Well, FFXI is out, so my Galaxies account has bit the dust. On the 27th of this month, my galaxies account goes off. But I think it's worth it.

Kilara, my 10th level Mithran Red Mage has been ridding the land of Vana'Diel of foul beasts. All those evil sone eaters, vultures, and quadavs have a new fear... Ok, so maybe not, I'm not even good enough to get my chocobo license yet, but I have slain a very large number of them... :)

Turns out the game has all of the components of SWG except for dabbling. In FFXI you can dabble in the crafts, but dabbling in combat skills/jobs is much more difficault since your skills in them don't stack. Much like Everquest, you gain levels, and get better items, and, *GASP*, buy things from NPC vendors. However, playing on the same server as a friend is quite a bit harder. You have to buy a "World Pass" in game which gives you a 10 digit code that you enter to play on the same server. I have yet to find one, so I'm kind of disheartened...

Anyway, FFXI has proven to be a wonderful game, and looks to hold my attention for a good month or 3. We'll see. ;)