Free FFXI Beta for 360 owners

Got my copy of the mag this afternoon at my local winn dixe (supermarket)
now i'll try to install it later on tonight, i'll try to buy a kaypad tommarow. my only question is would we be able to uninstall it later from our hard drive? & how? cuze 5 gig's is alot of space, if i can't get in to the game. ( never played before ) but very interested in starting a mmpg.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']Ahhh thats why there are hardly anything in the stores. Yea A LinkShell will cost 8K. I'm tring to keep my guy up to date with the latest armor but also tring to afford this shell. Also Im pretty sure I can just send the linkshell to the people in Windy or Bastok from the lady near the auction house. I wn't be on much this week maybe an hour here or there just to do some solo leveling. I also switch my job from Warrior to Theif. Being a tank isn't fun IMO.[/QUOTE]

Its been so long since I got a linkpearl on the PC I forget, but I don't think you can send it via the in-game 'mail' system. I think it can only be traded to the other person. Windy wouldn't be too bad to get to at lvl 15+ your going to Selbina anyway, grab the boat to Mhuara then book through Buburimu, and Tahrongi Canyon, to Sarutabaruta. Bastok on the other hand is a pain without the choco.

Question on the voice chat, do I need the person in my Xbox Live friends list and set the chat through threre (the xbox dash), or how do I initiate it in FFXI?
 
Cyrril I sent you 6k for the ls fund we will have to meet in the dunes to get a pearl. Maybe you could give someone a sack from each hometown.
 
[quote name='spoo']Cyrril I sent you 6k for the ls fund we will have to meet in the dunes to get a pearl. Maybe you could give someone a sack from each hometown.[/QUOTE]

Ok, i'll be buying a linkshell tonight then. Anyone have a color in mind? I was leaning toward greeen. Thanks Spoo.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']Ok, i'll be buying a linkshell tonight then. Anyone have a color in mind? I was leaning toward greeen. Thanks Spoo.[/QUOTE]

I was guessing it would be green as well. :)

[quote name='Radioactive_Man']
2 questions

1. Why do I have a ? mark next to my name.

2. What is a linkshell?[/QUOTE]

1. Your a "new adventurer", so other people can help you if they so desire. There is a way to turn this off, or you can just play for so long (5 hours total I think) and it will go away.

2. A linkshell is an in-game socail group. Just like when you join a party you can talk only to the players in the party, if you have a linkshell equipped you can get/send messages to anyone in your shell that is online. They will come across your message window in a different color (green I belive, how appropriate). You will either get a Linkpearl, or a Pearlsack (a linkpearl lets you be part of any linkshell conversation, the pearlsack allows you to give a linkpearl to other players). I just assumed everyone would have a sack thats how we did it on the PC because you never know who is on at what times or where (in the online world) they are located, but Spoo is correct if Cyrril doesn't give everyone a Pearlsack he should at least give one to someone that hails from Windurst, and Bastok.


Cyrril was nice enough to inform me that you have to do the voice chat through the Xbox Live Dashboard so if you get an invite from Edison that's me if I miss you send an invite through the dashboard.
 
[quote name='edison']I was guessing it would be green as well. :)



1. Your a "new adventurer", so other people can help you if they so desire. There is a way to turn this off, or you can just play for so long (5 hours total I think) and it will go away.

2. A linkshell is an in-game socail group. Just like when you join a party you can talk only to the players in the party, if you have a linkshell equipped you can get/send messages to anyone in your shell that is online. They will come across your message window in a different color (green I belive, how appropriate). You will either get a Linkpearl, or a Pearlsack (a linkpearl lets you be part of any linkshell conversation, the pearlsack allows you to give a linkpearl to other players). I just assumed everyone would have a sack thats how we did it on the PC because you never know who is on at what times or where (in the online world) they are located, but Spoo is correct if Cyrril doesn't give everyone a Pearlsack he should at least give one to someone that hails from Windurst, and Bastok.


