What is wrong with people on the forum..?

[Kaurie]

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What does any of your post have to do with the Relic? Also, who are you talking to? it sounds like you are responding to a statement by someone, but I am not sure who or what.


I'd like to challenge your idea that it is the veterans players responsibility to teach new players. It's ultimately up to the new player to ask for help. Further, it's the responsibility of the game design to teach the player (tooltips, leveling, guildhests, quests and help files). If they need help beyond that, they should be asking and not expecting every veteran player to go out of there way to explain everything.

I do agree that veteran players can and should help when appropriate, but I disagree it's their responsibility. I always think teamwork is important and communication is key. If a new player speaks up "First time here" I'll try to give the TLDR of each boss fight as we approach. You know what though? It's not my responsibility to do it, it shouldn't be an expectation, it's something I do to be nice.

If a new player wants to have some hand-holding help, their best bet is to make friends or join an FC and ask that way. I am much more interested in helping someone that I have a relationship with than some random stranger I'll know for 15 minutes, and will likely say all of 10 words to each other.

As for your closing statement. I am not a jaded WoW player, nor have I ever played FF11. I wouldn't say that solo leveling is off the table in FFXIV, a lot of PUGs are bad and some are good (nature of a PUG really), and I don't get the level-then-raid part. It naturally comes in that order. If you prefer to raid, that is what you'll do.

I also don't like that you're effectively throwing a large number of players in various camps. This leads to over-generalizations, discrimination and segregation.