This message is intended for those that have not played Final Fantasy XI or any MMO: I played FInal Fantasy XI for 3 years; was end game for 2 years... Just to warn you, this type of game is NOT pick-up-and-play, you need to invest many, many many hours in this game to truly appreciate it. I only say this warning for reasons of someone's comment on the disclaimer at the start of the game where it warns you not to forget your friends, family, school or work. I know it sounds corny and cheesy at first, but I promise you, if you dont heed that warning, you will be very sad, lonely and/or broke when you decide to quit this game. Once you reach end-game status, you will be into linkshells with the sole purpose of killing the toughest, meanest things in the game. While this is incredibly fun, (and for some linkshells can last many hours O.O); the respawn on these HNM's are 24 hours, with several "windows" of which they can spawn. This can be a VERY time consuming process as you need to be on each day at roughly the same time unless the monster was pushed back or held longer than it normally takes (which usually has lots of drama involved too -_- ) I do not bash this game in any way since it was one of the best videogame experiences I've ever had, but it was also one of the hardest things to leave, as the people are real people, not all npc's, and emotions can get involved. Know what you are going into, and if you decide you want to take that path, try to remember the disclaimer and above all, your significant others. Everyone will have to grow up and out of this type of genre at some point in their lives unless this genre can make some changes towards not making it so time intensive to be "living another life" (and I say this with respect) in a game. Thank you for your time, and enjoy.
