Fan Census: This is embarrassing

[Noshpan]

I'd love to do Final Coil, but I'm still stuck behind the T9 gate. 'Cause good luck starting a group in PF that are okay with the "BONUS SOLDIERY" message.

[AreeyaJaidee]

I get that some people just don't care about coil, but I've personally seen a lot of people struggling at consistent coil practice or unable to get in a run with experienced players because they haven't cleared the content being ran...

It really reflects the mentality of people that just do coil so they can whip out their epeen and stroke it in front of people. The same people that are constantly talking about themselves or interjecting their achievements into group convos so everyone will notice how elite or progressed they are.

I know all about that mentality because I used to be one if those ppl, until I woke up.

Look through this thread and youll see many comments from groups like bluegartr saying stuff like: you expect us to carry everyone?

I mean get real man. No wonder JP is leading the charge... We got the most selfish and smug uppercrusts representing the na/eu with amazing classiness(cynicism intended)

[Keyln]

I'm surprised that latency hasn't been brought up yet. People in Japan don't have the latency issues that people outside of Japan have.

[BreathlessTao]

I'm surprised that latency hasn't been brought up yet. People in Japan don't have the latency issues that people outside of Japan have.

DAMN, you beat me to it - was just about to mention we shouldn't forget that Japan servers are in Japan, while NA means almost the rest of the world. Which might have something to do with it.

Anyhow. I've been aware I'm a pathetic and awful player, but if it makes you feel better, you're welcome to rub it in. I don't mind. I don't care for raiding; pretty impossible to do if one's alone anyway. /shrug

[T2teddy]

First of all, the entire country of Japan is in one timezone, whereas we suffer a 4 - 5 hour tz difference which makes it horribly difficult to get a static together.

Secondly, idk but it seems Japanese people are simply raised to be more patient and persistent. North American culture is all 'rush, rush, rush.' Hell my 3 friends and I couldn't get a static going on Sarg after 3 months of trying. Still stuck on T5 trying to do it the PUG way /sigh...I am so bloody sick of DF groups that ragequit after one try

[jazo]

This makes me think of one question... are Japanese players mad every time a Nerf of content is announced as much as US players are?

[Catwho]

Remember that FFXIV is a "theme park" MMO. Some people don't like roller coasters - does that mean they shouldn't go to Six Flags? Of course not, there are plenty of other rides and things to do. My parents took me to Carowinds one year and my mother spent all day watching Star Trek On Ice while I did the coasters and my dad played pinball in the arcade. Everybody was happy.

We tried for months to get a coil static off the ground in our free company. There was never a night when at least eight of us could make it. Some people finally pressed ahead and cleared T5 without us, but only one guy (our FC leader) joined an external static and made it to T13.

[HaelseMikiro]

I'm worried that the amount of RMT on NA/EU servers are skewing the results. Can we filter to only see the % of active players with T9 clears, that have beaten T13?

[o3o]

Yay I'm in the 2% for balmung!

But to be fair. Balmung population is much higher than other servers. Servers with small populations don't necessarily have more people who have cleared.

[MageBlack]

i really want to do coil but the elitism of the NA players is what stops me from even trying.

Also, with such low numbers for their "hardcore" content, why would they bother implementing more than just one end game raid per patch? People are asking for more of this content and I will point them to this and say "look, no one is even doing it!"