FFXI fixed!

[FrankReynolds]

If the "hardcore past" doesn't exist, then why does this thread exist? Why are there people in this very thread clamoring that everyone should be allowed the same gear that others can obtain from specific events? Surely it's not because all of the events are easy.

This thread exists because the OP is pissed that someone else showed up to the party wearing the same outfit as him. He thinks that if he get's them to build a shirt store just for him, then he will always be the cool kid at the party.

I don't find any of today's events to be all that different from the past in terms of difficulty. It's just the in your face RNG that has become a little too apparent.

They just weren't events where you could put on any sub par gear and expect excellent results, nor were they events where the casual could just jump in and put in work easy and be of benefit to their PT or Alliance-- they had to be decently geared and at least have an idea on what's going on.

With the exception of maybe Jailers, I have done every end game event that existed before abyssea on a sub par job at one point or another, and usually with several others in the same situation. It was never impossible. It just took longer. I think that is part of the problem now. A lot of people who thought they were awesome, really just had more uninterrupted play time than others. When they broke up events into 30 minute chunks, it turned out that they were not any better than the people who used to not have the cool gear. They just had more time. I didn't have a lot of relic gear for years because I just didn't have 4-5 hours where I could ignore the world for dynamis. When I changed my schedule and got time, guess what? it's not hard.

What is being pushed in this thread is an event(s) that cannot be completed without perfect gear / skills. It also bears mentioning that an event of that difficulty would probably be too hard for most of the people asking for it. So it's double lame in that sense. Within the confines of this games mechanics, it is almost impossible to make something like that. If there is a pattern, people will figure it out and repeat. If there is no pattern, there is no skill. Once 1 group has figured out how to beat something, luck and time are the only differentiating factors between who has the drop and who doesn't. Time is the only one that you get to influence. Hence it is the best basis for reward. Better players take less time to achieve things. That's the benefit to them.

Crafting is an entirely different matter at hand, esp when you speak of abjuration items. And yet, it leads back to one of my own previous arguments that I just stated-- there's nothing stopping anyone from buying whatever they want. They will just have to be well aware of the price they will have to pay to obtain.

That would completely defeat the purpose of these events. These people want something that a casual can not have. If every pink guy ups and buys the new yellow gear, then mister achievement gets sad because he looks just like them.

If that is the case and everything is easy both in past and present FFXI, I must ask you this question. Are you happy with FFXI? If you are happy with FFXI as it is, awesome bro. If not, Why are you still playing if you aren't happy?

I'm pretty happy right now. I have a lot of projects and I get to meet people socially now due to the nature of VW / Abyssea. I never really talked to a lot of people outside of my shell before that because I was always farming stuff with the same few people.