Cyrril was nice enough to inform me that you have to do the voice chat through the Xbox Live Dashboard so if you get an invite from Edison that's me if I miss you send an invite through the dashboard.[/QUOTE]

The way to turn it off is going to the Help Desk. There is something on there that you can turn it off like edison stated. Shipwreck played for like 6 hours and his ? didnt go away. I think it also might be level 7 but im not sure.
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']The way to turn it off is going to the Help Desk. There is something on there that you can turn it off like edison stated. Shipwreck played for like 6 hours and his ? didnt go away. I think it also might be level 7 but im not sure.[/QUOTE]

When I logged back on last night my "?" was replaced by my Bazaar icon and I'm still a level 6.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']When I logged back on last night my "?" was replaced by my Bazaar icon and I'm still a level 6.[/QUOTE]

Nice you must have put enough time in then. Just to give you a heads up I got to Level 7 last night. I should be on tonight at like 11pm est for a little bit. I may do some more solo EXPing but I could do a party if you want.
 
[quote name='PaulDE01']When will you guys (shipwreck,etc.) be on tonight? I am usually on after 6 pm EST. FFXI character name is Nibar.[/QUOTE]
I'll be on at like 11 pm est. Im in Sandy so maybe we can play but im only level 7 Theif and level 7 Warrior.
 
[quote name='PaulDE01']When will you guys (shipwreck,etc.) be on tonight? I am usually on after 6 pm EST. FFXI character name is Nibar.[/QUOTE]

I'll probably be on somewhere between 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm tonight.
 
Fav new thing about the game since I last played: Gobs that are zoned disapear and go back to where they came from. NO MORE TRAINS! Also had a party member tag a bat and once he was dead the bat didnt agro us all, I think it must be like the first thing I mentioned.

Things I dont like about the game since I last played: This is just on the 360 demo but; many great zones area not even used. I could not believe noone was using the Shakurim Maze to lvl. I took a all BLM and me WHM team in there and owned all.

Odd things: This beta is so very much like the PS2 beta. Harder to get parties due to people not having a clue how to even accept an invite or chat. Many people seem to want to try to play this like Guild Wars or WOW. No or not many NMs seem to be being camped. In retail you never seen the Peacock Charm NM not being camped but I see NMs just running around w/noone bothering them.
I seen atleast one new NM since the last time I played.
These new rings that you get with CP area cool. Nice idea. Now I need to find out what they all do.
I cant find nearly any of the items in the AH that used to be there. lol
After logging tones of hours into the game during my 4 day weekend I can tell you it sure was fun to be back and play it again. I slept maybe 9-12 hours the whole weekend (I had to do some honey do's though) but the rest of the time I was playing this game. Just super fun.

I swear in retail back a year or two on Phoenix you never seen a NM spawn spot w/o at least 5 ppl at it when it was near time and some times when its not. I was in Gidious the other day and the NM for the coveted staff (forgot its name just now) was up and no one was around to kill it. I have also seen Spini out and no one bothering it.

My first thought is dam I need to hurry up and lvl to clean up on these NMs. My next thought is why? Most of these people wouldn't pay high end for the items cus they dont need them/know what they do/care, and if they did would it matter cus if this is like the PS2 beta we will loss these characters and this server anyway.
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LVL 17 WHM in Windy, I will be on starting at 4 or 5 today till midnight central.
I have got some good parties made out of JP/US new and old players going if anyone my lvl wants to join in.

I hate having to teach people everything. I keep having to explain macroes mostly /ma "Fire"

figgen ppl
 
Yea everyone is still low levels. When Shipwreck and Myself where leveling in East Ron we saw the Pugil Fish Swamfish. So, we just sat back and watched tons of people get 1 or 2 hit by him. Good times I say.

Also alot of my money making tricks work still. I used to go Logging all the time. Now I check and no one goes for logging points. I'm gonna hold off a little til the logs get higher on the AH. Elm logs on Fenrir server 2 years ago went for 4500 each, here they are only 1000. I cant wait til there are more crafters.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']I want this thread closed down right now. It's making me too anxious to get a 360 and FFXI.[/QUOTE]

Save up and buy one bro. It would be awesome to have a fellow halo member to play with.
 
