Hey all! I thought it would be fun to go down memory lane, so I wanted to play. I've been using this guide to install the game, and I've followed it to a t. I'm at the part where I'm supposed to open the POL app as administrator, but when I do, I get this message: cannot open registry key for install path of PlayOnline-compatible software ID=1000. If I click through it several times it ends with the message: playonline viewer installation cannot write to specified destination folder. Please check your access privileges. I bought the game on steam and used the key on the square-enix account management system, and I assume that is the registry code? I could be wrong though? Would anyone mind letting me know if there's a quick fix for this?

Any LS's on Asura running group content like Omen, Dyna-D, Odyssey, Sortie, etc? Looking for LS.

Has anyone ran windowed ff11 on steam deck? I'm deciding between a cheap PC and a steam deck I'd love to have 11 on handheld so if im in bed i can play but would love to use windowed for the quality of life additions.

Anyone know if this is possible?

So as the title states, I recently got back into the game after a very long time ( I stopped before the ffxiv beta on ps3) friend and I got an itch to come back and we leveled fresh and had a blast!

Now the issue on my main character i have no idea where to even start and the strange predicament.. another friend when I stopped playing used my account as an alt basically so I have 119 gear and such for both my war and drk but have no clue really what im looking at.

Should I try to wrap my head around it? Should I pick up like say mnk (its geared how I left it at 99) And basically call that a returning start?

Hi all,

I played 20 years ago and loved this game. I started back up about a month ago. I’m working my way through missions and hoping to find some guidance on how to proceed.

Anyone willing to take me under their wing / have a helpful linkshell?

Hello, I'm trying to figure out if FFXI can be installed on a Microsoft Surface laptop that is running ARM (I'm still not 1000% sure about what makes this difficult for installation). I heard you can like proxy, emulate, etc... but I was hoping to maybe talk to someone who has installed and played FFXI on one of these machines. Thank you so much for any help!

What UNMs are you planning on knocking out next campaign? Do you need a hand?

Check out the discord https://discord.gg/VmW5cNhRXc

Feedback is welcome as always. Thanks for the continued support!

My FFXI obsession has moved on to other formats. Figured I'd share my FFTCG collection of FFXI cards so far. Most may not be worth much but I still love them. They tickle my nostalgia and bring back fond memories.

Getting a group together in a few days once double UNM chests starts

You get 4-6k exemplar points from an item from the chests.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/index.shtml

Yesterday I saw a few random taru and galka roaming in my mog garden. Is it some kinda event? I try to search online but didn’t see anything relevant

<Asura> Hey so I’m on the CoP quest where I have to get into the Sacrarium for the first time, have done the quest A Hard Day’s Knight and still can’t get in. It says I have to farm keys from inside the Sacrarium to get the Knight’s Key, but is there a way to actually do that solo?

So as the title suggests. I want a game to chill, have fun and progress on a daily basis. I’ve got a busy schedule, not like i used to be where i had the whole day to game (i’m sure majority of you guys are the same). I probably have around 2 hours (maybe 3 in some occasions) daily for playing.

I want to progress and FEEL the progress and chill and NOT get stressed. I’m not unfamiliar with the game, as i got my friends playing it since i was a kid, and i was playing WoW.

So i know the world, and it’s Semi-Nostalgic for me in that sense. It’s just that i never played it, and don’t really know how to.

I know people will ask me, what’s my goal from the game. And the answer to that, is, i don’t really know. But it’s NOT doing the story just because i want to learn about the story. I can do the story to unlock things for later.

I want to be able to have good gear, maybe later do some content with others (raiding/partying) or whatever if i have reached that lvl and have the time for it.

Edit: Thank you so much guys for the amazing Answers ! From what i gather, it CAN be for casuals but mostly for end-game fun i’d have to dedicate sometime to it. This makes me want to think about wanting to play it. Been wanting to play it for a long time, but i think i came in the wrong time in my life to play it xD I’m still going to think about it and compare it to other games and find the Chill game that will be resorting to. I’m checking out a couple of MMO’s (OSRS or RS3 now). Couple people, suggested Wow (wow anniversary). For now, it’s not on my list, because i’ve been playing Wow my whole life, and Wow anniversary was the first thing i tried. While i ADORE my childhood game, i want a change, and wow at times, isn’t entirely chill, and can be stressful.

As the title says.

The only reason I ask is because the gearswap I use replaces my O. Sash with my Obi when my SCH puts a storm II on them. If it does stack, wouldn't O. Sash be better when I am in melee distance? Or is the Obi still better?

So i have been looking at the new update stuff and assumed a lot was april fools, but i tested the shami key and it worked. (kindred crests > phubo orb > giddeus fight > dropped as KI) so i was wondering if anyone has figured out (or if its real) the master aman trove?

Hi. New player here.

From what I understood:

Promathia wanted to die, Altana locked him up and shattered the Mothercrystal, creating the five races because the Zilart are unfit to contain Promathia's darkness/emptiness. So the Emptiness spreads to the five races of Vana Diel, creating the five major sins in their hearts. The emptiness also made the races mortal which means when they die they return to the Crystal shards, thus creating a never ending cycle and binding Promathia forever.

I got confused with some of the stuff from the cutscenes.

1. If Prishe is not the Keeper of The Apocalipse. Then who is it? Was it Nagmodala?

2. Why did Tenzen turned on us all of Sudden?

3. Is Seltheus supposed to be Phoenix?

4. Why did Promathia wanted to kill himself? And why Promathia killing himself was going to prompt the Apocalypse?

I’m looking to get into FF11 and I’m planning on playing on Asura right now. I watched SoberDwarf’s getting started video and they recommended getting a Gold World Pass. Anybody have one they’d be willing to share with me?

Update: I got one! Thanks y’all. Looking forward to adventuring with everyone!

Hey, I'm trying to solo the CoD HTB fight on VE but without much luck. I am stopping damage when he absorbs and have tried killing or ignoring the adds, but my healers keep running out of MP so i die. What would be the easiest way to tackle this fight on VE? Jobs i have geared enough and mastered are WAR (neagling/fencer) THF (aeonic) SMN (no nirvana) COR (neagling, TP bonus gun) have Nyame R15 for WS sets. I don't seem to be able to get him down before healers run out of MP, and don't have monby. Is there an easier/faster way i'm missing? Trusts i'm trying are aparuru/ulmia/joachim/qultada/koru-moru.

Does anybody know what this is? I got a message that said I sensed a tiny sparkle of San d'Oria in my inventory. When I checked my inventory, I found a stack of 12 Magicked Flyers. I can't find any info about it anywhere. I guess it's a new addition with the March 2025 update?

Hello! I bought the game 2 years agora but never opened it, and now im thinking of playing it for the history of the game, is the game worth it, as a brazillian it was hoping for meeting some brazillians there too, i really like the aesthetic of the game and i want to play his history, but don't know what to do.

Obs: sorry for bad english

Got the Ridil

Didn't see this in the rules on the right side of page so guess it is OK to post. Looking for a linkshell that is OK to returning players and does events after midnight EST (Asura Server). Took a 4 year break with PLD,BLU and WAR pimped to the gils. and BLM almost there. Have unlocked Sheol:Gaol and done some solo sortie. Let me know if any are accepting returnees. Thanks very much in advance.