Quote Originally Posted by Kuwagami View Post
I would like to correct this part real quick :
There aren't a lot of bad players. In fact, there are tons of average-to-good players.
Well, there's a lot of ways to see it. On surface value of what you have said, it's also true. But from the more "elite" players who cleared them easily, if you are not above average you are probably labeled as bad. See the difference?

And like you said, those things like "CLEARED ONLY", "NO NOOBS" PF recruitment that appeared few days after a new patch can be discouraging. I see from both sides of view thou as I have been on both sides before. Once I've cleared a content and my intention is to smoothly then of course I would probably have a "noobs please get out and don't waste our time" attitude. I think it's a bit of human nature.

In Patch 2.2 I concentrated my first week on 3 star crafting and thus by the time I wanted to clear Levi EX, I am way behind everyone. Yes PF are all filled up with "PROS ONLY" parties and hardly any learning parties but eventually I cleared it with a semi learning party.

I haven't been subjected to much raging during learning parties - probably I'm in a JP server where people are probably more mindful with their words and only complain behind their friends, FC and LS about really underperfoming players. I think the situation is worse at NA servers, I was from NA server before so I'm guessing so. But that's really player issues I have to say. Tough to change a human.. I think Yoshida rather bang his head on how to improve the game than player attitude and behavior. Well, toxic people are everywhere..

Quote Originally Posted by Kuwagami View Post
I would like to thank you for this post. It sums up a lot of things I've been thinking about recently. Give them time, judge them on what they do or don't do after a significant period.

Extension (3.0 right ?) will be the decisive step for ARR probably
NP. Sometimes I rage over a lot of things but it's good to take a step back and think about a bigger picture. I think a good testing point will be either the 1 year mark or coil 3 (suspected to be the last coil before expansion), which I think by then it is really a lot of time for the development to have a good grasp of where they should, and want to head to.