I am making this post because I was told that some people felt that trying Dynamis-Xarcabard with 40 people was a dumb idea, a waste of time, pointless, or something like that.
This dynamis LS was started back in July with the hopes of just being able to clear all four nations, let alone beaucedine or xarcabard. There were some problems with the way things worked, so we made some changes and came to the current system in August. Since then, we have cleared all 4 nations at least twice, including having done something like 7 Windurst runs, and cleared beaucedine after 3 tries. I think we needed to see Xarcabard to see exactly what we're dealing with. Frankly, clearing the first 5 dynamis areas is trivial at this point. The only times we wouldn't be able to clear them now would be due to stupid mistakes.
That being said, if anyone thinks we went to Xarcabard with the intent to try and clear it, then you're sadly mistaken. On the same note, if anyone thinks we went to Xarcabard simply for the sake of dying, you're mistaken as well. When I first posted up the new information back in August about dynamis reformation, I said that we wanted people who were going to be serious about this. For the most part that's worked out well and it's made this LS a lot stronger. However, there are always the instances of people skilling up in dynamis, not using appropriate weapons, mages meleeing, people going afk for long periods of time, people not understanding the concept to *not train* stuff when you're going to die anyway, etc. Anyone who went to Xarcabard tonight could see that this isn't a playground. This is what we've been working toward. This is what we need to be able to do.
I want this to be very clear. This is where everything matters. This is where making the extra effort matters. This is where taking it seriously matters. This is where taking the Raise I matters. This is where not making trains worse matters. In the end, it doesn't matter whether or not you think you will succeed. What matters is that, when your back is against the wall and you're faced with defeat, you push onward as far as you can.
We have to become twice as good as we are now if we want to clear Dynamis-Xarcabard. And no, I don't equate having twice as many people with being twice as good. I just hope everyone knows that, while tonight may have been a fun run, come the real thing, there is no such thing as giving up.
~Quicklet