Let's take a moment...

[Rageandfury]

Ok, I haven't played very many MMO's, but I got alot of friends that have played them for a while and they all say the same thing: the game would be great if it werent for the selfish jerks that make the gaming experience lackluster.

So when I jumped into FF XI, I was a little worried that I'd be playing along with alot of immature 9 year old brats.

I was pleased to find that that was not the case at ALL. In fact, when I started, there were players that were MORE then willing to help me out with how to play the game and what certain terms were. Instead of hearing people "go away you newb!", I heard "it's ok. we were all newbs at one point. here's some <whatever> to help you with your quest"

So I want to take a moment to point out how great the FFXI community is. You guys share gil and armor and spare weapons and crystals and most importantly, information.

It's been made the game easier to get into, but more importantly, more fun to play.

So that said, I'd like to go through and have everyone post something someone has done nice FOR THEM.

I'll start:
- A higher level mage escorted me to Windhurst just to buy some spells. Also paid for my boat ride since I only had like 35 gil.

[Pai Pai Master]

I'd like to give a shoutout to all the players that have kindly raised this lowly Tarutaru Warrior, who dies more than anyone in Vana'diel.

[hogarth]

Although i havent played the game yet, i can tell there are a lot of good people online as people on this board reflect that and when i have posted questions they have been answered

[Cometgreen]

I agree. In all my time of playing the beta and retail, I have only met a handful of what I would call ass holes. I've met tons of idiots, but only a few people who acted like an immature brat.

The only other MMORPG I played was Earth and Beyond, and I remember the chat window filled with immature and "inappropriate" language. I'm so glad I've barely seen that in Vanadiel, all though there was some rather crude stuff at the end of beta event.

Cometgreen

[Shintaku]

i havent started playing yet either but i can tell just from the several ffxi boards i've visited that this is a much better crowd....so much better than the quarreling 9 year olds that you get with everquest

[Quezi]

Originally posted by Rageandfury
the game would be great if it werent for the selfish jerks that make the gaming experience lackluster.

Well the same can be said for ALL online games, nomatter the type. There will always be nice people, its just that they are often outnumberd by said jerks.

I find that in general the ratio is 'good enough' to keep me from quitting because of it, but still, the game would be alot better if it wasnt for those people and sometimes i get terribly upset at the general stupidity and selfishness of some people.

[Omiest]

Best thing that happened...so many to choose from! The most recent was a LS buddy lvl 56 whm helped me get rank 5. What was also cool is that when we were fighting the NM in Beadeaux a nearby 70+ rdm stopped his camping to assist us ^_^

I also want to say to all the new people coming aboard that if they have any questions feel free to send a /tell to me. ^_^ I love to help!

[Raid]

I want to give a word out to a JP buddy of mine Tinny on Siren

Got his friends to help me with
- Rank 5
- Beastmaster AF1


And another JP buddy of mine Spooon
who helped me with Samurai quest

And my NA friend Kitana who helped lvl my warrior some in La Theine

[Tukka]

You will generally not have a bad experience with jerks when you're asking/looking for help (though rarely will). The jerks will usually just ignore you if you're looking for help, so the only people who you are exposed to are nice people (and there are a lot of them) who are willing to help.

The problem comes in when you start having to group up with other people to make progress, and you're forced to to come into contact with a broader cross-section of the community... one that includes the jerks, the children, the know-it-alls, the incompetents, the racists, ect. That's what really has ruined several play sessions for me, more so far than I can recall in all my years playing EQ (though a shoddy memory is likely to blame for that).

But since this thread is meant to highlight the positive.... hm. I've had a lot of help with things, though mostly from my linkshell (and I got one early, first day playing because I had friends who played before I started playing). I've received a lot of help from them (Rank 3 and 4 missions, answering various questions, getting my Kazham pass, getting my RSE slacks) but I haven't had any particular experience with strangers that stick out in my mind... a few people who have stopped to Raise me or people in my party, or random acts of kindness like people buffing me or healing me. One guy gave me a Tarut card I needed for free.

Trick is, I guess, to put yourself in a position where you are more often exposed to the good elements of the game than the bad. Best way to do that is a good linkshell, but only that takes you so far... I've only been in 3-4 parties with members of my linkshell so far, aside from LS related activities (eco-quests, key hunts, missions, ect.) and even my LS has a couple people who rub me the wrong way.