Basic of the Basics. (FFXI)

I asked my sister what she thought was the hardest in FFXI when she first started out.
She mentioned: Macros, Controls, Auction house, gil and crafting.
Crafting and macros I will cover a little later cause starting out we don’t need to know about it yet.

Controls:
I have told you a bit about the controls already, but lets go through them again.
You will be using your Numpad for the most part.
Walking: 8 forward, 4 turn left, 6 turn right, 2 backward.
Insideview: To switch between inside and outside view hit 5.
Autowalk: While holding down 8 to move forward hit 7 and you can let go of the buttons for autowalk. Hit 7 again to stop.
Menu: You open the menu with – button on the numpad.
Rest: Hit * to sit down and recover your HP and MP.
Lockon: If you have a target while hitting * you will lockon that target. Hit * again to cancel.
Open and expand the chat window: Hit + to open the chat window, then hit enter if you want to expand it further. Use the arrow buttons to scroll. Close with ESC.
Target: Hit Tab to target, hit Tab again to switch between targets.
Target self: Hit F1 to target yourself. In party you can target the party members with F2 to F6
Zoom in/out: 9 zooms in, 3 zooms out.
Walk/run: To switch between walk and run hit the / button on the numpad.
Pic: The target get a arrow above their head, and a menu pops up (lower right corner). If you have Lockon activated the menu will have a red box round it saying >Locked<

Pic: To open your map, hit - button on the numpad to open the Menu, then select Map.

Auction house(AH):
All citys have a auction house. Here you can list your items or buy items from other players.
Find the AH on the map, it got something that looks like a judge’s hammer icon on it.
Select a auction counter, it does not matter if someone is already standing there. Click on it (Tab and Enter) and you’ll get up a little menu:

BID, this is where you can brows through the wears in the AH.

SELL, this is where you list your items for sale (you might want to brows in BID for the best price first.) You can list 7 items and they will be listed for up to a week (for a fee.) If your item sell, the gil will be sent to your Moghouse(MH) right away. If the item does not sell it will be returned to you in your MH. Lastly

SALES STATUS, this is where you can see the items you have up for sale. Grey items aren’t sold yet. Yellow items have been sold and can be clicked to remove them from the list so you can list new items. Red items have not been sold within the time limit and have been returned to you (Can also be clicked to remove from list.)

Gil:
How to make gil I will cover in my Starting out: City posts. I will start out with Windurst.

I hope it was helpful ^^ If you got any questions, feel free to send them to GamersNutshell[at]gmail.com

Final Fanatsy XI Online

The first MMO I will start out with is my all time favorite (so far) in the MMO world.
I have been playing Final Fantasy XI for about 5 years, it was my first ever MMO, but it have a sense of uniqueness about it that I haven’t found in any other MMO.

After playing the game for 5 years I can safely say that this game is not newbie friendly.
I didn’t know this when I started playing, cause I hadn’t played any other MMOs. To me it was this magical little place with all the nice and helpful peoples.

I first found FFXI while browsing the net for info on other Final Fantasy games. It was due to launch in North America in about a months time then, I got so exited about the thought of an online game, that I decided I had to play it. My only problem was that I live in Norway, and the game wasn’t going to launch in EU until a year after NA, there where no chance of me waiting for that, so I went ahead and imported a game from the states, resulting in me starting to play one month after NA launch.

Graphic:

When I first logged into the game I of course thought the graphic of FFXI was stunningly beautiful. I play FFXI on my computer and two laptops and the graphic is widely different on all of them. Compared to other games I have played (like Guild wars, RF online and Archlord) the graphic of FFXI is a bit grainy, but what I think is most important with FFXI is that it has a Final Fantasy feel to it (as a Final Fantasy fan) and FFXI pulls that off nicely.

Story:

The storyline takes place in the world of Vana’diel. 20 years past of when the story of when we start playing, there where a war between the playable races and the beastmen. The beastmen were guided by the Shadowlord, and they laid waste to beautiful towns and land.
But the people united and seized victory from the beastmen, and the Shadowlord disappeared.

But trouble is steering in Vana’diel once again. You’ll have the chance to play as one of the 5 races that inhabits Vana’diel. Mithra, Galka, Hume, Elvaan or the Tarutaru, and chose between 1 of 3 nations to start in (It can be changed) Windurst, where the Mithra and the Tarutaru lives. San d’Oria, where the Elvaan lives. Or Bastok, where the Hume and Galka lives.

You will be fighting against the beastmen (and the other nations) over control over the different regions, and of course – over the crystals ;)

Repetitiveness:

The thing with MMOs it that they tend to be repetitive, and FFXI is no exception, but unlike most other games I have played, FFXI is not based on doing quests, and the never-ending “go there kill x amount of monsters.” The important aspect of FFXI is the community. FFXI is hard to play in the sense that you can’t really find the info about the quest or mission you do IN the game, unless you maybe shout about it in town of course. I have found that best way to find info on FFXI while you play is to have two computers (or now with the windower you only need one.) and look up the info you need on FFXI encyclopedia.

Controls:

FFXI is very easy to use. It’s based on only using the keyboard (PC) and controller for the consoles. You walk with the numpad 8,4,6,2. Inside view with 5 ,and also autorun 7.
Rest with * and open the easy to use menu with -. FFXI also have macros that is easy to learn.

Overall:

The only bad thing I have to say about FFXI is that its low on solo content and it isn’t newbie friendly. I personally like it a lot, and I hope FFXIV will be even better. ^^

I give FFXI 4 out of 5.

Gamer’s Nutshell’s Ranking System.

So I decided to have a ranking system for my blog, before I start with tips and tricks for a game I’ll be giving you my little review on the game, and tell you why I want to play it.
I’ll be ranking from 1 to 5. 5 being the best score I’ll give.

I look at:
Graphic: Though not overly important, I like the games I play to look somewhat ok.
Story: I love a good story that’s not too cliché.
Repetitiveness: MMOs are always repetitive, but I’ll be judging the amount of it.
Controls: How easy is the game to operate?

MMORPGs are games I like dedicate the free time in my life to, and for me to be willing to give that time the game have to offer something I want.

Tried and Tested Gaming Tips.

The purpose of this blog is to help you grow as a gamer. This includes guiding you to all the tips and tricks. I will focus on the casual and legal sides of games, and for the most part MMOs, pay- or free-to-play. By doing this I hope I can make you feel more motivated, energized, and passionate about the game you are playing.

Starting out a new game I know I haven’t always been very motivated until I found the “trick to the game.” I have never been the type for NM hunting, and hours of sitting around doing nothing but stare at the screen, ready to hit the button the second the NM spawns, is just not for me. So needless to say I wont be doing much of that.

I want to tell you how I do things when I’m starting out. How I fix the never ending questing for gold. How I get parties the fastest, Level crafts, and anything else game related. But most importantly, you aren’t here to struggle and suffer, you’re here to enjoy your game and have fun!