Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
I shouldn't be locked out of a sweet drop if I'm not willing to NOT play the game for 2-3 hours straight.
I beg to differ. And since we seem to fundamentally disagree, I doubt we'll find much common ground here.

Your comments earlier, for me, just further suggest you had very little experience with HNMs in XI, especially that one about Ixion. (but then again I guess every server is different..). I never mentioned Ixion/SW because they didn't use the traditional pop windows, and actually did have the need to stay alert over a few hours to camp. If that wasn't your cup of tea, no one ever forced you to do it. I never got anything personally from Ixion the entire time i was with my shell, and only one drop from SW, and still loved every minute of the content. Those fights were very rewarding and I enjoyed the hunt throughout multiple zones scanning horizons with other shells hoping to be the first ones when it pops.

I don't enjoy leveling crafting, sitting in one spot repeating the same mindless task with very little or no risk. I'd rather no levels in crafts cause the leveling process IMO is just pointless. I however don't think that content should be removed from the game because I don't enjoy crafting. I don't enjoy quest based solo leveling because I feel it defeats the purpose of an MMO. It encourages solo play all the way to endgame IMO, and you miss out on more enriched leveling experience, a poor setup for endgame since you won't be soloing that.. I however don't think that content should be removed from the game because I don't enjoy quest based leveling.

Don't worry, I know you still don't get it.