Reading all these articles on XI is making me consider going back to play it again.

They definitely were a barrier to entry for console, but given WoW has never had a console release, and FFXI for Windows was released before PS2 in NA (Oct 2003/Mar 2004), I’m not sure that’s completely the case.

I always thought it was more to do with FFXI being menu based (and slower to begin with) rather than using a simpler system with action keys like you get with WoW and later MMOs.

I hear it.

2 Materia, one being +50% HP materia (9999hp), Lucky 7s for Emerald Weapon.

Always comes to mind.

Honestly, how I felt with Rebirth and seemingly every side story being based around mini games. All for mini games, not for them being forced.

English here. Anyone I know with a bread box use it in combination with one of the others. I have one, so we’re Bread Box + Twist and Tuck.