Have we gone too far?

[Snugglebutt]

Soon, we will be getting NPCs that we can take to dungeons so we no longer need other players and all DPS can solo from lvl 1-50 and be utterly clueless on how to play their rotation and what it is expected from a DPS. FFXI has these Trust NPCs to help the lower levels since that game is very top heavy at the moment.

I consider the mercenary system a good one to help new players progress through low level content. FFXI has such a system if I recall from back when I played it too. WoW I think has also introduced a mercenary system I believe though I haven't played that in a decade. I do not believe it will make players clueless about anything using mercenaries at lower levels. I think your comment about that aspect is a bit melodramatic to be honest.

[Luvbunny]

I consider the mercenary system a good one to help new players progress through low level content. FFXI has such a system if I recall from back when I played it too. WoW I think has also introduced a mercenary system I believe though I haven't played that in a decade. I do not believe it will make players clueless about anything using mercenaries at lower levels. I think your comment about that aspect is a bit melodramatic to be honest.

I agree that system is great to help lower level players, and shield them from rude abusing behavior commonly found on duty finder party. The clueless players syndrome however, will become a major thorn on this feature and you will soon see countless of threads here complaining about it. It is the same issue that plague FFXI when everyone is able to leech to 99 in matter of hours, and endgame is suddenly flooded with a bunch of clueless players. Granted if one is serious about their role, these players will wiki everything, read forum, watch youtube videos, test their rotations, and fully ready and know what to expect when they hit level 50. Assuming every newbies are like that however is like hoping for a unicorn and double rainbows lol.