"FFXI has always had a strong community."

I've found both wow and ffxi to hold this comment. I left ffxi and wow because the community was very elitist.

if you need access to sea, you need to lvl this job. i never found a linkshell to fit into. people were more concerned with themselves and equipment and only stepping on someone else to get one more step ahead.

i currently play lotro. they have a good community. if you want, pvp, cool. if you want to raid endgame, cool. if you want to quest and explore cool.

and guess what, if you need help, i've found perfect strangers willing to help each other out and not be a total donkey about it. i can't say i've found a more friendly community anywhere. i'm very content in lotro and will never go back to ffxi or wow because of their strong community.