Quote Originally Posted by Aarik View Post
Why must people be so presumptuous? This is the second time I've replied to someone who has automatically classified me as *reads quote* someone who has no job, and has an aversion to sunlight. Once more, facts: I have a job too, wow! I also go to college, full time! Takes quite a bit of time, that. Takes a bit of sunlight, too. During weekends, I do yard work for others to make some additional money whenever I can. And yet, I can still find time for this. Don't presume things about situations you know nothing about.

Now then, I'm going to create a situation based upon your take of this: now, correct me if I got your view wrong, please, but from what I've read, you're saying that your rewards should not be 'hindered' because you play less, and that, likewise, those who play more should not have their rewards 'enhanced' due to it. Alright, let's roll with that, and turn this situation upside down, shall we? Instead of in game rewards, let us talk of real life rewards. I pose a situation: so you're at your work, and you put 100% into your work, as you have said. However, you have a coworker that works just as hard as you do, and just as diligently, but not as many hours. With me so far? So, the paycheck comes. According to your view, his paycheck should be identical to yours. If it's not, then it contradicts your argument. I mean hey, he worked just as hard and put just as much effort into it, so why shouldn't he, just because he didn't work as many hours as you did?

This is what my entire post was about. You'll see it many times in there. Balance. Equal Exchange. You put more time into one thing, then expect something else to suffer as a consequence of it. That's basic facts. If I chose to pour my time into this game instead of studying, guess what? My grades would suffer as a consequence. That's a fact. I'm not trying to go for some "hardcore gamers get all benefits", I'm trying to keep equality. Simple, pure, logic.
I wasn't actually making any of that to be directed towards you so if it came off that way i do apologize, but my real issue is that you can find a way to equally divide time between both, not have either suffer as a result and get the same reward..but have it say take longer and that would be fine...but you make it sound as if casual playing is a disease that should be purged from XIV entirely and good on them they want to make things take rediculous ammounts of time that way anyone who doesn't want to put in the time...even in portions will never see the end of the rainbow.

Just as you called me presumptuous for assuming "this guy is unemployed and doesn't go to school"...it's just as presumptuous imo that anyone would assume that if i cannot be on for however many hours a week, that i don't want/don't deserve the same from they game i'm paying for the same as you. You work, got school and do things on weekends...and you still found the time to meld the new equipment...which by your standards, takes alot of time...so in essence you're the exact example of what i mean.

You put the effort forward, and you deserve to be rewarded for the time and effort you put in...not in a sense of "everyone gets a trophy" like they do to eliminate any type of actual competition..but in the same vein of "I trained my ass off, it took time...and now look at what i did." But by your own rational..you'd ostracize yourself for not having the oodles of time that a supposed "hardcore" player has as opposed to a "casual". I'm all for equal exchange, but even in that you can find a balance so no one is left out.