Fan Census: This is embarrassing

[Ramzal]

So like we're all in T13 and on phase 4, Bahamut is at 15% and your friend calls. Do you run to wall, die and leave raid then log off immediately, or do you finish the clear? Cuz what I find with the "RL trumps game" mentality is that people often don't know that there are OTHER people playing the game with them too. So before decisions like this are made, at least consider if it's a good time to leave or not... A boss at 15% isn't a good time. (Seriously I've seen this happen before >_> )

To be honest, I would hit that wall pretty quick if I think something wrong is going on with my friend or they need someone to talk to. This game is not that big of a deal compared to real connections with people. I love this game, I really do. Maybe a bit too much. But people who are directly in your life matter so much more than the pixels that are on screen or those in different locations. I'm not saying raid members aren't important but as far as who I would be willing to roll out of bed for at 4am if they need me, a raid is not one of those things. I have a list of the things that matter most when it comes to this, it goes:

Children
Husband/Wife
Yourself
Family
Job
Pets
Friends (RL)
Raid

I've seen some marriages and relationships end because people couldn't prioritize that the raid is far less important than their significant others. Beating Bahamut is awesome and all, but when you end up alone because "The raid needs you," you have no one to blame but yourself. And lets be honest 6/8 people in a raid do not care what's going on in your personal life because they tend to not care about their own personal lives. This thread has proven that several times over.