ffxi vs wow preview

Well, since this is the preview, I guess I should give a little overview. I have been an avid rpg gamer for many years.

For MMORPG's, I started with Final Fantasy XI. Though I haven't had much time to play lately, I am still the shell holder for one for one of the most effective Dynamis linkshells. I have done other endgame activities, but most of them didn't interst me as much. Camping a ground king for 3 hours a day against 150+ people, many running bots, hoping to get the claim for a 10 minute fight that doesn't drop anything you want, and probably won't drop anything the rest of the LS wants... it just wasn't my idea of fun.

As far as WOW, I have only been playing it for a few months. My highest character is a level 78 Orc Death Knight. I can't really say much about the endgame, because I haven't been involved in it much. I have done a bit of PVP though. Playing on a laptop using a tracpad and not having a numeric keypad does make things difficult. It is kind of hard to jump around and move while hitting the numbers to do different commands.

So I am going to compare the two dealing with the stuff that I actually can compre. Leveling, questing, making money, parties, jobs, etc.