I'm just curious to know how many players here have already left XI to play other games until this release. From what I have seen in other threads, it seems like a lot of people left XI for many reasons.

Also just curious to know what games you guys are playing while waiting for this release.

I'm still paying for XI, but I haven't logged in for more than a few minutes in the last 2 months.

I just can't get into it lately. I try to play but knowing there's another game on the horizon makes me want to just play xbox and not put any more effort into my xi character. I'm considering cancelling my account...

I started XI shortly after it was released but was forced by my parents to stop after about a year (with good reason...had horrid grades because of it). Anyway, I joined the WoW beta a few months afterwards and then moved onto various other MMOs. I then tried to get back into FFXI but by that time my taste in games had changed to the point where I could no longer play it...it's just way to slow paced.

Anyway, here I am waiting for FFXIV, SWTOR or STO. Whichever is best is the one I'll most likely play. My guildmates from WAR (which we no longer play but are waiting for a new game to play together) are all keeping track of SWTOR and STO so I'm mainly keeping track of FFXIV. I doubt they'll be playing FFXIV though.

I'm still paying but at the moment my activity is limited to my nyzul static. I'm just too busy with my uni and anime schedule.

I've been on and off since last December, but it was because of mythics, not FFXIV.

The couple who was leading our longtime social/endgame linkshell became disinterested and lost their will to continue running the shell. Therefore I no longer had any reason to continue playing, since for the last two years my joy came from helping our endgame shell succeed. Nobody was interested in being a serious WHM so I was happy to fill the role. It was so much fun to be responsible for keeping the tanks alive during our Dynamis runs and the big boss battles.

Those days are over now, and while that is sad, I look forward to our reunion in FFXIV. I quit FFXI back in July and I've been pretty bored ever since, just following the FFXIV news and waiting. PS3 and Wii games simply don't fill the void.

I pretty much quit last August. Still had an account but didn't really play much, just talked to the LS and did quests with my friend on Saturdays. April or May, when my friend was off to visit relatives and couldn't play for a few months, was when I "officially" quit. Still go on PlayOnline to talk to people though.

I've quit on and off since WotG came out, mainly because of RL obligations. The announcement of XIV may also have been a factor.

Quit about a year and a half ago. Got about halfway to finishing Yoichinoyumi and just decided I didn't want to play an MMO by myself anymore, so I started playing WoW with a bunch of my real life friends.

I'm currently on break because of real life stuff but planning on going back if/when I can. For me it has always been mainly about the people but there is always something to do in the game and I never seem to finish it.

The only thing that will probably pull me away is FFXIV if it ends up being just as good as FFXI or better. Now it's just a race to see how much I can finish before it comes out.

I played FFXI for a long time but eventually it got boring. Going to "endgame" events felt like a job and everything else turned tedious.

In a rebellious mood I tried WoW and loved it, maybe it was the "new" factor but it was great, I absolutely loved Hunter. A year or so passed I believe and FFXI came out with some update or other that drew me back. Of course that didn't last long and after a few months or so I was back starting a new Hunter in WoW.

Got my Hunter to 80, did the heroic dungeons, then came Mog Bonanza. Still in denial I signed back up with FFXI and attempted to find some enjoyment in the grind. Yadda Yadda Yadda I go back and forth between FFXI and WoW one more time before finally accepting that FFXI just doesn't appeal anymore.

Right now I'm playing Aion, not necessarily because I'm done with WoW but, again, it's something new. Right now I think Aion will keep me busy until Cataclysm or FFXIV, whichever comes first. My ultimate destination though will be FFXIV, and I hope it will have that special something that attracted me to the FF series in the first place.

i quit in July.

I was only logging on about once a week when I was still playing. I got really far behind on the ToAu and WoTG storylines. Finding help was, well, pathetic. Just felt like the right time to quit and my wife was tired of seeing that bill show up every month for five and a half years and each time I would get "Are you still playing that?" Im playing my old games(fallout 3, gta4, oblivilion, etc.) now waiting on 14 to be released. I heard my LS of 4 years just recently split too, most of the members were quitting for various reasons.

I quit XI recently with no intentions of playing XIV. I'm only here now for the lulz.

I logged off for the last time where I first began, way back at the NA launch.

That lonely little corner of the walkway in Port Bastok.

I logged out in Jueno I think. I told my entire linkshell I'm quitting so abruptly and logged out before they could resond ><. The old days...

I only quit about 2 months ago. I hadn't planned on stopping until xiv released. But, my account was hacked. During the 3-week rollback process my cc expired and I didn't want to renew it. So, I just decided it was better for me to take an mmo break. I'm actually getting more sleep now! And, yes, I suffer from a huge lack of self-control when I play mmo's.

^ This ^ is the main problem with FFXI these days, and why whenever I or others come back, while we might make a few friends, its like there are barriers up that just won't ever come down - loyalties that lie so strongly in 'those that remain and have never left' and the 'routine' endgame activities... that it seems no one wants to do anything 'outside of the norm' for 'fun' anymore. I had a very hard time convincing even long-time friends that were on to do things out of the norm because 'they had Dynamis in an hour' or 'were waiting for 'so-and-so' to level that particular job.

I understand these loyalties, and am guilty of the same things myself - but it doesn't change the facts that never being able to break away from the 'routine', not even once-a-week, makes it near impossible to enjoy FFXI without bringing pre-existing friends into the game when you come back.

For example, if I were to play with my fiance - I could come back and enjoy it for a time again, just to have her company. But to go back alone (or to enter the game without a friend) these days is barely worth the effort. But then my loyalties would lie with her and if someone wanted to do endgame activities, or I wanted gear from said activities, something would have to give, since she'd be new and unable to participate. Bailing on one-group-for-another is something only the closest of friends or most distant people with no-friends on one side or the other can get away with consistently.

