WARNING - New Players or Players thinking of coming back - Consider this first.

[Covenant]

I'm a really old player and have experienced the game in many manifestations. I don't agree with you specifically. In general yes it seems like no one will help you however, there's a difference between helping you and "baby-sitting" you. The game now is extremely solo friendly at beginning levels, even more so now with NPC is all town selling several beginning tiers of equipment.

Second, dont neglect crafting..I'd suggest cooking and alchemy, these two will save you and make you allot of gil, still.

I remember someone asked me for help with the ninja quest. I said sure I'll help you with the fight(leeches). This all in /tell. But, no he still needed even more help. He wanted to know exactly where the NPC was at, even though I told him to check the Port Bastok houses. He then asked me to take him there cause he couldn't understand my instructions via /tell. At this point I gave up and told him good luck and went about my business.

When I first played this game, I lvl redmage completely solo to lvl 30 the "hard way". It took me about 3 months with plenty if deaths, until I was introduced to party. It was my own loner personality that made this game even harder for me. Much like people griping about the "elite" crowd. Though they are jerks, theyve mastered group efforts to successfully power through farmng and battles. Nothing is gonna be handed to you on a silver platter, if it was you could probably buy it at brosale.com

[noirin]

i remember when i first started this game.course that was around the time the 360 beta started.the beta server has at least 8k+ people on it.a party wasn't hard to find,but getting your own mobs without them being stolen was.i also ground my way solo to level 30.my first linkshell was started when me and a handful of guys i met pooled our tiny bits of gil together and bought our own shell.man.things were alot harder back then,and that was only a couple years ago.

having restarted this game a few months back,knowing what your doing makes things alot easier.i was asked to join a linkshell that since then,has helped me get to lvl 90,get access to dynamis [and most of my wins] as well as a handful of other things.this in turn of course,got me to do the same for others.niceness is a very vicious,and welcomed cycle .

[Aeonk]

<sarcasim>Yeah, I know lots of people who soloed G1-8, AF, Missions, Quests, etc.</sarcasim>

I don't have the words to describe how badly you need to go away.

Did you even read the rest of the post you quoted? The point is to say that if you actively try to set things up yourself that you need, rather than wait for some lvl 90 to organize everything for you (sending tells, joining a social shell, doing research on what you have to do for a quest, etc.) then shit gets done.

Reading comprehension is hard.

[Daniel]

I don't know about you guys but when I am exping on dolls on my blm I usually have a band of random new players I don't know at all following me around soaking up that exp. When someone asks I never turn them down, they just have to ask first. I've taken people all the way from 40ish to 90 in one night, its not like its hard.

[Defiledsickness]

this game was never newb friendly, it was always difficult to get help. the thing is that it takes so long to finally accomplish things, that to go back and help someone else doubles+ the amount of time you spend on each thing.

all you can do is ask ask ask questions and HOPE for replies. that's what i did. you also have ffxiclopedia.org or gamerescape.com so use them! getting parties is difficult now but go look for book burns. just go to the areas they occur at and put your flag up (seek party). if you xp on thier mobs they are even more likely to invite you lol.

i was always dirt poor but i managed ^^ you can level thf or just pick less expensive jobs. blue mage you dont have to buy spells, mnk is a easy DD and beneficial to have at 90, and thf is super cheap and great to get drops. if you need help try finding people who will help ya or level up until you can solo it. its funny to hear people complain about soloing because the whole time i played i just DREAMED of soloing stuff so i wouldnt have to constantly beg people to help me

[Inafking]

The point is to say that if you actively try to set things up yourself then shit gets done.

Too bad that's not true either.

Not being a dick is hard.

[Karbuncle]

Are you seriously saying if some new player takes the time to learn what he needs to do and takes the initiative in shouting/finding people that it doesn't help him complete his task?

If so i think you're simply being cynical. Sometimes a new player may go ignored for a while, but there is always at least 1 person who will help a new player.

I know on more than one occasion I've helped new players. Farmed the 3 items for 50 cap (?i think 50, Papyrus/etc), helped a fella with AF quests, etc.

Theres always someone to help, All a new player needs to realize is that people will help you but you need to help yourself too (Read what you need to do, etc)

[Inafking]

What I'm saying is that the shout of:

G1 (help me out!)

will get the same response as

G1 (mushroom) (crawlers nest) (help me out!)

But for some reason, there is one thing you can add to both that will get a better response.

(Reward)

That is why I suguest this:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...Bulliten-Board

[Karbuncle]

What I'm saying is that the shout of:

G1 (help me out!)

will get the same response as

G1 (mushroom) (crawlers nest) (help me out!)

But for some reason, there is one thing you can add to both that will get a better response.

(Reward)

That is why I suguest this:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...Bulliten-Board

I've never once asked for or expected a reward for helping someone... I there are many like me if you're willing to look. Shouting for a bit isn't a catastrophe, and eventually you will get help.

[Inafking]

Shouting isn't a catastrophe, and eventually you will get help.

The first part is not true. You have obviously never been on Titan / Ragnarok / Phoenix. From what I hear, Asura is prety bad too. So Asura isn't as bad as everyone says it is, you've never been to Jeuno or you don't know what it's like to be a new character without friends nowadays.

I guess the second part is true, it might take a couple days, but someone will respond eventually. But why should we have to wait days when people will do it for a reward now?