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ffxi is a great game but it has one of the worst 1-30 treadmills ever... content doesn't pick up untill you are about 35 either and untill then the content is actually pretty tame.
If you want PvP, a well developed world, veriety, lots of quests in a fantasy world... try Asheron's Call... not AC2... the sequal is horid... but the first game is still my favorite to date...
If you want something a bit more cutesy, I reccomend internation Ragnorak Online... it's so damn cute you'll just want to hug it all day long.
Is diablo II still up and running?
This is my first mmorpg. I am thinking of getting another game to try, this time along the "fantasy" variety. EQ doesn't sound like what I want. I heard that Final Fantasy XI is very good and has a ton of content, but I heard that the character has to get a job from time to time to make money. PvP is ok, but I am interested in doing quests, solving problems, exploring, delving, etc. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Wayne