The cycle of disbanding that keep casuals from doing content

[NyarukoW]

.... Need 1 player to craft me all leve supplies for 46-50. I will pay for mats - Monday @ 7:00 CST.

Funny thing is I've done this kind of stuff already, more than once too. Sometime I only craft half the stuff because I don't got the full hour, but I can spare 30 minutes. I don't see crafters put up PF saying no newbies wanted ever. I've even seen people get mad at me for trying to help because they were clueless that Cashmere whatevers were 3 stars, and they were asking for only level 50 weavers, and I didn't crack 3 stars back then and did not have my artisan tool. And you see that is attitude of players taking others for granted, that the root of the "no newbies wanted" mentality.

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- To get an opportunity for a group you need to slog through some crap first. Very few people have the talent or luck to go straight from college to a high-paying job. Usually you need an unpaid internship, a low level position, contract work, etc to get experience. Its the same thing here. Raiding is extreme gaming, you have to take it seriously to participate in a meaningful way.

The OP and may others know this. People are not asking to be spoonfed. They are asking to get an opportunity to learn and progress. If people were more inclusive things will work out better for everyone.

[Tiggy]

I don't ignore it. But I can't let people spew hatred and contempt at newer players unchecked.

No but I guess you're hatred and contempt for raiders is ok though? You're spewing plenty of that all over the place.

[NyarukoW]

No but I guess you're hatred and contempt for raiders is ok though?

But I don't hate the raiders. It think this much should be obvious. I hate clear sellers and their RMT bot friends who are likely in collusion with them but I there is no way I can come up with and evidence for that. And I don't like people who hatred and contempt at newer players.

[Tiggy]

But I don't hate the raiders. It think this much should be obvious.

No. It's not obvious. There's a whole crap load of posts here that make it far more obvious that you do hate raiders. You seem to think all of them have hatred and contempt for new players. I'm tired for your generalizations. You're far worse than the worst raiders I've ever seen. This thread has made that crystal clear.

[DoctorPepper]

You still needed rep on your server, or you never would see experience outside of solo'ing content. Most of those MPK'ers, got banned as well. You know this.

Do you have a solution that doesn't involve assuming things of others? That was my point which you read over like I didn't have one at all.

I don't know, you must of been playing a different game than I was because all you needed to join an endgame ls was time, gear, and jobs leveled. Go to their website, submit an application, wait for a tell in game, spend 2-4 weeks as a trial member of the ls getting no loot and as long as you showed up for shit you got rewarded. There were plenty of scum LS who frequently botted, didn't give a shit about rep, and would take anybody that could meet their scheduled time requirements.

I also know plenty of griefers that never got banned, way more people got banned for salvage duping than griefing. I can't even count the number of times my LS was griefed during Sky/Sea/HNM and none of those people ever got banned, 24 hour suspension at best and only if they said they were doing something intentionally in chat.

No, I don't have a solution because I'm not part of the problem, I help people I know all the time and I've never cussed out any newbies. At the end of the day, you can't tell people what to do and how to play, they will do what they want.

You specifically stated FFXI forced people to be friendly, I chose to reply to that because I think it's false. I ignored your point because your post was untrue, insulting to the ffxiv community and also accomplished nothing in my opinion.

[Kallera]

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You are ignoring it, it's literally one of the reasons why you think new players are "Oh so persecuted".

There is a fundamental distrust among players that the game has fostered through its approach to content. In xi, I didn't have to deal with the drill sargeant,I could join a different linkshell and still do endgame activitIES.

Here, it is 1 activity, and a growing part of content that is walled off by a combination of player expectations, jumping ship, and team jump rope mechanics. Its setting people against each other as there is story, requirement, and loot behind it. And it has continued to render FCs and LSes unable to assist, except by conforming to the lockout. Meanwhile, clears are sold, videos and prior clears are demanded, "The rich get richer, and the poor get poorer," and then comes content outside the raid catering only to the rich...

I'm not saying it is the fault of one group of players. I'm saying it is the combination of content development, and the responses of the populace that is causing this contention.

[NyarukoW]

... that you do hate raiders.

Tell you what, I do hate the Oakland Raiders and their lousy uncouth and hooligan fans burning down cities and starting riots. That is about the only Raider I hate.

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You seem to think all of them have hatred and contempt for new players.

Who is them? I've always said elite players are not necessarily elitist. Raiders are not all clear sellers. If you want to muddle things with the imprecise language you like to use, you are only confusing yourself.

[Tiggy]

Tell you what, I do hate the Oakland Raiders and their lousy uncouth and hooligan fans burning down cities and starting riots. That is about the only Raider I hate.

I'll go talk to a mirror. It might be more productive than this farce. It will be less intransigent at least.

[Aana]

This all sounds very familiar.

NyarukoW: "20 is the minimum amount of flair. But we always encourage employees to be more inclusive by wearing more if they would like."
Raider: "I have 20 pieces of flair"
NyarukoW: "Yes, but if you want to be more inclusive with your flair we encourage that"
Raider: "20 pieces of flair is fine for me"
NyarukoW:"Look at Brian, he has 37 pieces of inclusive flair. We encourage that"
Raider: "Well that's great for Brian but the 20 flair is enough for me"
NyarukoW: "I hope you'll reconsider. We want our employees to be inclusive through their display of flair"
Raider: yeah I get it. You like to show more inclusiveness with more flair but I'm really fine with just 20.
NyarukoW: "of course, we understand you are wearing the approved amount of flair but I'd just like to reiterate bow important it is to show our customers how inclusive we are here by wearing more flair, but of course how much is up to you."
Raider: "you are obviously not goin to accept that i want to wear less flair but i am wearing the required amount of flair. If you want me to wear 37 pieces of flair then make the damn minimum 37 pieces of flair!"

[Kallera]

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Not to nitpick, but wouldn't the inclusive flair be what the raider is asking out of others?