What is up with the DF community?

[randomrope]

I completely agree with you. The way you worded your post got me thinking. You said that it is your progress through endgame. I'm not quite there myself, but when you said endgame I started thinking and I have a question. Is it your experience within the Duty Finder or is it also within your's and other's FC or LS?

And that is what I think is the real problem with the Duty Finder. The FFXI days communities were built on game mechanics that made you party with a minimum of 6 people as a team, starting at Lv.10-12. That was it. It was learn to play as an effective member on a team or hit a brick wall of zero progression. It made people more communal. Every bit of story, quest, leveling, etc required committed people that did not leave until the Key Quest Item was obtained.

We don't have that in this game. We have a "Click and Buy" dungeon menu for which we are only going into for loot. How could an instantaneous menu system for treasure not breed toxicity?

[Slickpig]

And that is what I think is the real problem with the Duty Finder. The FFXI days communities were built on game mechanics that made you party with a minimum of 6 people as a team, starting at Lv.10-12. That was it. It was learn to play as an effective member on a team or hit a brick wall of zero progression. It made people more communal. Every bit of story, quest, leveling, etc required committed people that did not leave until the Key Quest Item was obtained.

We don't have that in this game. We have a "Click and Buy" dungeon menu for which we are only going into for loot. How could an instantaneous menu system for treasure not breed toxicity?

Well said, there is no need to work together in this game and grow as a player. Ffxi got bad after 7 years, before that it was almost unheard of to be chastised for party performance.It was my first mmo and everyone was super helpful. Can we blame WoW for the current state of mmo players?

[Tolmos]

Is it your experience within the Duty Finder or is it also within your's and other's FC or LS?

For me it has just been Duty Finder. I haven't had a great deal of issue with folks on my server, but on DF? Holy crap.

Actually had someone threaten to report me and a random tank for greifing because I missed 1 charge mechanic on hard mode Ifrit and died because of it, and the tank missed 2 stuns in a row. They and one of their friends both planned to do the reporting.

3-7 day ban for missing a charge / missing 2 stuns. That would be all kinds of epic.

[EQBallzz]

For me it has just been Duty Finder. I haven't had a great deal of issue with folks on my server, but on DF? Holy crap.

Actually had someone threaten to report me and a random tank for greifing because I missed 1 charge mechanic on hard mode Ifrit and died because of it, and the tank missed 2 stuns in a row. They and one of their friends both planned to do the reporting.

3-7 day ban for missing a charge / missing 2 stuns. That would be all kinds of epic.

You missed a boss mechanic and died in an MMO? Wow. I know I wasn't there but I may have to report you as well.

[randomrope]

For me it has just been Duty Finder. I haven't had a great deal of issue with folks on my server, but on DF? Holy crap.

Actually had someone threaten to report me and a random tank for greifing because I missed 1 charge mechanic on hard mode Ifrit and died because of it, and the tank missed 2 stuns in a row. They and one of their friends both planned to do the reporting.

3-7 day ban for missing a charge / missing 2 stuns. That would be all kinds of epic.

Wait...You were actually banned for that??? As in two, probably middle school aged, kids made a whine complaint and you got banned for a week? I would start a personal jihad and report them both for player harassment and abuse!

edit: Never mind I re-read that...But still.