Alright guys thanks for the quick responses. I am only a level 5 and I am getting tired of dying and losing experience by myself. I will try to be on after 8 tonight but I go to work at 5 am....oh well who needs sleep.
 
[quote name='PaulDE01']Alright guys thanks for the quick responses. I am only a level 5 and I am getting tired of dying and losing experience by myself. I will try to be on after 8 tonight but I go to work at 5 am....oh well who needs sleep.[/QUOTE]


At level 5 I'd say only fight easy stuff. Sure you wont get as much EXP but its easier. Also you'll get more items this way and make more gil. I was at level 5 yesterday and pulled 2 levels within an hour by doing my method I just said. I also used some of my conquest points to by a EXP ring.

How to get this ring will be your next question so ill answer it now. The guy who casts a signit on you before you go out and fight( I hope you been getting the signit) talk to him and say I want to spend my conquest points. Go to common items and there is like a ring for 500 pts and 1000 pts. Get the one you can afford with your points ( Not Gil ) and equip it in your equipment screen. Then go to Items find the ring and use it. ( A then A again once it asks what to do with it either drop or use it ) You can only use it every 16 hours and the 500 pt one has a duration of 500 EXP and the 1000pt one has a 1000EXP. Basically they mutliply the amount of EXP you gain in a fight. Good Stuff.

Time for me to take off. See ya guys on tonight.
 
Didn't know about talking to some guy who cast a signit. Where do I find this person. I am in Sandoria (spelling?). Fight in West Ronafure (spelling?). Thanks for the advice.
 
[quote name='PaulDE01']Didn't know about talking to some guy who cast a signit. Where do I find this person. I am in Sandoria (spelling?). Fight in West Ronafure (spelling?). Thanks for the advice.[/QUOTE]

It's the Non-Playable Character right before you leave town. He'll have the initials "TK" after his name. Talk to him and ask him to cast the signet.
 
[quote name='BREVITY']Fav new thing about the game since I last played: Gobs that are zoned disapear and go back to where they came from. NO MORE TRAINS! Also had a party member tag a bat and once he was dead the bat didnt agro us all, I think it must be like the first thing I mentioned.

Things I dont like about the game since I last played: This is just on the 360 demo but; many great zones area not even used. I could not believe noone was using the Shakurim Maze to lvl. I took a all BLM and me WHM team in there and owned all.

Odd things: This beta is so very much like the PS2 beta. Harder to get parties due to people not having a clue how to even accept an invite or chat. Many people seem to want to try to play this like Guild Wars or WOW. No or not many NMs seem to be being camped. In retail you never seen the Peacock Charm NM not being camped but I see NMs just running around w/noone bothering them.
I seen atleast one new NM since the last time I played.
These new rings that you get with CP area cool. Nice idea. Now I need to find out what they all do.
I cant find nearly any of the items in the AH that used to be there. lol
After logging tones of hours into the game during my 4 day weekend I can tell you it sure was fun to be back and play it again. I slept maybe 9-12 hours the whole weekend (I had to do some honey do's though) but the rest of the time I was playing this game. Just super fun.

I swear in retail back a year or two on Phoenix you never seen a NM spawn spot w/o at least 5 ppl at it when it was near time and some times when its not. I was in Gidious the other day and the NM for the coveted staff (forgot its name just now) was up and no one was around to kill it. I have also seen Spini out and no one bothering it.

My first thought is dam I need to hurry up and lvl to clean up on these NMs. My next thought is why? Most of these people wouldn't pay high end for the items cus they dont need them/know what they do/care, and if they did would it matter cus if this is like the PS2 beta we will loss these characters and this server anyway.
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LVL 17 WHM in Windy, I will be on starting at 4 or 5 today till midnight central.
I have got some good parties made out of JP/US new and old players going if anyone my lvl wants to join in.

