The absolute best players?

[Ildur]

This is the absolute best player:



His outfit is totally lore friendly, as a bonus! More than White Mages in plate!

[Dijana]

The BEST players in the game should be determined by

1. Their willingness to learn and listen to advice
2. Their willingness to teach those who are learning
3. Whether or not people enjoy playing with them
4. Their understanding and comprehension of encounters, and their ability to formulate strategies (rather than just memorize someone's youtube video and copy it)
5. Their ability to undertake and adapt to any role or situation

Luck and RNG has nothing to do with being the best. And since the best shouldn't boast (cause it will probably conflict with 3) I don't think anyone could really point to who is the best players. With the exception of those who work out how to beat all the encounters first, and then share their strategies with others. And be humble about it. Kinda hard to find them sometimes.

[Issac]

The BEST players in the game should be determined by

1. Their willingness to learn and listen to advice
2. Their willingness to teach those who are learning
3. Whether or not people enjoy playing with them
4. Their understanding and comprehension of encounters, and their ability to formulate strategies (rather than just memorize someone's youtube video and copy it)
5. Their ability to undertake and adapt to any role or situation

Luck and RNG has nothing to do with being the best. And since the best shouldn't boast (cause it will probably conflict with 3) I don't think anyone could really point to who is the best players. With the exception of those who work out how to beat all the encounters first, and then share their strategies with others. And be humble about it. Kinda hard to find them sometimes.

Between 2005 and 2008 I played FFXI with a bunch of people with all these endearing traits. I miss these qualities.
Though I shouldn't say that because I did find a good bunch here on Masamune. Though we seem to be drifting apart as of late.

[Tagihi]

So I've farmed atma pieces since release, don't even want to state how many hours and I have 3? But there are players that had all 12 on day one and some on day two? So the best players in the game is decided by RNG? Hmmmmm.....

Luck has nothing to do with how good player you are. I got my sixth atma and I have been and farmed fates almost 1 week and my friend got it done already, but we spent as much time on it.
Though seriously I do not care, because I know I will get it done soon anyway. I have plenty of other things to do in the game to improve myself and reach my goal.

[Kirosuu]

ATMA whining thread with new title
i never see this coming
kudos

[Edellis]

This is a PVE game. There is no such thing as "best players" because the only real way to judge players is on their gear and teammates.


I'd argue that PvP is the same way. There's no such thing as a super godlike Bard who can single handedly murder an entire team, the game rules just don't allow that sort of play. The way to be the "best player" in FFXIV is to be sociable and a good explainer of mechanics to those not as versed as you.


Fun, entertaining people are the ones who get my commends, and i'll take 7 of those players over the most "elite" players any day. Atma progression doesn't judge your skill, only your luck relative to others and the sheer amount of hours you're willing to dedicate to fate grinding. That's literally all its worth.



I cant say this enough. If you people want to be judged on player skill, go play a game like Tekken, Blazblue, Street Fighter or maybe League of Legends (although LoL's ranking system is a different monster entirely...)

[Arkghyom]

This is the absolute best player:



His outfit is totally lore friendly, as a bonus! More than White Mages in plate!

Fabtastic!

[Marxam]

1. All difficulty is determined by:
b. Your latency.

2. Your "mad skillz" are determined by:
b. Your latency.

I'll have to disagree with you there because just because your internet is crappy or live really far from servers doesn't mean you are a bad player. That is an external variable that is potentially out of your control. If anything someone who knows that they have lag and finds ways to get around it or even use it to their advantage is a much better player because they are literally maximizing what little resources they have. That being said as a PS3 player I have been in numerous instances where the mobs appear a second or two late so I adapt and react ahead of time. Often times I'm much quicker to react than my pc mates because I'm always think of whats not on the screen rather than waiting for it to show up.

Example:
T4 in the 2nd add phase when the solider and knight drops. I see their life bars first before I see the actual mob. So I throw a flash and OP and as soon as they appear on my screen I have full hate. If I was to wait until it showed on my screen they would be wailing on the healers.

[Balfreid]

So I've farmed atma pieces since release, don't even want to state how many hours and I have 3? But there are players that had all 12 on day one and some on day two? So the best players in the game is decided by RNG? Hmmmmm.....

Hmm, I was unaware that having an Atma weapon made you the best player. -shrugs-

[Issac]

just because your internet is crappy or live really far from servers doesn't mean you are a bad player.

I think you misunderstood me, or made assumptions about my motivations to declare such things. I never intended to say that high latency makes you a bad player. I was pointing out that, in the end, being a prick makes you a bad player.

For what it's worth, I live in the US and play on Masamune. Oh god do I know latency. But this is by choice.