You know I fully understand about FFXI and the having to group issue. I was annoying at first for me. But personally I think that in the end it made the game more rich.
It forces you to have good socialization with others on the server. As a hunter in WOW I can basically use my pet as a tank and slowly fleece my way into 80% of the world without saying anything to anyone. It quickly becomes another dreadful hack-and-slash game if you ask me. No dueling in FFXI can be a bit of a pain though.
Also unless one establishes connections, joining a guild worth anything in WOW proves a challenge these days. Simply because people have gotten too focused on the game and demand ridiculous things. Like I mentioned before with my buddy, uber politics for a game.
But hey, to each his own. As stated it's pretty much a banked sale for SEGA from my wallet when the expanded PSU comes this fall.
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