>>2110You shouldn't. FFXI is not comparable to FFXIV in anything beyond inspiration, story, aesthetic or setting. The game itself is VASTLY different and appeal to completely different parts of the brain.
FFXI is a long, slow adventure where you will occasionally need to ask people for help, figure things out on your own, and generally have a more personal and lengthy adventure. It plays more similarly to Final Fantasy I-IV than anything else. The quests are obtuse and require dedication to complete, there are a million spells that all have their own situations on when to use them, monsters wont de-aggro so you actually have to fight that trash mob you accidentally pulled in the middle of the field. combat is slow and your auto attack will be doing a lot of work for you.
FFXI is a very slow mmo that is very "old school" with its pacing, and very VERY unique in every other way. There is no other game quite like it.
FFXIV is a game where you fight god and get a cool sword.
FFXI is a game where you spend 40 minutes walking to fight a worm because an old man told you to and your reward is a ticket to ride a boat for 20 real world minutes to a country you've never been to before.
FFXIV is a great video game. FFXI is a great adventure. Don't consider replacing one with the other, but rather consider picking up FFXI on the next maint night when you want more final fantasy mmo while you wait for XIV servers to come back online.