Free Company Idea

[Liselsia]

Enjoy the game? Progression without enjoyment...no pleasantness in that? I don't really want to experience new content with a group like you're describing. Simple really.

As Raina suggested, it simply sounds like a different in definition of Progression. My personal view on progression is a static group clears content with regularity in the same patch cycle content was released in. So most Progression group who are doing Creator Savage should clear all the content before 2.5 hits. If not thats perfectly fine, there plenty of casual raiding group that take their time and prioritize fun and group stability over clears. But personally I would never consider them Progression groups.

[BlueShade]

In my personal experience, a progression group doesn't necessarily have a toxic mentality. However, eventually there will come a point where some members aren't performing as well as others. "Raid with your friends!" is tough because what happens when one or two friends lag behind the others and hold the group back? Well, then you have to make the choice between progression and friends, otherwise your raid group will turn against those members anyway. They may say "naw it's okay replace me" but it's not okay. They're upset that you chose the game over them. Four months ago or so, there came a point when I had to make the same decision. I chose friendship and haven't regretted it since.

[AlexysKitty]

In my point of view, I would choose life over friends or people who want to change me so much that I don't recognize anything beneficial...whether that be in-game or anywhere in the world. The difference between gaming and life is that I can choose to power off after logging off, and living is still so much more boring, and more threatening. (Insert spiel about knowing life.) I'm not the friend type with this game. That ended after the heap of veteran gamers spewed useless Tank ideals with an FC cushion. I don't like mental connections. I do enjoy non-ordinary gaming. I know I'm avoided and influenced daily because my ideals are not the ideals wanted, and my ideals are not the worst. I don't need help improving and advancing my ideals. The unyielding force of thought that a Tank must tank in a certain location because the best gamer wrote so is annoying especially when the person chatting isn't that gamer. To many people are doing that.