
Originally Posted by
Kane_Fenrir
First off.. Yes, I honestly did register here just to respond to this..
Secondly.. That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard anyone say.. and I've been playing FFXI since NA release.. so I've heard some pretty dumb shit. Even in these new "banning" threads, this takes the cake.
YOU specifically might not want more SAM's like that.. but guess what, you elitist people are a vast minority of the people on FFXI. People that visit FFXI forums are a vast minority of the people in game for that matter! This game sure as hell DOES need more people like that.
Do you really believe that because someone can't devote their life to a video game, that they don't belong in that game? I used to play a lot.. a LOT.. but I had to quit doing that long ago, which annoyed me, and caused me to quit completely as I was never able to reach any of my goals. I've come back and quit many many times for the same reasons.. but I'm back now. I'm back because I love the game. I don't get to play much at all.. some days I get 1 hour, other times I'll miss a week or two entirely.
At the end of the day, FFXI is not "supposed" to be a job.. it's "supposed" to be a game... just because people like you don't think so, doesn't mean that FFXI doesn't need more people that actually do enjoy it for what it's "supposed" to be.
People shouldn't be defined as "good" players by the number of hours they can sit online. There is NOBODY that couldn't get every piece of amazing gear in the game if they could put forth the time to do so. I knew someone who was handicapped that played FFXI, and had to move their character using a mouth-stick.. Guess what, that person had much slower reflexes than other people due to the disability, but yet that person had amazing gear as well! Why do you think that is? Oh yea, it's because they had the TIME to get it.
I'm 100% confident that the SAM in question (sorry, forgot name) is a good SAM. Thinking otherwise based solely on the fact that he is "brave" enough to admit that he doesn't have the money and/or means to get the best gear, is foolish.
FFXI is not a "skill" based game.. Buying gil, botting, and cheating don't make you "skilled!" Why people don't realize that is beyond me. Sure, it takes some skill to do a few things here and there.. but in the grand scheme of things, and compared to many other MMO's for that matter.. FFXI really doesn't require that much. Most of the "elite" players watch tv during their events.. so how much skill could they really have/need? Are you so "skilled" that you can watch tv? Or have you done the same shit so many times that you could do it in your sleep? Have you become "skilled" because you have the time to do that event over and over again? I can drive home from work half asleep.. does that mean I should be a race car driver because I'm so skilled at driving? No.. it means I drive the same streets every day, and have done so for years.. it's become a mindless task.
I'm sure this was too long for many people on these boards to read, but I'm sorry, the stuck up responses that some people give on ALL of the FFXI forums is just insane.. and incredibly sad. You are not special because you can devote this much time to a game.. and nobody thinks you are. The special people, in my opinion, are the ones who can truly enjoy it for what it is.. a game.