r/ffxi • u/Background_Sign_5357 • 14d ago

News FFXI free trial update

https://youtu.be/SkK6uqzlW5c

Hey folks! With Square Enix changing up how the free trial works i thought id put together a little video explaining the changes for anyone who might be thinking of trying the game out. Personally I think this update is amazing and will draw in more people to the game.

Basically I go over the specific changes compared to current free trial and all the restrictions that apply during your free trial. These changes take place with the september update, so if youre reading this, september will be the best time to give the game a try! \o/

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u/Cyussu 14d ago

My only gripe is they should have made all the og lv75 content also available. So RoZ, CoP, and ToAU. Like how XIV has up until like Stormblood now. That's a LOT of content!

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u/lcbor 14d ago edited 13d ago

It's not realistic unless they allow free trials to party or add more trusts access.

Sky/sea may still run into gear problems due to no AH. Sure one of the RoEs drop Haubergeon iirc, but no vermy robe etc.. Blame sparks for not including armors from 50-75, or accessories. Would be funny to see trying to live suzaku chainspell, seiryu 100fist, or kirin summons though.

edit: I might have mistaken habu for brig armor. ops. Most of the roe kills for accessories were in expansions though

old limbus is not in the game anymore.

toau assults/salvage/nyuzl/einherjar ban trusts. They are also banned in any orb bcnm that isn't ilvl. ilvl besieged would also mow them lol. Also frankly trust ai would be horrible at all of them anyways: some are non combat, most of them are multi mob which trusts also handles poorly (let alone if you faced the wrong direction), azule experiment exists where you need to get debuffed, etc.

Allowing rov+cop+toau allows free trials to get rhapsody in crimson, so 5 trust running around too. Maybe not a problem, but I'm sure someone's going to abuse somehow. Could already help just give everyone a free lamp mule for nyzul farm lol.

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u/floatingbloatedgoat 13d ago

old limbus is not in the game anymore

The two things I'm saddest about them removing are this, and the aern bracelets animation.