By doublesbrian 2013-03-29 09:11:52
The game has changed a lot from 75 cap.
Old FFXI used to be about 90% of the game leveling 10% end game.
New FFXI is 10% levling, 90% end game.
You can get your char to level cap in a day, and after a couple more days you can cap all your skills on it.
However, the way the game evolved is that you can do a bunch of events with a small group of people. It really gets you to the end game so you can work at some gear. It gives you a similar sense of accomplishment as exp parties when you get a shiny new piece of gear, but you just have to be motivated to get stuff rather than how you were forced to seek and hope for invite from 1-75.
You can lowman Sky, sea, dyna, limbus, assualts and all the older content now. Hunting abyssea armor is able to be done in a group of 3-4 also, so you can have really respectable gear too.
There are still alliance events out there, but the vast majority of the game can be tackled in a party now.
FFXI has changed a lot but if you're open minded about changes, and you can find a handful of friends to play with, you can still find it enjoyable.