Originally Posted by
Rustic
Funny you should mention that- we just had two newbies show up on our linkshell.
What's hurting things is that because we don't have the old model, new players are isolated, alone, and drop the game. It's kinda scary how many folks I've "salvaged" out of starting areas simply by happening by when they're in the middle of full-on "This is a ghost town, WTF" rants or just randomly chugging along in starting areas.
I thoroughly blame Abyssea having a level 30 limit for this. The "go to Gusgen and then leech" philosophy caused a critical disconnect at the bottom. It honestly should be a 71+ level area -even GoV/FoV is more social than many Abyssea experiences, and social time is what bound FFXI together.