Ludicrous game mechanics are ludicrous

[Toadie-Odie]

Capped Skills don't make a crappy player good all of a sudden anymore than being level 99 instead of level 1.

I believe that is what I was saying in my post.

The real question is or should be: Why do players feel these programs have to be used even after the improved skill gain rate and food options?

Well, the answer is a couple of things. It could be:

A. They are lazy
B. Enhancing Magic, Summoning Magic, and Bard Song skill ups are daunting as hell
C. They are new enough to the game they do not how to skill up effectively or efficiently without using a bot

I think Rustic's suggestion to change the rate of skill ups is viable. They did this already with Parry, Shield, and Guard.

My team mate, Lupa, was able to cap her parry on DNC without the use of food just being our tank while we goofed around farming.

I don't think the skill up system needs to be abolished. However, it does need some fine tuning to fit with the FFXI we have today.

Edit: Forgot to include Enhancing Magic