Whats with the zerg / speed run mentality?

[IvoryFox]

No because the game forced you to take your time so everyone did. You didn't play XI, that much is very apparent.

Games like WoW and XIV advocate people like this. Elitists, a plague.

Err... Umm...

In FFXI, XP/hour was a huge thing whether meriting or leveling. If groups didn't meet a certain number they usually let the weakest link know about it - after an hour of bitching about it in linkshell chat. Nice try though. Claim wars weren't exactly as community building or "take your time" as you think, either. And I only played up until Aht Urgahn. From what I understand the speed mentality in XI only got worse when FoV and Abyssea hit. The one time I did go back I couldn't get a single person to take a little time to help me get my level 50 limit item (after it took only 2 nights of FoV parties to get level 50). I don't like the "Go go go!" mentality either, but c'mon man, take off the blinders. It existed/exists in our beloved FFXI just as badly.

Edit: Not to mention what Grundy mentions above. Not the "right" job/job combination? Not in the right gear? Not eating the right food? Not invited.