People sacrifice good gear for "fashion"

[Molly_Millions]

1. FFXIV
2. Party roles

Pick one.

Also, aren't stats broken in this game? Why does "good gear" even matter when none exists yet?

All I'm saying is that if one player in my party is complaining about another player's gear, guess who's getting kicked? It's not the one getting complained about, I'll tell you that for sure. Stuff like that makes the party no fun, and that's my goal, to have fun.

[charliesheen]

All I'm saying is that if one player in my party is complaining about another player's gear, guess who's getting kicked? It's not the one getting complained about, I'll tell you that for sure. Stuff like that makes the party no fun, and that's my goal, to have fun.

Winning! Life is all about having fun. Not being part of a regimented virtual borefest! Kudos to the warrior of fun, Molly Millions.

[Duelle]

All I'm saying is that if one player in my party is complaining about another player's gear, guess who's getting kicked? It's not the one getting complained about, I'll tell you that for sure. Stuff like that makes the party no fun, and that's my goal, to have fun.

What is this blasphemy? Fun? In MY MMO?!? WTH! :O

[Ventus]

All I'm saying is that if one player in my party is complaining about another player's gear, guess who's getting kicked? It's not the one getting complained about, I'll tell you that for sure. Stuff like that makes the party no fun, and that's my goal, to have fun.

Yeah and some people like to play the game the best way possible. I hardly see how that bodes any less self centered and immature to kick someone just because they urge someone to gear up better. Besides you're assuming they're a jerk about it and not polite. If you kicked someone just because of that I wouldn't want you as my leader.

[TirionCrey]

All I'm saying is that if one player in my party is complaining about another player's gear, guess who's getting kicked? It's not the one getting complained about, I'll tell you that for sure. Stuff like that makes the party no fun, and that's my goal, to have fun.

Easy to say something like this. But what if that person plays a major role in your party and you die a lot, waste time standing around only cause of that one person not being able to fill the role, cause he rather wants to wear this shiny Wooden shield with a nice little relief on it, rather than the plate shield which actually prevents him from dieing.

Will you have fun in such a party?

I will tell you this and that's based on my experience. The most fun I ever had in MMOs was when I played with people who actually cared about performing well in a group. That doesn't imply good gears only, just the fact that people actually cared about maintaining a base performance in the group so it does well. With groups like these, you are able to chat in between, cause it won't do much. With groups like these you are able to laugh about someone dieing rather than being grudgy about someones lack of whatever made him die. With groups like these you will remember the "good" times in groups once you will be part of a group that I set as an example at the beginning.

Fun comes from doing something that feels nice to do and is even better if your with other people that have fun as well.

Now tell me...which would be your prefered scenario.

1. Playing in a group where everybody is aware of what hes doing and tries to perform well for the sake of the group.

2. Playing in a group that looks all fashionable but dies frequently, cause they rather look good, than play a game.

If you tell me now, you prefer second choice, you are either lieing, or one of those stated persons who rather look good than play a game. If you prefer the first choice, which is the only reasonable choice IN MY OPINION(thats MY opinion, I'm not telling anybody to think the same way) that makes it the choice that is more fun to you, cause why would you choose something willingly, if it's not the one that implies fun with it?

@charliesheen: What are you trying to achieve with that post quoting me? I'm well aware that there are people out there who ignore everything else, as long as people wear gear they should wear. My statement is about you pointing at those players being selfish that think other party members should wear gear thats useful for their class, when in fact those not wearing gear thats useful for their class ON PURPOSE(I'm not talking about the best HQ+3 whatever crap Bullshit) are the selfish persons. I don't think people who don't wear gear thats not useful for their class are the devil or such crap lmao. I don't attack those players out of the blue just cause they wear something that's not useful for their class. But if those players don't wear gear thats useful for their class ON PURPOSE and join parties and expect everybody else to drag them along, then I will either ask them to change to something that's useful and if they won't(this implies they COULD) to leave the group. I'm not playing this game to drag other people along, we're playing for the same reasons(to have fun), if you think your fun is more important than the fun of the others in the group you're not even selfish anymore, you're just being an ignorant and arrogant prick. If we're playing together it should be out of question to do things that will help the group for everyones benefit, cause that's what I will do as well and that's what I expect of everyone else as well. This is in fact a dream scenario, cause there are people who are not likeminded, but if everybody would think of the benefit of ALL instead of just their own, this world would be a better place.

And before this argument even comes up....I know this is just a game...but you are playing with real people, and just cause you're anonymous this shouldn't excempt you from basic etiquette.