FFXI or PSO Ep. 3?
I'm in quite the dilema (sp?) right now. I've been seeing all these ads for FFXI, and after watching Paul play the PC version, I have this overwhelming desire to get FFXI and play it. However, I have also been anxiously awaiting PSO Ep.3 (GC) for quote some time. In an ideal world I'd get both, but I just don't have that kind of money. I know there's two versions of FFXI, the PC and the PS2 versions, and I'm leaning towards the PS2 one, though it is more expensive than the PC one. It costs $99 because it comes with a harddrive for the PS2. Then there's the $12.95 monthly fee to play online. Ep. 3, however, will only cost $50 and have an $8.95 monthly fee for online play. Plus, with the Ep. 3 HL, I can, once again, play Ep1 & 2 if I want to.
My reason for choosing the PS2 version of FFXI over the PC version is because I KNOW it will run on my PS2, no matter where it is. I use 3 different PCs on a regular basis though, and I don't know how well FFXI will run on all of them (or whether it'll even allow me to install it on all three PCs). With the PS2, I can just hook it up to any TV, and, as long as I have a network cable nearby, I'm set to go. I can even bring my PS2 over Paul's house and play with him when he's on his computer, something I couldn't do if I had the PC version. At LAN Parties, too, I could free up a computer for someone to play FFXI on, while I use my PS2 on the TV, thus allowing everyone to play together (or I could just be evil and use my TV card, thus occupying my computer).
On PSO, I didn't have many friends, only one person I knew played it (Paul), and I didn't make very many friends on PSO. On FFXI, I know two people (Paul and Tim) that play it, plus I just feel as if there'll be a greater sense of community in FFXI, what with the whole world being open and not limited to four player games.
So, what do you all think? Should I go for the more-expensive-but-probably-worth-it FFXI? Or should I get the cheaper-yet-card-based-online-game-that-is-the-sequel-to-the-first-ever-online-
game-for-a-console-system (viva la Dreamcast!) PSO Ep. 3?
March 9th, 2004 - 22:36
Get FFXI trust me. You will get bored with PSO ep.3 over time, it is only a card game. Plus in FFXI Tim and I could hook you up with some gil, our linkshell and other nice stuff. Expecially if you decide to be a mage, your going to need plenty of cash help.
March 10th, 2004 - 09:31
Yeah, get FFXI. With the PC version, the game can last past the console’s death.
March 10th, 2004 - 11:14
If I do get FFXI (which I most likely will, when, though, is a different question), I’ll need a keyboard to chat with y’all. Since I already have a keyboard for PSO (’tis a standard PS/2 one, I use an adapter), all I need is a PS/2 -> USB converter so I can use the same keyboard on my PS2 (no sense in buying two keyboards, one for each console). Does anyone have a PS/2 -> USB converter they don’t need? Know of anywhere I can get them cheap (keyword = cheap)?
Dyouji: With your suggesting FFXI, you should also get it. =P Whether it’s PC or PS2, doesn’t matter, that’d be awesome if you got it too.
March 11th, 2004 - 17:23
Sato– I would get it, but I think pay-for-play games are whack. $99 + $13 monthly is quite an investment for a single game, especially for one that can be killed at any time (since it’s online only). Yeah, it’ll probably have a long life, but I’d rather pay $40 for a used game that’ll last until I throw it out.
March 12th, 2004 - 15:54
Get the PC version, it’s not $99.