Exp Merits

[Krystal]

Still wouldn't stop people from complaining that no one is leveling up "the hard way".

The "hard way" as you put it..is the "proper way" people should be leveling.

[Mrbeansman]

The "hard way" as you put it..is the "proper way" people should be leveling.

I had no idea you where in a position to make that call.

[Krystal]

I had no idea you where in a position to make that call.

teh....don't need a position to know that's how it should be done. as i have said many times before..players have gotten lazy....if they can't have it there way and get easy exp then they get pissy and whine till SE does what they want. for those of us who want balance returned to the game and giving new players a chance to level the right way to experience FFXI for how it should be. you should check out the new player forums....the new players are actually saying EXACTLY what i said in one of my previous abyssea related threads."where are the parties?!" so gee.....maybe i was on the dot after all? oh but you'll never admit that..you too full of yourself.

[Mrbeansman]

teh....don't need a position to know that's how it should be done. as i have said many times before..players have gotten lazy....if they can't have it there way and get easy exp then they get pissy and whine till SE does what they want. for those of us who want balance returned to the game and giving new players a chance to level the right way to experience FFXI for how it should be. you should check out the new player forums....the new players are actually saying EXACTLY what i said in one of my previous abyssea related threads."where are the parties?!" so gee.....maybe i was on the dot after all? oh but you'll never admit that..you too full of yourself.

So this game should work according to your arbitrary guidelines you sure showed me who's boss.

[Ezikiel]

Soon Krystal's head will melt off there is no one way to do things if i cant find a party or not getting invites i make one or go solo which is an option you always have

[Krystal]

So this game should work according to your arbitrary guidelines you sure showed me who's boss.

your sarcasm fails epically sir.....typical male..hates to be proven wrong...XD

[Mrbeansman]

your sarcasm fails epically sir.....typical male..hates to be proven wrong...XD

Gee if only there was some way we could level outside of abyssea and get away from these leaches. Maybe gather togather with 5 other people we're good friends with and go whack some pink birds. God I miss those times, if only abyssea leaches didn't stop us from doing so.

[Krystal]

Gee if only there was some way we could level outside of abyssea and get away from these leaches. Maybe gather togather with 5 other people we're good friends with and go whack some pink birds. God I miss those times, if only abyssea leaches didn't stop us from doing so.

oh gee...and maybe while were at it...why not just level normally outside of abyssea. oh but wait...why do that when abyssea is "so much better!" ya..i know..instead of parting..lets go be lazy leaches in abyssea! ya..who cares if new players come and go from the game because we don't want to party in normal areas....i've got my level 90!

5 Years later....

A message from Square-Enix:
We are shutting FFXI's servers down as of <insert date here>. Our player base has dropped dramatically over the past years. We wish we could have stayed with you for a while longer but new players have lost interest in the game due to reasons beyond our understanding.

*IN SE headquarters:

SE admin #1: DAMN IT! How did our game die so fast?
SE admin #2:Well, sir....there were many threads in the forums stating that our expantion called Abyssea was to blame for new players leaving no sooner they joined....
SE admin #1:......ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
SE admin #2: No sir.....
SE admin #1:FFFFFFFFFUUUUUCK!

[Dodge]

your sarcasm fails epically sir.....typical male..hates to be proven wrong...XD

I lol'd. Typical female, too shortsighted to see the big picture and claims any viewpoint contrary to hers is inferior/wrong. Lazy people are always going to be lazy, regardless of Abyssea.

If people gear/play jobs effectively and learn job mechanics through other resources besides grinding 1-70, they shouldn't be subjected to leveling the 'proper' (read: retarded) way. Yes, gimp/lazy players are an unfortunate byproduct, but I'd argue that they've been around long before Abyssea/Levelsync.

I agree that new players would do well to grind the old way, but FFXI isn't exactly growing with new players. In the rare case of a new player, they are just as capable of being pointed to online FFXI resources to learn game mechanics just as easily as before. All it takes is one person to unveil the good FFXI community sites, and for the new player to be willing to accept ideas/playstyles based on trial and error from other's findings.

[Ezikiel]

The "hard way" as you put it..is the "proper way" people should be leveling.

i gotta take Mrbeansman side on this