It has been 20 years since the
great and terrible Crystal War engulfed all the lands of Vana’diel. It
began with the sudden appearance of the vile Shadowlord, loather of
all things living. He enslaved the unwitting beastmen of Vana’diel and
lead them in a world-wide war against all the peaceful nations. The
nations fell one after another like dominoes until, finally, Grand
Duke Kam’lanaut of Jeuno rallied the remaining nations into the Allied
Forces of Altana. A stalemate ensued for some time until the legendary
Battles of Jeuno and of Xarcabard, where the beastmen were finally
overwhelmed and Volker, champion of Bastok, cornered and slew the
Shadowlord in his castle Zvahl. Vana’diel has changed greatly since
the Crystal War, and you are about to discover just how much.
Despite being called Final Fantasy XI, this MMORPG is unlike previous
titles in the series in many ways. Final Fantasy XI can be played in
both first and third-person. Also, the player is only able to control
one character, but can fully personalize their character. Lastly,
Final Fantasy XI’s environment does not switch to a turn-based “battle
area” when an enemy is encountered. Past level ten, this MMOG strongly
encourages parties of up to six players and up to three parties can
ally to take down especially difficult foes. A monster in Final
Fantasy XI becomes “claimed” once a player attacks it, which means
only members in that player’s party may attack the monster unless they
“call for help”.
There is much to do in Final Fantasy XI, including taking on quests,
main storyline advancing missions, alchemy, trading, crafting,
harvesting, mining, fishing, excavating, logging, smithing, and of
course, PvP and PvE combat. PvP is strictly limited to “matches”
wherein all involved agree to the combat. The economy of this MMO is
almost entirely player-driven. Monsters drop little money, if at all.
This helps encourage players to craft items and sell them in “Auction
Houses” which are located in every major city of Vana’diel. Three
expansions have so far been released for Final Fantasy XI; Rise of the
Zilart, Chains of Promathia, and Treasures of Aht Urhgan.
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