If The Servers Shutdown For Good What Would You Do

If there's a suicide pool, my money's on a blue mage.

My money's on a monkschmonkthfschwhm15millioncharacters.

I'd point and laugh and do a little jig as my insane plan of subbing to EVE off and on over the years during XI breaks will suddenly pay off. Seriously, it's like Tanaka design in SPAAAAAAAAAACCCCEEEE!

Ingame though... I'd probably do a pilgrimage to all the Goblin Footprints, maybe stream it so I can save it to my personal youtube for posterity. Old Man Maat would easily see at least a single rematch from me in probably ilvl 350 gear or whatever Matsui throws at us by that point.

I'd probably consider making a mule or talking to someone else to do the SMN quest so I can do a final /goodbye in La Theine in SMN AF with my Hvergelmir for a screenshot that I'd keep as wallpaper for many years to come, complete with the rainbow that started it all those years ago. Or be lazy and forget about all the above, since you know, only human.

I would make sure I had contact information for all the people I've met along the way and go do my favorite things over and over =)

But seriously Draylo.. what would you do?

Take the last screenshots of all my favourite places and my character in my favourite clothes.
Go to Windy Woods and listen to the music thinking about the memories before the final shutdown.

Would be very sad cause I'm attached. But would also be relieved cause it's an addiction cut forcefully from someone else.

I would sing this song.

Honestly it is just a game. The emotions you have tied into it would fade and you would look for some other game to replace it. Some people talk like it is a person.

I've seen many MMO's die and I never think back to. "Yea when I was playing Star Wars Galaxies I did this before the servers went offline".

I'm actually STILL pissed that they *** over Star Wars Galaxies, that's really the only MMO so far that i've been able to say I thoroughly enjoyed (XIV is fun, XI WAS fun... too many others i've tried and ditched)

Fonewear. Your views are very close minded. I missed swgs final day online but I was sad to see it go, a lot of fond memories.

Move on? Idk if you're trying to be an idiot who thinks he's funny but even though I love this game, I have a real life too. Thankfully I don't slave away on it for milk and bread money.

lol

/panic motion

Draylo and Comeatmebro arguing makes a great start to my day.

I bet if SE threatened to shut down the server population would actually go up.

Maybe, I'm sure some people would resubscribe just to see the game's last days. If they ever truly shut down the servers (looking at EQ that's not terribly likely) I would hope they would have some little event to tie up all the loose ends like the Dalamud event in XIV1.0.

Chances are even if the game shut down it'd continue to live through numerous fan fiction or novelizations (which we'd never get translated).

I'd spend my day saying bye to all my friends, and people who have helped me and vica versa, and probably make a Valkurm Dunes party for prosperity......

And Video as "The greatest event in FFXI History" because lets face t, once you managed a party in Valkurm Dunes, you were a Boss!

watch the cut scene where prishe gets knocked out over and over may even masturbate

Reboot the servers.

Wish for three more wishes.

I've played with some seriously suspect people over the years, so I know there will be at very least one suicide.

Some people develop into stalkers, sending creepy tells and looking for a dad to replace their missing one. Some people associate with their characters so hard they want to legally change their name to their character's name and go onto suicide watch if they get even temp banned. Others still can't function properly in society and stumble around until they can come back to a fantasy where they mean something and people will listen to them. Hell some people do all of the above.

I myself have a very love, hate, loathe relationship with FFXI. I love the game, the world is amazing to me from top to bottom. I met my wife, who is possibly the kindest person I'll ever meet, because I played this game. However, I'm aware that it's cost me a lot in my life, and it once was an out of control addiction. Now I look back and think the good far outweighs the bad, but I still wouldn't mind this game being shut down. The thing is a beautiful monster that calls to me like a dirty needle to an addict that cleaned himself up. I've gotten to a point in my life that I don't really need the game and seeing it shut down would be a form of relief.

Some people have horrible lives and abuse their "loved ones" over this game, emotionally and especially physically. There are people that make up lies to try and take jabs at other people after they've done ***with them for months and talked with them every night for over two hours. These are the real people you wanna watch out for, the kind of creeps that would end up being on suicide because their lives can't move on without this!

I'd livestream committing suicide.

some people are whack

Eh I disagree, nobody should commit suicide. I think people who who think they know others when they don't and constantly bring false information up on a forum are pretty sad. They didn't realize the person who was trolled a lot and laughed at in whispers on TS doesn't have all the info. Some loser who stretches information to create a case against someone when people just laugh at them and their fake girlfriend with a voice changer. Someone who is such a bad player they have to be and handheld and the occasional conversation they take out of context makes their ego so inflated. Those people should certainly get help over suicide!

Talk with my friends I have made over the years, find ways to keep in touch if we seem like we could stay friends outside of the game(play similar stuff outside of this, live nearby, so on). Besides that, dunno. Probably just do what I do every day, do some Monst, join some shout stuff if anything is goin on, and most importantly join friends and help em out if they need it and they shoot me a tell.

After the servers were down?

Finish writing my RPG story I am always distracted from(if anyone wants to read some and give feedback send a PM, love gettin feedback), use RPGVX Ace to work on making it, and then once it's finished try to sell it on something like Steam for cheap. Use the money from it(provided I make any) to buy a better PC, better software, and pay for classes/college to learn more about Game Design, and try to build on my dream career.

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