Just a rant from someone actually playing

[Kilta_Firelotus]

People are helpfull. You just havent found a good group yet.becouse MMOs are after all (and especially ffxi-xiv) about joining a group that you have fun with and help each other.
If you were in my server i would tell you to join up so i can show you how wrong you are about people not helping newbies.I walked all my linkshell(almost) to their first jeuno trip back in 2005=).A lot of people up to this day enjoy helping others.

ley me school you in on something. I play'ed 30 mmo. FFxi being the longest. PPl no longer help out as they used to. I've been in 30-40 linkshells and over 4 servers. Like I said a guy shouted for 30 min in jeuno needing help back to home town no one eveb replied him. More often then not ppl shout back "learn2play" most mmo are going solo now.
Go on ffxi right now. on a different server and see how helpful ppl are. When I started a new character I ask for help getting to jeuno, I got told "wiki got maps good luck"

sorry not that helpful.

[Zkieve]

ley me school you in on something. I play'ed 30 mmo. FFxi being the longest. PPl no longer help out as they used to. I've been in 30-40 linkshells and over 4 servers. Like I said a guy shouted for 30 min in jeuno needing help back to home town no one eveb replied him. More often then not ppl shout back "learn2play" most mmo are going solo now.
Go on ffxi right now. on a different server and see how helpful ppl are. When I started a new character I ask for help getting to jeuno, I got told "wiki got maps good luck"

sorry not that helpful.

I think you suffer from the solo syndrome .
take my advice , find a helpfull group. Stick to it. You will always have help.
Only people who complain about not being helped are those who rather solo than commit to a group.
Im sorry but your "noobs doesnt help " theory is wrong.If you alienate yourself from having a good linkshell , then thats your choice.Linkshells are for exactly what you described, the world works around them.You should had asked for help in your linkshell to your group of friends.Not to some random people in shout.