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[Kilta_Firelotus]

Think ppl need to get off the exploration mindset. This game was suppose to be fore the "less time consuming" crowd. It takes time to learn what aggros and what don't. This time is taken away from enjoyment. Sorry I'd be for the removel of it, if I knew the community was a bit more helpful. I can't trust that with what happen in my last few days of playing ffxi.

Guys, no one helps newbies anymore. Newbies get stuck and quit. And in reality just because you have a "i aggro" sign, don't really do much in taking away from the adventure. It just makes this game less time consuming.

Players will still have to learn to avoid said aggro. So knowing what does and doesn't aggro is helpful. I used to play ffxi for 2 hrs a day, because I had to share a ps2 with my brother and had no wireless internet. Once I had to start exploring I wasted alot of time because of death. It wasn't fun.

Luckily I did join a helpful Linkshell and got help. But no mmo is like that anymore. Everyone treats newbies like scum.

[Payadopa]

Guys, no one helps newbies anymore. Newbies get stuck and quit.

Well, I can't say that I don't like helping others. And besides, if that really were a game breaking issue for newcomers SE could limit the usage of stuff like that to rank 1 to 10.

[Rowyne]

Think ppl need to get off the exploration mindset. This game was suppose to be fore the "less time consuming" crowd. It takes time to learn what aggros and what don't. [SNIP] And in reality just because you have a "i aggro" sign, don't really do much in taking away from the adventure. It just makes this game less time consuming. [SNIP] I used to play ffxi for 2 hrs a day, because I had to share a ps2 with my brother and had no wireless internet. Once I had to start exploring I wasted alot of time because of death. It wasn't fun.

I couldn't agree more.

A big complaint in reviews is that FFXIV was missing the 'pick up and play' quality. Lack of tutorials, no help for new players.

This is a small bit of information that can help them, and I'm frankly surprised at the opposition and the elitist attitudes. That the 'noobs should just know what's up'.

I, for one, NEVER thought that accidental aggro in FFXI was amusing. I was a White Mage, and accidental aggro often meant death, which meant loss of XP and frustration. FFXIV's new direction is about alleviating player frustration.

If some people are so opposed to it, then, fine, move it next to the con shield over the mob's nameplate. Put all the info in one place. Make it optional. Maybe that would make everyone happy.

But, please, don't remove it. And make it show by default for the new people.