Final Fantasy XI Preview

New details of Final Fantasy XI have recently come to light, take a look at
these with our updated preview.



The job system that featured in FFIII & FFIV, is set to feature and will include the original classes found in these titles. Initially you can choose from six, however more classes/jobs will become available as you gain more experience. These are:





Warrior











Excellent in melee combat, these strong fighters however are poor against magical attacks and cannot use magical spells. Warriors can equip most equipment. Their special ability is Concentrate, which allows them to increase the power of their adjacent psychic attack.

Monk





Excellent in grapple combat, however these agile fighters cannot use most equipment due to their speed and fighting style. Their special attack is Hundred Punches, a powerful move that has short attack intervals.

White Mage





Focus on healing and recovery spells; their special ability is to recover allies in the nearby area.

Black Mage





Focus on offensive magic, they hove powerful attack spells but are weak against physical attacks and cannot equip much equipment. Their special ability is Magic Swirl, which allows them to cast other spells without using MPâs, during the allotted time.

Red Mage





The Red Mage takes attributes from both Mageâs, and can equip swords, but cannot master advanced skills of either classes of mage. Their special ability is Continuous Magic, which is the same as The Black Mages.

Thief





The thief has a large amount of moves, and can steal from enemies during an attack. They are also very quick and good at evading during battles. Their special ability is Complete Evasion, which allows them to evade all attacks during the permitted time.

Square also revealed two new character races to join the existing three. 



Mithra





These agile cat-like race are entirely made up of females. Their attributes make for good thieves, however theyâre weaker in battles.

Galka





These powerful fighters are entirely made up of males, and have high levels of physical strength and defence. 

With the gameplay style changed significantly, so to has the battle system. Gone are random battles, as all of the characters will be visible in the game world. Neither will the battles be hack ânâ slash, as in Diablo 2 or Phantasy Star Online, instead enemies will be targeted and then the character will auto-attack the enemy as in
an RTS. Pressing the target button again will bring up a sub-menu, that allows the player to defend, use items, abilities or flee.



The same approach is used for casting magic spells, however a casting time is involved as there is with using items.