I hate having to teach people everything. I keep having to explain macroes mostly /ma "Fire"

figgen ppl[/QUOTE]

It's simple. Less people, more new people attributes for 90% of your post =p

and I don't see how it's bad that the maze is empty, sounds like it's good. Made a few JP friends yesterday night and played a little bit in Tahrongi. Exp sucked. Seems like many JP are new to this game as well. The PS2 ver of this game looked so shitty I dont understand how people even played it. This is just like the PC ver, pretty much nothing has changed. Any low end PC can play this game so def not a killer app. Esp when there are numerous superior MMORPGS out there. FFXI is nothing more than a time suck. Just wait till you have to do limit quests and AF armor quests. Thinking about it hurts my head =p
 
[quote name='Zoglog']It's simple. Less people, more new people attributes for 90% of your post =p

and I don't see how it's bad that the maze is empty, sounds like it's good. Made a few JP friends yesterday night and played a little bit in Tahrongi. Exp sucked. Seems like many JP are new to this game as well. The PS2 ver of this game looked so shitty I dont understand how people even played it. This is just like the PC ver, pretty much nothing has changed. Any low end PC can play this game so def not a killer app. Esp when there are numerous superior MMORPGS out there. FFXI is nothing more than a time suck. Just wait till you have to do limit quests and AF armor quests. Thinking about it hurts my head =p[/QUOTE]

I remember the thing that kept bringing me back in the short time that I played FFXI was the world. It was always about seeing something new and breathtaking. I never even got past outer Sandy, but it was always fun. That's why I want to play again on the 360, and of course so I can have my XBL friend list at a flick of the wrist.
 
[quote name='LinkinPrime']For those of you playing. Is the beta playable with PC/PS2 people or is it strictly with X360 owners?[/QUOTE]
Beta is just 360. Retail will be PC/PS2 players as well.
 
I got the magazine tonight. No clue when I'll be able to install and play, but hopefully soon. No keyboard though.

Anybody know where I could buy a PS/2 to USB adapter or anything so I could turn one of my keyboards into USB?
 
It's probably just cheaper to buy a USB keyboard at this point as you can find them for under $10.

Oh, and mrs. shipwreck has informed me that I will be playing FFXI from 8-9 PM tonight.
 
[quote name='Mr. Anderson']I remember the thing that kept bringing me back in the short time that I played FFXI was the world. It was always about seeing something new and breathtaking. I never even got past outer Sandy, but it was always fun. That's why I want to play again on the 360, and of course so I can have my XBL friend list at a flick of the wrist.[/QUOTE]

If you havent got past outer Sandy there is a good reason to go out. The graphics are a bit dated so things won't look as impressive but if you get a chance def check out Sanctuary of Zitah.

The most amusing part about this game's advertising is all the stuff you see that looks so exciting in the trailers or even what they talk about in the OXM magazine, you probably won't get to uniless you spend 100's of hours playing. Airships are Rank 3 I believe and chocobos are lvl 20. The Chocobo quest takes 4 hours too hah.
Everything in this game is so time consuming D:.....

It's gonna suck for new people going into existing servers beacuse from what i've heard the economy has inflated so much.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']It's probably just cheaper to buy a USB keyboard at this point as you can find them for under $10.

Oh, and mrs. shipwreck has informed me that I will be playing FFXI from 8-9 PM tonight.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I picked up a USB keyboard at Office Max last week that was $12.99 since I couldn't find one cheaper.

LOL at the second part. :p

I'll be on after 9pm Central for a while, I hit lvl 8 last night.

Cyrril are you still getting the Linkshell tonight? I should still be on at 11pm Eastern so send me a tell.
 
Would any of you guys want to play this later or sometime soon? I'm in San D'oria and need a crew to run with. I don't even know where to begin running around by myself, the rabbits are kicking my ass. :)

Also, where do I use and what does the adventure coupon do? The game told me where to go, but its so big I missed who I was supposed to talk to and everyone I saw playing either didn't speak English or had a learning disability because they couldn't answer me.
 