I guess its simply a problem of reaching a point where you want more out of the game than simply "gear"... things like good companionship and interesting day-to-day activities that don't feel overly-repetitious (hard to achieve in an MMO anyhow) - you hit a barrier. You have to decide if you want to get better at the game by droning through things you dont want to drone through, or be content with what you have and go do things that are fun with friends. Since these games are built towards gear upgrade/acquisition being the "ideal day to day goal" - its hard to break away from that desire (especially with feeling like a noob or actually 'wanting' to try newer endgame events and building a bad reputation by being under-geared etc) - you end up with a situation where the only time you can have a 'good deal of fun' with your companions is when 'everyone' needs upgrades at the same time from the same place and you get the joy out of overcoming an obstacle that grants desired rewards together. The problem is that this situation is rare, and gets more and more rare every day.

Sorry for the wall-o-text.

I quit like three times, most recently a year ago when I got a BST to 30 and then quit. Since then, I've tried Age of Conan and LOTRO and got bored quickly of both, and I'm now playing WoW and will probably play it until FFXIV releases. Since I no longer have the FFXI excuse to not play WoW, I had no choice in my desperation for an MMO... And it's not even that bad. Just not as great as FFXI.

I went on and off for FFXI and finally quit it few years ago.

I have never played any FF or MMORPGs before FFXI, so it was a new experience to me.
I was so newb that I didnt know how to use weapon skills, so I delevered from Level 8 to 7 at least 10times with TP at 300% lol
I started playing the game mainly because 6-7 of my real life friends are playing, so i gave it a try.
It was nice exploring new areas and doing quests and missions together with friends, but after my hardcore gamer friends playing lots of hours to level and left me behind... then when I was still hitting the pugils and crabs in Qufim with under sub, they were already in 30s with their advanced jobs, and I started to feel bored just keep leveling to trying to catch their levels.

and then because of boredom I joined a HNM linkshell (joined before they became HNM linkshell actually) killing shadowlord and all the dragons, I feel like I accomplished most of the thing in the game and I started to feel lonely, and finally found out it's always the best to play the game with friends.

NAILED IT! You hit it right on the head!

Last time I logged in a couple of months ago, I donated most of my gil to my RL brother since he still seems to find some enjoyment in ffxi. Best thing I can say about ffxi is that I met and fell in love with my wife through the game, so it will always hold great memories for me. We now have our first child, and he's become the greatest "character" we'll ever raise (hopefully this guy never hits a level cap).

I'm now playing some of the other games which I largely ignored due to ffxi commitments at the time (mostly RTS). Unfortunately, most of them won't hold my attention for more than a couple of weeks, which is a testament to how great ffxi was to play.

I would recommend Dawn of War II for about a month of gameplay; Red Alert 3 / Command & Conquer 3 for about 3 weeks each; Sins of a Solar Empire for about two weeks of gameplay...other older classics like Rise of Nations, Dawn of War I, Heroes of Might and Magic V have left me bored after less than two weeks, but they're worth picking up if you can't be bothered updating POL and logging back in to ffxi.

I pretty much have quit. There's not much for me to do anymore.
I would sell my account but I do log on from time to time (every few weeks) but I'll probably just cancel my subscription soon.

I play Aion a little bit on the weekends but I'm just really busy with school. Hopefully I can set aside more time for gaming when FFXIV comes out - if it's really good I should be able to squeeze in enough hours here and there to progress steadily.

Edit: Of course, I'm sure I'll be back to FFXI in a heartbeat if SMN (or one of the other pet jobs) gets some amazing update(s).

Edited, Oct 15th 2009 7:40am by Poubelle

I quit in the middle of Treaures of Aht Urghan. I honestly just got tired of it and could not enjoy any aspect of the game anymore so I quit and played another MMO.

I want to play FFXIV beta and see if the game will be fun for me.

Edited, Oct 15th 2009 3:59pm by DaemonFaust

I recently left Bahamut a month ago to try out Aion while I wait for XIV, Aion is not living up to the hype. I can't wait for FXIV to come out. I was considering coming back to XI but unsure because what else can I really accomplish before XIV comes out . I mean now its like pulling teeth to get help with missions and other quests. It would seem like a waste of time...so yeah undecided. but as far as time spent I can be found on XB360 live and PS3 .

By internet standards, it's been ages since I've posted on Alla. The last time I logged into XI was about 5 months ago, I think. I had quit for a brief period before that - about 3 months a year ago - but came back to play with my roomies at the time. After graduation, I just found myself logging in every day and camping the AH, leveling subcrafts, etc. I think I went for 2 months without being in a party even once before I finally just stopped logging in and canceled my account. I started playing WoW shortly after due to friends who play. It has been enjoyable thus far just because it's relatively new and different.

I had no intention of playing FFXIV until my old roomies contacted me again and suggested they would be joining when it was released. Then I decided to look at the website that's currently up for it. Oi. Looks like I'll be playing WoW til then (perhaps) and then jumping ship again. Oh well. At least XIV looks pretty and looks like it will have solved some of the problems that plagued XI for so many years. I'll likely play the beta; hopefully I'll see some positive results.

I'm currently at the very least taking a break from FFXI. No one reason, other than I'm just bored in game. The draw of the big shiny items isn't enough to keep me logging in for the end game grind, and my actual good friends have either quit or just rarely log in anymore.

Right now I'm messing around with DnD online. Kinda funish, we'll see though. I'm not a big fan of free to play + cash shop. Also starting on playing all the PS1 FFs in reverse order. I've never actually finished IX even tho I love the game. This should hold me over till the (hopefully awesome) release of Star Trek Online.

Anyone have any MMO suggestions incase I get bored with DDO? I would prefer an awesome crafting system and either 0 or pointless + optional PvP.