bukkakr wrote:
Think about it, you have sea already, if you heard me /sh'ing in whitegate for help on the savage or diabolos fight, would you say:
1)those were fun but why would i waste my time and money to help a nobody when I don't need it myself.
2)"I'll help"
I'd think you'd say #1 9 times out of 10, and with PMs the way they were you'd be correct. In terms of risk and reward you'd have to be super nice (not saying you aren't nice) to pick #2.
I was that #2 person more often than you have a clue, but call me a snob if you must. 9 times out of 10 people that need sea don't put forth any effort and it seems that you are that 1 in 10 that makes an effort and I wish you the best of luck.
ElijahBismarck wrote:
Moonpie, I have nothing but the utmost respect for you as a player. You accomplished a lot and helped a lot of people get to where they are. I wish I was one of them!^^ However, I must strongly disagree with you as regarding Sea being an exclusive area. Exclusive means that not everyone has a right to be there. It is a priviledge, yes, but one everyone has a right to as long as they earn it. The problem with earning it, I believe, is not the difficulty itself, but the willingness of players to go through those difficulties, whether they have completed the missions before or not.
I retract my statement about it being exclusive - You are correct, privilege is a much better word to describe it.
SirotheDrg wrote:
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If you didn't get Sea and you were around a long time it's because you didn't work as hard as the person with Sea access. I don't care what you say - anyone with the WILL and motivation can get a mission done. So instead of SE making it easier on you - you should have worked harder at it.
So for those casual gamers that only get to play but a few hours during a week, or whatever, they don't deserve to have sea? It can take hours of shouting to find people to help. Not to mention the time it takes to fully complete a mission/chapter.
Also, while I'm referring to the time it takes to find people, going back to what Balfor said about CoP having to force people to lvl another job. This alone would take someone who plays a few hours a day weeks and/or months to acheive a job @ lvl 50+.
As far as casual players being able to get it, regardless of the changes they make casual players will always have a difficult time completing anything in FFXI. It's just a time sink. That's why so many of us are so hooked for so long. That's not my fault or your fault - its the game's fault. I don't believe anywhere in my statement did I say that casual gamers didn't deserve sea. What I said in a nutshell "If you want something in FFXI bad enough you will eventually get it" I guarantee as a casual player if you're dedicated and focused to getting sea.. you'll get it.