Risk Factor. Can I have it?

[Catharsis]

FFXI's partying system, whether the developers planned for it or not, was dynamic and diverse.

What's so dynamic and diverse about sitting in town waiting until a RDM or a BRD and a PLD or NIN logged on and wasn't snapped up within 15 seconds by other desperate groups? There were levels when you couldn't even sub Dispel and without it, there would be no practical way of doing any form of decent experience on Robber Crab/Crawler Tedious Grindfest Mania when dealing with people with attention spans shorter than their vocabulary and bladders the size of peas (just how difficult can it be to synchronise a toilet break?).

[Khal_Drogo]

Someone's post:

FFXI's partying system, whether the developers planned for it or not, was dynamic and diverse.

Response:

What's so dynamic and diverse about sitting in town waiting until a RDM or a BRD and a PLD or NIN logged on and wasn't snapped up within 15 seconds by other desperate groups? There were levels when you couldn't even sub Dispel and without it, there would be no practical way of doing any form of decent experience on Robber Crab/Crawler Tedious Grindfest Mania when dealing with people with attention spans shorter than their vocabulary and bladders the size of peas (just how difficult can it be to synchronise a toilet break?).

Why do ppl have to be so dismissive about something just b/c ONE aspect of it's design was flawed? I think everyone realizes that there were some pretty significant issues w/ XI that completely ruined gameplay for some ppl....


That doesn't mean to scrap the thing completely and deem it "taboo." Try to have an open mind plz...Can you honestly say that NOTHING about XI's pt system was dynamic and diverse? simply b/c you had a hard time making parties and trouble killing some foolishly designed mobs?