Originally Posted by Omgwtfbbqkitten  |
| If it is not your flavor of MMO, move on, FFXI ain't changing for the WoW generation. |
I liked this, lol. honestly
However, it may come as a surprise to you but not everyone in this game who would like better soloability, is the "WoW Generation". Take me for instance. FFXI is the only MMO i have ever played, and having played since the release of the CoP expansion, i have my own reasons for liking solo play instead of parties. for instance, i am a mnk 75 now, but from lvl 50-60 it took just about 8 months to lvl. that was with me playing 3-5 hours a day 7 days a week. this of course was before the ToAU which made leveling much easier for everyone. why did it take so long for 10 lvls? well i was only able to get into a party once every 3 weeks or so and that was only if they just absolutely couldn't fill the space with some other job. back then skill chains were all the rage and if you didn't fit this mold for whatever reason you were useless. at the time i think it was mnk couldn't make a certain type of skillchain, but i cant remember which. anyway, what was i left with? soloing. but soloing is a cheat in this game. the rewards do not equal the effort that is put forth... and it does require a great deal of effort.
alos, soloing is much more fun and exciting then being bored in a party. plus you dont have to put up with the goofy new guy who doesn't know down from up, or the rather irritating loud mouth that knows how to play everyones job better then everyone else... on the flip side of that coin is i do enjoy a party with good freinds and have no issue with grouping with them and for special events/quests/missions.
you'll all probably shout me down now but that is my 10 cents on the matter.