The Truly 'Elite' Player

[Tamoa]

Because FFXI was sooooo hard.
HNM? - Throw bodies at it.
AV? - glitch it, or throw drks at it.
Relic? - Invest more time than a part time job on it.
Difficulty? - none
Time Consuming? - Yes

Thing is, you don't know this first hand. You're just repeating what you have heard and seen others say.

[Andylynn]

Thing is, you don't know this first hand. You're just repeating what you have heard and seen others say.

Nice counter argument, I really think the game was so much harder pre Abyssea.

[Tamoa]

Nice counter argument, I really think the game was so much harder pre Abyssea.

You making a statement on how hard/easy FFXI was before Abyssea, is like me telling you how hard/easy WoW is @ max level. I have played WoW for about 10 days, got to lvl 20 and was utterly bored with it. That doesn't mean I know jack shit about what WoW endgame is like.

So, yeah, I'm not really looking for 'elite' players. I just want ones who can competently do their jobs. And, it would be nice if some of the new gear dropped from hard mobs which required you to actually use basic skills. And since I have been playing for longer than 6 months, I can say with assurance, the game did used to require more skill than it does now.

Exactly.

Not saying it was hard, but if you wanted to do endgame successfully (and by that I do NOT mean throwing bodies at NMs), you had to know your job and pay attention.