Quote Originally Posted by Xakery View Post
I'm tired of arguing power levelers and stating the obvious. I saw more shouts last night and was thinking about it. Then this old parable came to mind: Give a man a fish feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish feed him 1000 years.
I just think we are just ruining this game. I'm sure most/ all were helped out or power leveled in some form or the other. We've all taken advantages of glitches in this game, but had to relearn our jobs. I just think it would be more fitting if the veteran's give advice to the newer generation of players.
Everyone can't have it easy. Just look at what ffxi is today. I hear it is a joke now. Let's not make this awesome game the joke the 11 is today.
Even though XI was a forced party environment ppl always looked for ways to exploit XP way before Aby and the community forced job specific "Bird camps". There are always ppl that want the easy button. In XI you had ppl get to 75 even through straight XP Pts yet they still didn't understand or learn the core of their job. It's going to happen, its just a sad fact.

Regardless of being PLed or not it comes down to the user learning their class/job. The thing I do agree with is shouting for PLs or paying for PLs imo is stupid. The community generally 1-30 wants to solo leve grind and there are fewer shouts for XP pts in these lvls and the community ignored SE's point of making shposhae and Toto.

The other issue I see and Ifrit is a perfect example. If you want Ifrit wins, go with your LS or shout for Experienced Players Only if you don't want to deal with new Ifrit players. I see too many ppl just shout normally for easy button Ifrits, THM x5 goto him and wipe due too an inexperienced Ifrit player and leave, then complain about it when they didnt even try to teach that person strats for a few runs. Even with 1 inexperienced DD you can easily take him down. I helped a new Archer with this the other day and after a few runs he had it down and we still got wins regardless of his learning phase.