[quote name='edison']Yeah I picked up a USB keyboard at Office Max last week that was $12.99 since I couldn't find one cheaper.

LOL at the second part. :p

I'll be on after 9pm Central for a while, I hit lvl 8 last night.

Cyrril are you still getting the Linkshell tonight? I should still be on at 11pm Eastern so send me a tell.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I;m gonna be going on in about 10 mins from now. See ya there.
 
Ok. I'm buying the green LinkShell as of now. Please send me a friends request if you would like one. Also Everyone Thank Spoo since he came up with 3/4 of the gil. Thanks bro we couldnt havent gotten it now without you.
 
Ok so I was setting up the Linkshell and the name CheapAssGamer is already in use. What should we name it? Any suggestions?

EDIT: It also says its mayeb unavial. Maybe since the word ass? Lets think of something.
 
[quote name='joevan']assuming I'd never played FF before, how lost would I be if I decided to pick the Demo up tomorrow?[/QUOTE]
Pretty lost. Its a big learning curve. Someone should be on too help you. Alot of people are new at this. Kinda skim this thread and check out the tips and hints we dropped.
 
I like CAG or use $$ maybe? But I do want a shell. I am in dunes today. I will shoot you a friends request tonight.

I didnts play long last night I only got like 3k xp. My party was all experianced FF players though which was very nice.

Thanks to those who paid for the shell. I would have pitched in but alas I am still in my starting gear and have yet to get all my spells. I am truly poor in this version.
 
I just downloaded everything last night and created my character.
name:Cremins
race:Hume
job:Monk
city:San d'Oria
I'm an old FF pro but have never played a MMORPG. Feeling kinda lost, but I'll be rolling tonight. What is this linkshell thing and how does it work?
 
[quote name='shipwreck']Will they let you use Cheap A$$ Gamer?[/QUOTE]
No symbols.

Are these gay?:

CheapArseGamer
CheapAsGamer
CheapAHoleGamer
CheapydCAG
CAGcheapCAG

I dunno. I want to get it up and going tonight. I'm about to leave for the day so leave any and all feedback so we can decide on one. Thanks.
 
[quote name='Zoglog']If you havent got past outer Sandy there is a good reason to go out. The graphics are a bit dated so things won't look as impressive but if you get a chance def check out Sanctuary of Zitah.

The most amusing part about this game's advertising is all the stuff you see that looks so exciting in the trailers or even what they talk about in the OXM magazine, you probably won't get to uniless you spend 100's of hours playing. Airships are Rank 3 I believe and chocobos are lvl 20. The Chocobo quest takes 4 hours too hah.
Everything in this game is so time consuming D:.....

It's gonna suck for new people going into existing servers beacuse from what i've heard the economy has inflated so much.[/QUOTE]
Airships are level 5. When I stopped playing I just got to rank 4. There is no way I would have been able to beat the 3 rank 4 missions with my character only being level 32. Chocobo quest takes forever lol. I kept feeding it once an real time hour ( which = 24 hours in game time ) while watching a movie. Also the subjob quest can be time consuming becuase you have to get 3 items drops from monsters. Getting the skull was easy for me but I heard horrible tales for tring to find one. My favorite part was traveling at like level 23 to get the 3 keys for Kazam (?) That was pretty cool. Alot of traveling though to the 3 major cities ( Bastok, Sandy, and Windy.)
 
[quote name='pimpinc333']No symbols.

Are these gay?:

CheapArseGamer
CheapAsGamer
CheapAHoleGamer
CheapydCAG
CAGcheapCAG

I dunno. I want to get it up and going tonight. I'm about to leave for the day so leave any and all feedback so we can decide on one. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

What about something like CAGclan or CAGlink?
 
[quote name='shipwreck']What about something like CAGclan or CAGlink?[/QUOTE]
Ok I'll hurry and jump on in a couple and mins and try one of those out. I like CAGlink or CAGlinkshell.
 
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