I was so bummed when they announced that FFXI would be online only. If I recall correctly, when Square made that announcement, they had also announced that FFXII would be more like a traditional FF game (namely, it would not be an MMORPG).
Then the trailer for FFXII hit and it wasn't turn based and instead looked a lot like the awful MMORPG combat in FFXI, and it turned me right off.
Fast forward to today, and now that I've become more accustomed to ARPGs like Xenoblade and Ys VIII, I'm really, really looking forward to playing FFXII for the first time. I still wish it had turn based combat though.
Then the trailer for FFXII hit and it wasn't turn based and instead looked a lot like the awful MMORPG combat in FFXI, and it turned me right off.
Fast forward to today, and now that I've become more accustomed to ARPGs like Xenoblade and Ys VIII, I'm really, really looking forward to playing FFXII for the first time. I still wish it had turn based combat though.