At first, i was delving into the details about the game as much as possible, trying to do a basic cram session of information to help me out when i play it later. So blah blah blah, i'm learning things, talking to people getting info, and stuff like that. All this while, i'm basically unaware of what it looks and plays like for an MMO. After having dabbled in Phantasy Star Universe, which was pretty damn awesome for the features it had despite being a little old, XI Online is older, and boy does it really not look as great because i was trying to not psych myself out till i had it in my hands, but after watching some gameplay videos, i feel terrible. The game is a bit old, about a decade old so far, and it's on the 360 for some reason, meaning it would be worth it for me to at least try because i'm excited for A Realm Reborn, but it looks so drab to play. It's like it's turn based, but then it's not because enemies can still attack you if you don't attack them, so then i think 'what control do i have over my character?' Where's my involvement in anything besides the left analog to move i presume, and pressing a button every now and then. This looks boring as hell so far, and i have it being shipped to me as i speak. Veterans say that it's great to play because of how much content there is and how it's still going strong despite the years, but i didn't think it would play like it did. I want a game that feels like i actually have control over what's happening, and i don't mind turn based games, i've played other Final Fantasies, and other turn based sort of games like Etrian Odyssey going back to old school dungeon crawling, but what the -blam!- happened here and how did i miss it?