Have I missed the boat?

[Knosis]

So, I played some in Beta and was ready to charge into the game at launch, level up somewhat quickly, and learn the end game content while everyone else was still feeling their way through it as well. Sadly though, REAL LIFE HAPPENED (!!) and I'm way behind the herd. I'm only 47 and I dont get to play nearly as much as I'd like.

It seems like most people have the level 50+ stuff down to a science and all I ever hear are groups wanting people to be geared and know the fights. I guess what I'm wondering is if there's still a place in end game for new players and if you more experienced folks have any advice on how to prepare myself for it.

Isn't this game less than 2 months old? You're being ridiculous. Not all of us rush to end-game. Some of us realize that end-game is just to keep players playing as it increases e-peen size.

[Enkidoh]

Isn't this game less than 2 months old? You're being ridiculous. Not all of us rush to end-game. Some of us realize that end-game is just to keep players playing as it increases e-peen size.

^This. I have a Legacy character from 1.0, participated in the Alpha and all four phases of the Beta, had early access, and I'm still not quite 50 yet (GLA/PLD 49 and CNJ/WHM 45 are my two highest classes/Jobs), and I haven't even finished the main storyline yet, as I've deliberately taken it slow and steady so as not to burn out like so many others have done and complain endlessly about. And to be honest, I have virtuially zero interest in so called 'end-game' - endgame never interested me in FFXI either and I was never thought of as a 'bad' player for making such a choice. How fast you play the game is up to you.

Really, don't feel bad about stopping to smell the roses once in a while - the detail in the game is simply staggering.

[Welsper59]

Isn't this game less than 2 months old? You're being ridiculous. Not all of us rush to end-game. Some of us realize that end-game is just to keep players playing as it increases e-peen size.

Agreed. The reality though is that it's very likely to you're gonna run into those other people once you hit 50. Not always of course, but ugh... they are quite annoying when you do. Even the folks that do take their time will likely fall prey to assimilation lol. It is very easy though to find people willing to help out at least, assuming one were to take that initiative.

[Millerna]

As others have also offered already, feel free to contact me in game if you want to run a dungeon of any level. I really hate the speed runs, and luckily I managed to get full darklight and relic before speed runs became the norm, but I've really hardly done any dungeons since.

[fearfactoryman]

If you were on my server, I would offer up my help as well. As it was already shown by a few posters before me, there are still plenty of people who enjoy creating a community where people still help others. Don't be discouraged by the over geared speed run shouters as this doesn't represent the community as a whole. I understand the reason people do it that way...but I don't stress if I have to take it slower to help some newer or lesser geared players improve. All of my PLD gear is DL & AF2 with Relic +1 & I don't care one way or another about speed runs. Eight runs a week, even if they are a bit slow, is still just over 1 run a day...no big deal.

[JayCommon]

Yeah, my brother and I actually despise 'speed runs' the way they are being done currently. "Pull everything and AoE it all down, zerg zerg" It takes the fun out of the game. On Goblin server, it actually takes me longer (being a DD) to shout/find a group that will run AK than it does to find one in the DF. Seems like all anyone wants to do anymore is WP, and I really don't like that dungeon too much. Not enough mechanics if you ask me.

I know I'm on a different server than you, but my brother (PLD) and I specifically go into the DF for our AK runs so we can help new players through them. It doesn't bother me to take an extra 10 minutes explaining to a player why things are being done and a good way to go about doing them. And we are in the same DF group (I DF with players from Balmung all the time) so maybe one day we can run a dungeon together!

Just wanted to let you know that there are people out there willing to help, even if they aren't on your world. Too many people in this game are all about "ME ME ME" when the whole point of an MMO is to communicate with others and work as a team.

[Yurikitty]

Its never to late to start, if it were this game would be on death's door step already. If you ever decide to move servers over to Midgard give us a tell!

[Starfox71rt]

I agree with almost everything that's been said here. However, I would like to say that I personally enjoy the occasional speed run. Grinding, whether its fast or slow, is still grinding. With that in mind, pushing yourself to run it faster provides a different kind of challenge, one that I enjoy. That's just my preferences though.

[Mandze]

I'm on Balmung too and a fellow "slow" leveler. Feel free to say hi-- maybe we can fumble through some dungeons.

[Linkan]

So, I played some in Beta and was ready to charge into the game at launch, level up somewhat quickly, and learn the end game content while everyone else was still feeling their way through it as well. Sadly though, REAL LIFE HAPPENED (!!) and I'm way behind the herd. I'm only 47 and I dont get to play nearly as much as I'd like.

It seems like most people have the level 50+ stuff down to a science and all I ever hear are groups wanting people to be geared and know the fights. I guess what I'm wondering is if there's still a place in end game for new players and if you more experienced folks have any advice on how to prepare myself for it.

I suggest you run DF to get some gear.
That's what I'm doing and it is pretty easy.

Never tried Coil, I'm sure I can't do it, but through DF I even got Guaruda Weapon.