Quote Originally Posted by Gadanae View Post
What's so bad about soloing? I personally hate having to rely on anyone else to determine what i'm doing in-game everytime I log in. Then there's the added fact of having to get everyone together, beg for help..... oh God please i'm getting nauseous thinking about it.
For me, part of the challenge of FF11 is getting a group together, making a plan, and working together to execute that plan. Soloing is okay, as a time filler if I've nothing else to do, but I would not want it to make up more than 10% of my game play.

I think that FF11s group dynamics really teach people how to work together as a team and look out for each other, and this is actually a good life lesson. Of course, there are people who are incapable of learning it (or refuse to) and are stuck in a "Me me me me" mindset.

Quote Originally Posted by Gadanae View Post
I wish SE had an elitist alarm on these forums! "We're sorry, but you can no longer post on these forums because you are hopelessly addicted to FFXI and have become elitist, have a nice day."
Strange, I only play a few days a week and would consider myself an elitist. It's not about playing all the time. It's about playing very well and knowing what to do in any situation. Elitists don't even require people to have the absolute best gear, just that people don't wear stupid gear. Casual players tend to be the ones who lump that "uber gear only" myth on elitists.