I am disappointed with the community. SE may have been at fault, but we should work together to ensure that everyone is able to enjoy the game.

Yet selfishness seems to have won. I do not have much to say, because I know that those who remain AFK will not see reason, probably even lack empathy enough to understand the damage of their actions.

Personally, though, I have been impacted. I have become wary of the people with whom I play. Even though I have been asked to join multiple Free Companies, I have refused--not because I do not want to join, but because I fear playing with a group that abuses the AFK system. And when I help people in the field as a WHM, I find myself acting out of principle rather than a joyful willing.

I hope that the community improves as the game ages, but I fear that since selfishness has dominated the game’s launch, a time at which everyone should be excited to play and experience the world together, the community will gradually wither.