@risa Just some of the many reasons why I still play 11, it is by far one of my top three Final Fantasy games, and second favourite MMO of all time.

@ridge yeah!
what server are you on? maybe we can hang out some time? ^^

@risa I'm on Carbuncle, a fairly low-population server. I moved there because a couple of friends of mine made their characters there. In the event that you somehow also play there, I'd love to!

@ridge sadly, i'm on bahamut. but i could make an alt on carbuncle
dunno when tho! i don't even have an active sub rn xD

@risa That's understandable! I have sometimes considered asking my friends if they want to move to Bahamut, but the longer I mull on it the more friends I make on Carbuncle so it's tough.

Apropos active subscriptions, have you used your free days to claim the Bonanza coupon and anniversary freebies?

@ridge (maybe i should move to carbuncle full time, if there's a good community there?)

i have not, thanks for the reminder ^^
dunno if i'm eligible tho, but i'll see ^^

@risa The only requirement is that you haven't had a subscription after May 13th, it'll last until the 26th.
http://www.playonline.com/ff11eu/campaign/wcb/index.html

If you log in before sometime in June, you'll get a Mog Kupon to claim a 1st prize Bonanza weapon(!!), up until now they were egregiously rare since, obviously, you had to get 1st prize in the Bonanza Lottery.

Here's a list of weapons, they're all pretty decent. I went with the WHM staff since it alone caps Cure Potency I, will do me good until I gear up properly.
https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Kupon_W-MOGB

As for Carbuncle, it's as mentioned very low population, only a few hundred players online at a given moment. 427 people right now.

However, because of that you tend to run into human interactions more consistently, just not as often as Bahamut.

I like it a lot, people are super nice here.
I came here from Asura which was incredibly busy and also full of botters and mercenaries. Bahamut I hear is a better server for those who want a populated server, but with a more casual environment.

@ridge gonna check that bonanza out for real now! didn't know they handed out 1st prizes!!!

yeah, i picked bahamut because it has more activity but isn't as busy or bad as asura ^^
(heard some fairly bad stories from asura there)

just out of curiousity: what's your general timezone? i'm in europe times, it's literally midnight rn xD

@risa Seems like we have the same timezone, I'm in Norway.

@ridge ohoooooo! now we're talking ^^
greetings from germany ^^

okay, i gotta sleep now, but we gotta keep in contact! i need more ffxi in my life xD

@risa Absolutely! Sleep well