Was just curious if anyone had pride in their gear anymore? Every group I've had in the past month has had at least 2 to 3 players who had no pride in their gear. They wear nothing that is optimal. Now I'm not saying they should be wearing 2+ melded gear. I'm just saying you should be wearing the basic gear that cost next to nothing on the market ward. For example, instead of wearing a dated 5 accuracy ring, you could be wearing a 15 accuracy ring. It is not a large investment, at least not on my server. Here's another example for you. Last night I joined a pug ifrit group. The leader asked for experienced DOM classes only. I was the only DOM dps class that joined..... But that's besides the point. Three of the people in the party had atrocious gear. We had a white mage who was using a +water spell damage wand and a +attack power shield. We had a monk who was using +5 strength rings and a neck piece that added +5 attack power. Finally we had one guy who had no accessories equipped and half of his gear broken. When asked to put on his accessories, he just said he didn't have any, yet he was wearing an ifrit weapon. Shortly after he put on the Egg holiday rings and told us that was as good as it was going to get. This is just one example, but believe me when I say this is not a rare occurrence.

So I ask you guys this simple question. Where has the pride gone? Do people literally just not care anymore about properly gearing their characters, or is my server just filled with peanut heads?