[eticket109]

In the 40s-50s, I really don't pay much attention to it when I'm building a party. However, if I have two players to choose from with the same jobs and same basic info, I will typically talk to the higher ranked player first. Sure, like OMG said, they could very well have just ridden someone's coattails to get there, but they still showed enough dedication to do it. In the end though, I really don't think it usually has any bearing on the player at all. In fact, the inverse is often true. There have been many times where I've partied with a low ranked player and thought 'oh... that's why...' within about 5 minutes.