How far can a casual go?

[Espon]

I play pretty casually and do a lot of pugging and right now I'm up to Twintania and Ifrit Extreme. It all depends on how you use your available time, although I do try to set aside at least one night a week to raid with my FC, although it doesn't always happen.

I'm not sure what's preventing a casual player from joining a FC or using voice chat. There are plenty of FCs out there that play casually and it's sometimes nice to be able to ask familiar people to play with. Voice chat is just a quick download and you're set to go. You don't even need to talk, just being able to listen can improve performance greatly and it allows people to relay information faster when they can't afford to type during battle.

[Simaril]

I play pretty casually and do a lot of pugging and right now I'm up to Twintania and Ifrit Extreme. It all depends on how you use your available time, although I do try to set aside at least one night a week to raid with my FC, although it doesn't always happen.

I'm not sure what's preventing a casual player from joining a FC or using voice chat. There are plenty of FCs out there that play casually and it's sometimes nice to be able to ask familiar people to play with. Voice chat is just a quick download and you're set to go. You don't even need to talk, just being able to listen can improve performance greatly and it allows people to relay information faster when they can't afford to type during battle.

I only reached 50 recently, and havent done a lv 50 instance yet (will do CM quest soon!). I have ilv 70 weapon, body, legs, feet, and waist. If some of my market listings sell, I can pretty easily make the ilv 70 accessories. I don't think my grear will be a limiting factor for a while

-Nothing is preventing me from having a FC, but I currently don't have a FC that's terribly active, and my regular availability is only later in the week, when some of the more regular/serious players and FCs I've met are typically already "done" for the week.
-I'm on PS3, so voice chat isn't terribly convenient - I got away from PC gaming partially because I like playing games as they came in the box.