Yoshida' stance on PL and why it is less than ideal.

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Grind parties take skill?

Tell me, how many times have you gone "HELL YEAH THAT WAS THE MOST FUN 3 HOURS OF MY LIFE GRINDING FROM 23-23 and a half!" - I know I can't stand the grind, I do it because I like the rest of the game, that's all.

Actually, grind parties do take skill, and even moreso now with the introduction of the enemy linking system. But, with this patch, in the same breath that they made grind parties require more skill, they also made that fact irrelevant with powerleveling.

And the most fun I've ever had in gaming were some of my parties in FFXI. So grinding certainly can be fun. MMO's are social games. 90% of the fun comes from the people you play with.

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Actually, grind parties do take skill, and even moreso now with the introduction of the enemy linking system. But, with this patch, in the same breath that they made grind parties require more skill, they also made that fact irrelevant with powerleveling.

And the most fun I've ever had in gaming were some of my parties in FFXI. So grinding certainly can be fun. MMO's are social games. 90% of the fun comes from the people you play with.

If grind parties are so much fun, then why isn't everyone doing it 24/7? You think the ppl who aren't don't know what they are missing? You may love it, but obviously alot of ppl don't. People are out there soloing, powerleveling, picking their noses. Alot of ppl just can't stand it.

Some ppl find socializing through just chat. What does it matter if their friends avatar is standing next to them.

While it may take skill for the first few fights it becomes repetitive after that untill you move on to a new area where the first few fights is skill, then repetition all over again. Some ppl just don't like working on others timetables.