Leaving FF

Direwolf

Direwolf

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All good things must come to an end...

Well that is what can be said about FF. What can I say the game is Brilliant, simply brilliant. I think the complexity of things like crafting and end game options are nothing short of amazing.

However...

Things have been going wrong on the server (all servers realy) for a long time. The economy is in tatters... Darksteel ore is 20k, and do you kow who is buying it? Gil sellers. They own the economy, it is ruled by their actions. I realized the only way I could get anywhere is if I bought a few mil gil. I thought to myself... WHY?!

And then I try and party and I have to spend hours upon hours forming pts only to get shit exp... What is the point?

My best friends from the dunes have either quit or are busy doing variouse, more important activites, like watching paint dry or pondering the meaning of canned cheese. For me the old gaurd is gone... So what is the point realy... Garvin, Jag, Sapster, Vatre, Mosiak, Jebustherussian. They are all gone, seems like everyone and their cousin these days has bought gil...

I too have played WoW and I have to say... I realy am impressed... The game is so fast paced and the economy is based on rare/exc items. I LOVE the Warcraft storyline and find myself realy getting into it....

My acount will still be active, the mother's credit card pays the bill so hey it aint my money, so what the hell. But yo will probaly not see me on except for the express purpose of bugging LS friends to get on WoW.

Otherwise, I will be on WoW on the Burning Blade Server. If you are Alliance on that server look me up sometime ingame @ Direfang or DireShadow. I might visit the forums from time to time... But no gaurantes. And if you want to beg for some of my gear... Ha ha... no.
 
Awwww not even gonna get 75?? that sucks, and yes this game is a Gil fest that leads to nothing =\
 
Direwolf.
Had great times with you in the past but sadly haven't seen you a while.
Wish you all the best.
And i hope we would meet again somewhere sometime in some MMORPG?
Take good care buddy and god bless
 
<==== 41 Rogue.I have best ring on server still :D took me a while to get that.And yeh join my server and i'll do some pvp on ur ass.
 
I don't get it. Why can't people just write a good, emotional parting thread without criticizing the game we're still playing? 99% of these threads are like "FFXI sucks at this and this, WoW is so good at that and that, you people should do what I'm doing blah blah" Not just this board, every board like KI, Alla has threads like this. Do you need some kind of justification? It's sad enough to see people leaving, why bring our spirits down further? :roll:

With that said, I hope you have fun in WoW.
 
No game is without its flaws. I don't expect to see a farewell post saying only good things about a game, otherwise they wouldn't be leaving. :wink: To Direwolf's credit he did mention the good along with the bad.
 
Yes, I understand that every game has its flaws, but there is no need to criticize it when you're leaving. It makes us who still play it look stupid. If he had any respect for the game and the people in it he wouldn't have had tried to make it look bad and rally people to his new game. What would you think if your older brother moved to a new house and commented that your current house where you and your parents live is old, small, out-of-style and not very clean?

That two sentences about how brilliant FFXI was sound more like an intro for the bad things he wanted to say about the game.
 
Seawolf, seems like you have some issues if you think him saying why he doesnt like the game any more makes you look stupid. He was simply saying why he is leaving.

This is a game, and people's opinion of it is just that, an opinion, one which he has every right to express. Dont get your panties in a knot over what someone else is doing, log onto FFXI and have some fun.
 
Galaika said:
Seawolf, seems like you have some issues if you think him saying why he doesnt like the game any more makes you look stupid.
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What kind of issues :shock: ? (an honest question, not flaming/sarcastic)

Galaika said:
He was simply saying why he is leaving.
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Ok, you're in a birthday party. You don't like the food. The music is too loud. Several people are pissing you off. But the party is still going, everybody is having fun (except you). Now you want to leave. Do you say

"I'm sorry guys but I gotta go, I got very important stuff at home. Have fun, guys!"

or

"Dude, this party blows, the food sucks, the music hurt my ears, and these guys annoyed the crap outta me. That's it. I'm out. It was fun but not anymore. I'm off to my other friend's party."


Galaika said:
This is a game, and people's opinion of it is just that, an opinion, one which he has every right to express.
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Then why are you putting off my opinion?

Galaika said:
Dont get your panties in a knot over what someone else is doing, log onto FFXI and have some fun.
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Logging on now :D
 
If any of you think that FF is a game that is going somewhere, that isnt going to happen. Every update FF takes a little part of WoW and adapts it for its own use. You dont like what I'm saying? Thats too bad because its the truth. Guess which game had the shield reducing damage, instead of blocking 100% of the time? Thats the only example I can think of, but its something that they changed recently, post WoW.

Dire may you have a fun time in whatever you decide to do.
 
Welp Dire i havent seen ya around in awhile ever since PhoenixRising broke. Bummed to see you go, seems to be the trend with the people from PR but best of luck to ya. Good luck in WOW.
 
WoW would make my eyes bleed trying to get used to those graphics. FFXI has such nice reality in the way they designed the world, that's my main reason for loving this game so much. I wish we had a more rare/ex economy, it would level things out. Instanced zones would be a welcome steal from WoW too. The simple fact is, they're two different games, neither is better than the other (though FFXI would be if it didnt' get raped with a Cactuar where the sun don't shine by sellers).

Edit: Later Dire, too bad I didn't get to know ya before you left, I've had too many friends leave for WoW. Funny that nobody leaves for EQ2 EVER.
 
Taurothar said:
Edit: Later Dire, too bad I didn't get to know ya before you left, I've had too many friends leave for WoW. Funny that nobody leaves for EQ2 EVER.
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Except for an in-game fiancee of mine who I was going to marry just for
fun. "Tiari", Mithra WHM. lol

Anyway, see you soon Dire.
 
I am now taking requests for hitting Dire. If someone wants me to smack him upside the head next time I see him(probably within a few hours) let me know and it shall be done. :twisted: :twisted:

And I've already said it, but I'll post it here as well. Sorry to see you go man. You will be missed.
 
wolfskymoon said:
<==== 41 Rogue.I have best ring on server still :D took me a while to get that.And yeh join my server and i'll do some pvp on ur ass.
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GD, that sounds enticing! :shock:
I might leave for WoW too.



...Errr, yeah. Take care, Dire. Don't be a stranger.
 
Dire - you were one cocky bastard :twisted: but I liked ya <3 Good luck in RL - hope to hear from you every now and then ^^
 
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