Quote Originally Posted by Panthan View Post
in ~15 years of mmos Ive rarely seen people getting attacked for being new, most of the time when they do get some hostility is because they've been a Dbag toward the group. Most people dont mind new people, but its all in how you present yourself.
Doesn't really change the fact that they're out there though, which makes it sort of a gamble to whether you encounter them and how frequently it happens. I've encountered them, and they're typically the same sort of people that leave groups immediately because of that fact or because a party comp is not the absolute best (or because they're just stupid). For example on that last part, someone leaving because there's no BLM in an Ifrit HM fight... but there is a SMN.

Personally, the majority of people I've met don't mind new players. Most of the time, we lead in with "anyone new here?" and if no answer, then we go with "it's important to know what to do for this fight that's why". It usually works out.