[Dev1235] Job Adjustments

[Dale]

If someone is wasting your time by being a bad player, then I don't see why someone wouldn't be annoyed. I don't think I've heard of people being annoyed at bad players they don't play with, they usually just laugh at them.

One of the problems with your exact attitude is that people are often complaining about how they don't get invites in the game, and if anybody tells them its because of their favored job being terrible in the current game or because they gear/play poorly, they're usually the ones that actually get angry and act rude, as opposed to the people who know what they're doing. I've seen this over and over again, apparently giving advice = rude. A large portion of the playerbase has gotten jaded about that and basically nobody helps each other anymore, because people are almost never receptive to anything you have to say. (BTW, my favorite job is NIN, which has consistently been a terrible job except for exp grinding the old fashioned way and the Abyssea era, and some really niche things like Ark Angel EV)

If you've ever heard rumors of Japanese PUGs being more pleasant, I can tell you from first-hand experience that it's partially because Japanese players have a larger portion of people that are receptive to people giving them advice on how to play the game.

This isn't really a problem restricted to this game, this happens in basically every MMO. People that take the time and effort to learn how to play the game are always going to be annoyed at players that not just waste their time by being bad, but are also completely uninterested in improving and get defensive if you try to help them.

I'll try to respond to this.

I specifically pointed out if you didn't want to group with a warrior who uses a shield I recognize your right not to do. And just because another player chooses to wear a shield that in no way wastes your time. So I don't understand what you are complaining about here. You can spend your time playing with who ever you want. I was never advocating forcing you to group with warriors who use shields.

And I'm going to stick to my guns on this. Because if seeing a warrior using a shield on this game annoys you, then I think you need better things to worry about. Because that is just not a good reason to get annoyed at someone in my opinion. That warrior is paying a subscription to play this game just like you and should be left alone to use a shield if he wants without being mocked or ridiculed for it.

As far as your other comments about my attitude... and why you somehow think this relates to people complaining about not getting invites or how you have trouble finding players who are receptive to your advice or play to your standards. I suspect your real problem in this area may have more to do with your limited view of how people should play and how you give out your advice rather my attitude. But that is just a guess. Because I have no problem getting invites or finding good players to play with Kincard. So perhaps it's not my attitude that is the problem here But you are of course entitled to your opinion.