesterday.. even if ffxiv was a pain to get into with 200 step to finally get playing, i think this game breaks any record. Took houuuurs to get anything to work, playonline is the biggest pile of crap i've ever seen, you're forced to use it and always watch all the garbage to finally get into the game.. a game that looks like crap until you realize there is a ffxi config.exe hidden in the files to finally put that game in bigger resolution.. then after being finally in the game, they explain nothing, the keybinds are atrocious, i get that it's a ps2 game at first and playable with controller, ok fine, but still, decades later, they should at least try to upgrade a bit of it. my problem with that is not how the game plays because ok fine, it was p^robably good for that time, but with how pathetic the install/sub/login process is.. how many thousands of ppl do you think have wanted to give the game a chance but ended putting it in the trash ? Yoshida hope that the new raid series in ffxiv brings ppl to ffxi, but do you really believe that ppl will spend that much time for that game ? clearly not.. both FFXI and FFXIV are a pain to work with on the "account management" side.. and that's a squareenix problem because I played WoW, GW2, and took me a single minute to get into the game.. Luckily I survived the subscribe problem of XIV and now i'm getting close to 10 000 hours of gameplay and it's my favorite game, it's just in XI and XIV what's around the game that is a pure mess and should be addressed because in both game they are clearly losing people because of it. I think it's sad that to make this game playable you have to rely on Windower and mod it from top to bottom, from A to Z.. I dont think the xbox 360 version is still running so if the game is not only on PC.. why not spending some time making the game enjoyable in 2024. :/

I've been stanning this game for 2 decades, I'll stan it 2 decades more! FFXI is awesome!

I’m on my day 3 of FF11 and my god this game really wants me to hate it 😂😂 Everything is either a chore or impossibly over complicated and it begins with installation lmao. I’m determined tho so I might succeed this time.

Wow i do not want to play ffxi

You forgot the other million gil allowance! Accolades can be spent on prize powder, and it stacks to 99. 10 accolades gives you 100 gil per powder. So you get another million per weekly reset.

Knew like, 95% of this, but knowing that seekers has free exp is a new one. Thanks! I partly taught myself this game partly by fucking about and finding out, part by wiki (obviously), and part by the bg 1-119 guide.

If someone says they didnt use the wiki, its because theyre old and they used allakhazam instead

This is a great guide!!! (This sounds like me trying fit all of this in any time I talk to a new player haha)

You played the wrong version - COP era (maybe ToAU?) is the only version of the game worth playing. For that you need a private server, such as Horizon.

I'd recommend using the Unity warps instead of trekking to the other major cities, saves you a ton of time.

LMAAOOOOOOO! "Basketball American" too good.

not the jp onry spam haha

At 9:19 you mention a macro to send people to Brazil, I'm from Brazil and I would like to know if there's some magic to take me out of here?

It took me a day to get logged in wtf man

how do you play scholar to 99 and not know what a skillchain is thats crazy

Really helpful and funny just recently started FFXI since I wanted to experience the story that so many love firsthand. The game can be still be super obtuse for a brand new player even with the myriad of resources available out there.

You will also get the starting ring for San Doria for starting as Hume also along wth elvan

I don't know if i want to learn the system to play the game, or just watch cut scenes.

great video, ive been playing over 2 years now. and i still get so confused so easily. somehow i prefer asura over bahamut lol

Two minutes into the vid and you already greatly improved my qol just by telling about windower

One of the most satisfying feelings was getting the perfect Magic Burst on every Skill Chain

It's way easier to just use a controller to control your character. The game was designed to be used with a controller, hence the made for PS2

This really shows its age , it will literally take the average person several hours to purchase , set up , download the game , then when in the game set up the controls and everything before even beginning to actually play.

12:28 What's the source for this clip? I'm dying in the corner over here 😂

that jerma bit near the end came out of fucking nowhere and killed me

Looks…… overwhelming…………. *dies* but I bought it already, might as well give it a try

Killer guide, I like the straightforward information, definitely makes a good guide to get you bearings. I used to play like over 10 years ago, watching videos like this make me want to play again.

I prefer Ashits because for some reason Windower was buggy for me even though it was the first program I used.I would not enable the second window I have no use for it and I hate cluttering the screen. The one thing I see almost every single new player do is to use magic without readying their weapon before they do.The same goes for using a ranged weapon make sure you have your main weapon out before you do.

Just got it work yesterday. 6h battle (windower and ds4 include) but worth it. Still hands down best mmo ever.

ah... what happens if the game is no available on my region on steam? is it possible to play stand alone client or u need steam?

i just started playing again and do you happen to know how to fix character shadows flickering 😂

This is really well done tbh. You're not bad at editing and deliver everything well. Only complaint I have is bump your volume on your mic up a bit or speak up, but I'm surprised you don't have more views/subs. Oh yeah, subbed.

So after watching a guide to be able to log in, it's now saying that the member password that I just created is incorrect. Any ideas?

I tried it and it was just not for me. I disliked the interface and how things were hard because of it. It also does not help that the graphics are crunchy so trying to find your way through things is very hard on your own without caving in and searching walkthroughs. If you're a old retro player euthenist you might like it, but I myself am also one and this has to my retro game that I tried and did not stick with sadly.

Why is a half naked man fighting a Rathalos with guns

Honestly it looks like a pain in the ass for someone that just wants to play the story. And that's me, I just want to play the story. lol

Okay so, like I've played FFXI since launch and only recently came back. I like to watch these from time to time just for entertainment. I absolutely lost it when your voice disappeared because of how loud the in game music was. I remember that blaring in my head phones and when you launch PoL for the first time and the heavens split from how loud the music is.

“Basketball American” wow 😂

where the next one at??

Cool small tartarians in the game :)

The first true boss however is always Play online.

Coming back to FFXI after 13 years. Thank you for making this guide in a simple yet entertaining manner. Can't wait to hop back in :)

Why the fuck do I need a comprehensive guide just to download this game and successfully make it past the control settings?

i remember when i got this game for my pc in 2002..then for my 360...and i remember finding the strategy guide at best buy..i got it for 1 cent..because they didnt have it on their system

2:29 Personally, that's not the main reason I picked a Mithra as my playable character (though it is a bonus); my main reason is because of their (presumably biological) gender roles.

Hold on hold on hold ON!!! You can jump in FFXI now? How long have I been gone for. I just re-subbed last night and I thought I knew everything! Also, am I seeing you effectively with a mouse? This was something originally unheard of in the way-back machine.

accurate and true

thanks for making this, was very helpful to a fellow avid xiv player whos out of stuff to do

holy shit dude, finding that misc. 2 menu really helped me