The new player experience...

[Damane]

The point is that without a resource the game is unplayable, the trust npc is just another npc in an army of others. Same applies to the quest npc.

In the past it didn't matter, you just messed around killing things till 12 and people invited you to party where you learned almost everything. That doesn't happen these days so it's on the developers to make sure people have these important things activated.

@Babekeke

The point is that this is happening on all servers, the devs seem surprised the free weekend didn't net them more players. I'm trying to explain what is wrong with this game from a new players experience.

The people you partied with years ago, also had to read all the stuff on the wikis etc. you just had the luxury that other peoples did it for you. now new players have to do it themselfs and its honestly not that hard. there are some FFXI wikis that offer a condensed new player guide that points out the most important directions in the game.

I think even the FFXI/Playonline page has something like that.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/contguide/index.html

EDIT: another option SE could add is the ability to gain CP instead EXP when you are a lvl 99 level synced player. similar like you have the option to switch from exp to limit points at lvl 75. Only for lvl 99 and only when lvl synced all your EXP gained is converted into CP. Together with the announced ability to call trusts in level synced party this could be another option for high lvl players to participate in low lvl content and gain something out of it.