Many times on these forums we interact with people we do not know. So this thread is a small stepping stone to getting to know each other based on 1 simple question.
Why did you decide to play FFXI. What was your reason for coming to this game to begin with?
This is not a debate but in order to shed some light to the DEV TEAM and community reps about our concerns, I believe this is the time they should take a closer look and see what kind of community they have in front of them.
This is also a good way to understand each other and get to know the person on the other side of the screen you interact with on a daily basis.
Example
I grew up playing games since commodore came out. As Nintendo was released I had fun playing games like Super Mario but my interest and hunger to play something with more challenge I found in Final Fantasy Games.
I came to FFXI because I wanted to play a game that was time consuming and challenging.