Originally Posted by
Greatguardian
No, there weren't. There were plenty.
I was going to post a link to the original BG Gimp/Confused/WTF thread from 2007 but the first couple of pages are just stupid, so I won't bother. Needless to say, there were not "ALOT less" bad players before Abyssea. There are plenty of really bad players now, too. And just like in 2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, and 2010, most of them don't even realize they're horrible players. If anything, they stand up and defend themselves claiming that they're just different, they have their own opinions, it doesn't matter if they use underleveled or mismatched subs, don't swap gear, or think Haste is worthless.
Honestly, I'd rather have a Mnk who swaps gear, TPs in Haste, and has 50 H2H skill than someone who has played for 4 years and still doesn't understand the basics of the game. That Mnk will skill up to cap eventually, and when they're capped, those other players will still be TP'ing in Optical Hats and STR gear.