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?
And now for something totally not related to my suspension!
This was taken from the official FFXI site:
The wait is almost over! On March 23, 2004, FINAL FANTASY XI will launch for the PlayStation 2 in North America. The internal hard disk drive (40GB) for PlayStation 2 will come with FINAL FANTASY XI preinstalled and will retail for $99. Best of all, users can play their existing characters on either the PC or the PlayStation 2!
I really like that last sentence there. So, if I get this game, and I go over Paul's house (he has the PC version), I can play on my account on his computer. If he comes to my house, he can play his account on my PS2. If I bring my PS2 to his house, we could both play online at the same time, diff accounts, and battle side by side. Man, I'm loving this. All the more reason to get this game. But the monthly fee is nasty. $12.95 a month. And I thought PSO's was bad (a measly $8.95 a month in comparison!), which I gotta get back up for PSO Episode 3 man! That game is going to own! The only problem: Me = broke.
And... yea. Just thought I'd post that.