I really want to come back, but I have no time...
I have a lot of FFXI music on my phone. When it plays, the nostalgia hits me so hard.

The game sure has changed in ten years too, but I know what you mean, it still feels like home lol.

Posting 18 months late. But wow they really changed the quality of life in the game. I think how time consuming and social it was is what made it better than XIV and other MMOs . But I can also understand why they made the changes

The last time I logged into the game (as Vivec). Early 2008. 10 years since I could play as my main guy, and I still think of XI as home. Remember all of the names and personalities, the good times and some of the drama haha. I feel bad that some of the younger gamers will never be able to experience something like this since technology has basically destroyed the sense of adventure that used to exist.

Enough of my randomness. Hope you all are doing well!

The latest update brings the first area of the new Dynamis - Divergence!  Here you can farm items required to reforge relic armor to +2/+3.

Other recent additions to the game include the ability to upgrade all the Ambuscade armor sets to +2, the release of the ultimate crafting shields, and many quality-of-life upgrades.

Several campaigns are going to be active this month, and the Discount/Return campaigns are still going.  The newest batch of Vana'versary objectives also just came out.

Over the next few months, FFXI will have a series of campaigns intended for returning players to the game, so it's an opportunity for the folks that have been wanting to return.

Just thought I'd mention!

Glad to see all is well, Areya! I certainly miss FFXI and always think of returning for a spell or two. :]

FFXI celebrates its 15th Anniversary this month!

As such, there's a lot of neat things planned, lots of special campaigns and other diversions.

Omen's still around and Ambuscade has new opponents and the ability to +2 some of the sets, as well as vouchers for all 10 sets released so far.

It's not a stretch to say the LS isn't nearly as active now, but there's still friendly folks around, so don't hesitate to stop and say hi!

So, what's new in Vana'diel?

Well, Omen continues to be expanded, and Ambuscade is still going on.  There's now HQ versions of the Adoulin reward rings that can be gotten from the Ygnas Directive quest line.  Bard and Red Mage also had significant adjustments and are better than before!  There's also new crafting shields called Escutcheons that can be upgraded to increase your craft level skills.

Been a while since you peeked in?  Maybe now's the time.

Hope everyone is having a good holiday!

Among recent changes to FFXI is the new Omen content, where you can gain materials to reforge artifact armor to even higher levels than before.  Ambuscade is still going on and there's been many new mounts.

In January, there are several weeks of campaigns intended to catch up new or returning players to the game, so if you've been thinking about coming back, there's rarely a better chance!