Reopened: Suggestion: casual and hardcore flags.

[Korpg]

Original found here.

I would like to propose an option to set a flag on your character in game that marks you as a casual "it's my 12.95" type player, or a min/maxing hardcore "optimize everything" type player.

It could perhaps go next to the languages in the /sea page. This would make it much easier to know what type of player you're inviting to an event in a pickup group.

This way the oppressed casuals could avoid being judged by the elite. And the elite can avoid wasting their time inviting gimps.

Thanks for your time.

I reopened this because it was a shame that the original poster decided that the conversation wasn't going his way, so I'm here to continue with it.

My opinion:

How do you determine hardcore from casual? I'm in the middle, I could be considered a hybrid of a causal hardcore or hardcore casual player. I have really good skills, very decent gear, and knowledge of many years of playing this game. But I am also laid back and don't give a flying flip about anyone else's gameplay. Am I casual, am I hardcore, what am I?

And why should I have to determine this for myself? I should let people pick me for who I am, not for who I say I am.

[Korpg]

A hardcore flag mage for example never lets haste drop, never lets a mob go without dia for even a second when it's needed. They macro cure clogs and aceso's choker, their inventory is maxed out because of all the situational gear they carry. A hardcore flag melee has thought about when is the optimal time to use JAs, they use the best food they can afford, they optimize their gear for what's best in the particular situation.

You make it sound like it is a bad thing. A very bad thing to kill effectively.

A casual flag person is someone who does not like having the pressure of win/loss on them. If their group wipes they don't want to hear "it was your fault, because you think wearing dex earrings is better than using aesir and brutal". They don't want to hear, "if you had been using food, even a meat mithkabob, we would have won". They don't want to spend time thinking about what gear is best or if they should use a different food on this particular mob, they are there to have fun and play their job how they want.

If people don't want to win, why do they even join the party to begin with?

Plus, I don't care who I invite, as long as you don't have a history of being a lootwhore or thief.

[Korpg]

They would also not be looking for the same group or things to do as hardcore players.

Why flag them separately?

This sounds a whole lot like pre-WWII Germany. Where a certain class of people had to wear yellow stars on their jackets to show their religious preference. Sorry, but I don't want that in this game, and I don't think a lot of people would either.

[Raksha]

They would also not be looking for the same group or things to do as hardcore players.

Why flag them separately?

This sounds a whole lot like pre-WWII Germany. Where a certain class of people had to wear yellow stars on their jackets to show their religious preference. Sorry, but I don't want that in this game, and I don't think a lot of people would either.

Aw c'mon man you can't Godwin your own thread on page one.

[Valaris]

i dont think this would matter at all everyone would just flag themselves as hardcore anyway regardless if they suck so they will get invited to raids lol

[Neika]

I don't understand. What do you mean I make it sound like a bad thing to kill effectively? I would flag myself as H. I think it is very good to kill effectively.

I'm not saying casual do not want to win, they just don't want to do what it takes to kill effectively. They don't want to read forums and wiki to learn game mechanics. They don't want to spend time farming and working towards better gear. They don't want to have any criticism thrown their way because they like how their character looks in X piece of equip.

Or they are people who have kids and a full time job, and would rather just play the game with what time they do have, instead of spending it all reading wiki or the forums.

I personally think that this is a horrible idea. Not everyone would fit in these 2 catagories. If you don't want to waste your time with people you don't know because they might suck, then don't join pick up groups. Most people who would consider themselves "hardcore" players usually have ls's they do stuff with anyway, so I don't really see what the big deal is.

[Seriha]

Look to the Mentor flag and how responsibly it's been used in the past. Now imagine this, but everyone flagged H to make themselves look better. I'll pass.

[Raxiaz]

No one picks you based on who you are. They pick you based on whether or not they could use your skills at the time. That's all that FFXI has ever been since day 1. Whether or not those people know you is another story entirely.

I'm against this option. People would only stay away from the "Casual" flags and only group up with the "Hardcores." Because of this, all people would ever do is flag "Hardcore." Defeating the purpose entirely.

[Kikkyo]

Pretty much what everyone else is saying, everyone would lean toward tagging themselves hardcore because they don't want to feel like nazi-era Jews in a game they're supposed to be enjoying. If you're a hardcore player, why aren't you doing these events with your ls or other hardcore players on your flist?

[Korpg]

Pretty much what everyone else is saying, everyone would lean toward tagging themselves hardcore because they don't want to feel like nazi-era Jews in a game they're supposed to be enjoying. If you're a hardcore player, why aren't you doing these events with your ls or other hardcore players on your flist?

Exactly.

Most "hardcore" players only stay with their own group of friends, and call everyone else noob. So having a hardcore button is by itself a contradiction. Only people fooling themselves into thinking they are "hardcore" when in reality they are just like everyone else in the server.