I see a lot of negative threads, so trying something positive.

[Atoli]

Things that recently made me happy:

- a Thavnarian onion survived a full week in my gardening patch. I usually kill off everything in under 24 hours, so that was a great achievement
- lala emotes I recently switched back, and just watching my character move about is such a joy.
- joined a Thordan EX training party (for whatever reason) and while people did fail at first, everyone listened to advice and it was very satisfying to make it past meteors in a time that takes most random parties to work out how to not die to the first aoe.
- my first Ravana farm ever and instantly got a bird °-°

[Gemina]

Cool! I love to see some positive feedback from fellow healers. We don't get too many thank yous unless single handedly saving an entire instance, so these responses are so refreshing.

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Your post made me sad. That poor white mage really sounded like she was trying and just couldn't get it. The support you guys gave was really awesome and she very likely never found that again outside of FC runs. I wish I could have been there too. Her issue might have just been lag, and she could have thought she was out of landslides zone when she actually wasn't. So many have got knocked off by standing just outside the red bar.

Even if this healer didn't thank you for your support, allow me to express that appreciation ^^

[FunkYeahDragons]

I've just been spamming MSQ roulette and Praetorium on AST like a crazy person. Must have queued 15+ times by now in the past couple days. No idea why I like it so much. Was 56 when I started and now between that and Hests roulette I'm 58.

[AgnesTheStargazer]

I must start off by saying that i'm not a raider... at all. So i've never done anything beyond Bismarck EX (which i was super anxious to try out)
So, since i wanted to join my FC mate in her raids and wanted to try Sephirot EX ( i loved the normal fight), she told me i should try Ravana EX. I was super anxious and while queueing i was watching a guide (was super afraid to cause a wipe as a first timer, especially since the mechanics there are quite chaotic).
The fight starts, everything goes well, and the SCH (my main) book drops, and i got 3 comms (which is super rare at higher levels...). I was super happy.

Now i just have to find the courage to try Thordan EX.
Anyway, keep up with this great attitude, Gemina, and i'm sure you'll become a great healer!

[Ebonwings]

My laziness has caught up with me. °-° I was suppose to clear Sephirot Ex this week, instead I was busy myself raiding Final Coil of Bahamut for my Dreadwyrm set ! XD

[Eydir]

My greatest joy is when I'm helping people and there are actually results. Be it helping with a dungeon, raid, crafting or gathering. Personally I think I do pretty well on the classes I actually play more than once a week and I like giving tips and teaching others at least the basics of those classes just as much as I like seeing them figuring out things themself. We all started out small and new and made our embarrassing mistakes and that is what I always remind myself of. Positive feedback is often underrated but is really needed, some seem to take it as a given, words of encouragement really help to keep people going and get them through times they feel like they perform aweful. Also player commendations, never forget those. I've often seen sprouts which felt disappointed and thought they performed bad bc they didn't get any at the end of a dungeon and I guess a few of us know that some of us don't give them out of laziness or other reasons.

[Gemina]

Thanks everyone!

I started a thread in the general forum about a week ago talking about making friends and reaching out. It so unorthodox in MMOs today. I greatly miss those days when players communicated outside of FC/LS chat. So I made two friends recently using this method. One player had outdated accessories and I hooked her up with a complete HQ set after she kept me healed in a FATE. It all started with a convo in /say. A few days after that, a fellow WHM was in trouble in the Sylphlands, and I cure bombed him, then helped take down the mobs trying to eat the cute Lala. He sent the usual /bow. I was like screw that and we ended up talking about burning down the zone lol, then proceeded to help each other clear our logs in that area.

This is so not me! I have massive social anxiety and it really felt good to step out of my comfort zone. I felt this post was a good contribution considering the last replies have all of you stepping out of your zones to help others. So awesome!

[Gameplayzero]

Thanks everyone!!

It's pretty sad that mmos are increasingly getting less social thanks to them catering to solo players (where most of the bank comes in). People are going to disagree with me but it's very true. Nothing really requires you anymore to get out and make new friends to clear content lIke back then. Aside from raids. You can completely do every instance without so much making a friend on your server. While options are nice, it's still a massively multi-player online game. Hence multi-player. As a social guy IRL it's kind of disappointing and a good amount of people I meet kind of feel the same way but don't do anything about it. Hell bet I get most of my commendations from talking and complimenting people when I can.

You have to try harder than back then but sometimes when you do its very much worth it. Nothing makes you feel better than including others or being included. IRL or in game. It really opens up new avenues and imo makes the game far more enjoyable. I'd be done with the game long ago if I didn't have friends to talk with. I'm glad you are enjoying yourself and there are definitely others who are feeling the same way you are. ESPECIALLY newer players.