Need to find yourself a hobby. When I decided to stop playing, I decided to start programming for fun. This is one of the many different things I made :D
Like others have said, play other games, RPGs, whatever. Just find stuff to fill your time. I really didn't even care anymore after about a month myself. However, like most others I eventually caved and came back. :/
Delete your character, then give your HDD/FFXI CDs to your local garbage collector when he comes around.
Enjoy life.
Thats what I had to do to quit too >< I snapped my 360 FFXI discs then deleted my character on the laptop then un-installed everything...
After I'd done it all i kinda sat there for a long time remembering all the good times and how much effort i'd put into the game and how much life i wasted doing nothing to benefit my life in any way shape or form, and it was pretty depressing to think how many RL things i had 'put off' over the years and how much i had sacrificed for this stupid *** game, albeit I miss it still and probably will for a while, but every day gets easier (I was addicted quite bad ><) and soon enough ill stop thinking bout it much at all, just hang in there, take your mind off it by playing other games that AREN'T MMO's ^^
I still -want- to play, but after the billionth monthly account suspension due to their bat-***stupid visa issues...i just decided *** it, I'm not getting on the phone with some stupid moron like I do every month to ask why my account was suspended when I'm legit verified by visa.
So I guess find something about the whole experience, like maybe long updates, visa issues, etc...and focus on it so you don't bother to deal with it xD
:( I want to play but I can't afford it right now. It's been almost a month and I still miss it.. it better get easier! I was straight up addicted.
Get a cardboard box and label it sandy.
Walk 35 minutes and place a box on the ground labeled windy.
Now walk for 35 minutes to get from sandy to windy. No movement speed either!
Alternatively you can place a box of a nation of your choice. Then walk 20ish minutes to an interstate and place a box on the other side and say you are walking to jueno for the first time. Try not to get aggroed too.
LoLd ... had a mental picture of some kid trying to teleport holla from their "mog house" rofl
Alternatively you can put a sign on you that says level 15 thf then go outside and fight any bees you find.
Could go fishing and keep a record of all the carp you catch until you hit 10,000 then go to the bait store and ask for a lu shangs.
When it has rained outside you can go to your sidewalk and try to avoid aggro from the worms.
You could get a custom license plate and label it lol(your three letter job here). Personally I am totally going for the lolpup one someday.
Go to the gas station and ask the person inside if their prices are so high because everyone has been buying from the guild.
If you have a full time job you can get a part time one and call it your sub job.
You could try cooking something new and if your stove catches fire or something yell that you are breaking the synth and need support.
If your wife, girl friend, mother, boy friend, husband, best friend, friend, or acquaintance want you to come do something with them you can totally put on a red shirt and force d/c.
Go to Ikea and buy materials to skill up your WW. Might I suggest the bookshelf to keep any parchment you may make in the future.
This one be nice if you can find it or make it. Get a moogle pinata or something and hang it in the middle of your room by something and then get up and spin it while saying "KUPOPOPOPOPOPO" and banging your ceiling. If you are living with another tell them that it is okay you were just stuck in the Kupo d'Etat cutscene.
You could label your mailbox as the "DB" with some letters or something.
Eat a cookie and sit down happy and call up someone who is playing the game to tell them you are recovering 6 more a tic while you rest for the next three minutes.
Grow marijuana in your house and then RMT it.
If someone harasses you IRL for all of this call the police and ask for the help desk then immediately say you want to report a violation and have read the behavior terms and conditions.
If you get in a fight just yet something like "HUNDRED FISTS", "Invincible", or for the extremists out there "MIJIN GAKURE!!!".
I am going to stop listing these now, enjoy RL :P
EDIT:
Alternatively you can become a telemarketer and say you are calling from Brosale since they keep sending me tells everyday.
So why are all the people that "quit" FFXI on ffxiah.com giving advice on how to quit FFXI lmao. I'm sorry but that is just hilarious xD. Apparently enjoying life is lurking on ffxiah.com forums, sweet!
So why are all the people that "quit" FFXI on ffxiah.com giving advice on how to quit FFXI lmao. I'm sorry but that is just hilarious xD. Apparently enjoying life is lurking on ffxiah.com forums, sweet!
I quit but i post on here often.....Theres not a law that stops you talking on the forum because you dont play anymore lol
So why are all the people that "quit" FFXI on ffxiah.com giving advice on how to quit FFXI lmao. I'm sorry but that is just hilarious xD. Apparently enjoying life is lurking on ffxiah.com forums, sweet!
because FFXI still draws us in, just not far in enough that we wanna play again
So why are all the people that "quit" FFXI on ffxiah.com giving advice on how to quit FFXI lmao. I'm sorry but that is just hilarious xD. Apparently enjoying life is lurking on ffxiah.com forums, sweet!
Because they've quit and know what it takes to stop playing the game? When did posting on a forum require playing the game? I lurk forums while I'm compiling code at work, cause it requires the most minute amount of attention to press the F5 button on the main page. And what if you enjoy life by chatting and posting with you friends (and enemies) you've made over the past years?