Quote Originally Posted by GalkaBikini View Post
Have you guys noticed when there's an overly dramatic post, you look at the poster's portrait and it's almost always a Lalafell? What's up with that?
Big things come in little packages, in this case, the big thing is a mouth.

Quote Originally Posted by keroo View Post
On the bright side, with this subscription system, it filters away those people who aren't worth playing it. I mean, look at people who play FREE TO PLAY games. Most are ill-mannered, imagine Dota 2(SEA server). FFXIV has a friendly community than any other games I played with.
I'm sorry, "people who aren't worth playing it?" That's the same thing that elitists say about casuals. And it's not a good line of thought.

Besides, this game does have a very fair share of people that are just as ill-mannered. Do you know how many times I've been told that I should know how to clear stuff less than 24 hours after release? I'm actually too scared to run new content for the first time unless I have a tank or healer friend with me to somewhat hold a party back if they feel like attacking me because I didn't know that I had to do something special. Many people feel they don't have the time to waste for new people, which is one of the reasons I did level a tank because I'm going to take time to explain things to new people! If you want to fight the boss because you don't want to waste time, go ahead little DPS or heals, I'll sit behind the gate!

On topic though, I understand the tedium. I did my first atmas pre-nerf. I have very little tolerance for tedium or waiting around though, so I set a limit of 2-3 hours each day when I can afford the time. That way I can still feel that I make progress with something else. During my FATE camping for animus, I either crafted or played some game on my 3DS, or went around the intertubes watching videos or something. Never concentrate on one thing, it'll drive you crazy. This is coming from someone that spent three months obsessing over learning ToDs and making friends with endgamers in an attempt to get the black belt in FFXI, and I had to spend time earning money when I had to bargain for items. Just drove me mad.