OK... So I'm not really an official member of the LS... but I'm slightly worried that I may never get the chance... I've partied with a few of you, and I was genuinely looking forward to joining you guys in sky/sea/dynamis/limbus etc at some point. Now to find that MR may be joining the ranks of so many other indiscriminate LS's that have come before. I say nay, rebuild, and strengthen.
Nenpenche, Nonponcho, I can't say I know much about you, cept your strangely similar yet ambiguous names. But even if the LS is to be dethroned to the ranks of a "Social LS", don't lose hope due to a few scumbags, and their actions. If I had let that happen, I would have never broken lv30... I'm working hard to get the access I need for Endgame runs, as well as 3 of my associates who have been informed of MR. That's fresh blood, maybe just what MR needs.
(I have noticed a disturbing increase in the number of asshats on this server... My friend who plays WoW assures me that it is not a trend isolated to FFXI.)
But I digress. Allow MR to bleed off the players who don't want to show loyalty. But strengthen the LS as a whole, or at least give it the chance... Unless of course something has come up in RL, which is completely understandable.
I'm not entirely sure what my original point was in this rant. But I know I want to see MR continue as a LS, social or endgame. And I also know that I want to join. I would like to be a part of a LS that trancends some part of the "noobish"/self-predicating/helpless/etc/etc. attitudes that seem to prevail in this game now... I'll post a touch-up when I stumble upon what I was thinking when I started to type this ridiculously long post. I get all ranty sometimes... forget what I'm talking about. =\
P.S. Sorry to hear about krzkilla, I remember seeing that character around quite a few times. That was a douchebag move on his part... Classic douchebaggery at its finest. Imo.
Posts: 174 Location: Southern California Joined: 10.11.05
Posted on 09/28/2007 11:39:07
Bastien,
I appreciate your optimism and concern, but most people move into end game with this same passion and drive. They usually lose this shortly after they find out what kind of dedication it takes.
Over the years of playing this game I've dealt with continous greed and lack of appreciation. I've tried countless times to show complete selflessness. At this point in my life I don't have what it takes to continue to be stabbed in the back from people that I've spent the better part of 2 years with.
People simply don't want to invest what it takes to become a linkshell like Poisoned. Even though I don't like some of their personalities, this is the only linkshell that I have any respect for. They've shown complete selflessness on many occasions (within their own linkshell) and this is what has enabled them to be the best. Everyone I've come across is only interested in instant gratification. That's why they join these less than mediocre linkshells, or progressed linkshells that will never become the best simply because they can't. I'm not the most progressed player in the game but that's because I've tried to take the hard route and start my own linkshell. Certainly I could have dealt with DarkStatic members and continued to be mediocre at best for the rest of my career, but I had hopes to do something more. It wasn't my leadership nor my ability that caused the linkshell to be where it is now. It's the lack of loyal honest people in the game.
There is only a handful of people I've encountered that I can honestly say are loyal people. When you can say that after interacting with hundreds of people it's quite sad.
When I get back from Delaware (out here working) I will weigh my options and at that point reconsider if I even want to play anymore. If I choose to continue playing I will decide if I want to stay running a linkshell or just move on to leeching gear off something that I didn't create(which seems to be the more popular choice.)
I'm one of the unloyal ones. It's a character flaw. BUT! I still think this is the best endgame ls I have been in. I got more done and aquired more gear in a short time dude to the knowhow and kindness of the leaders.
I'm sad to see Nen is gone and hope that you will still wave once in a while Non if you're on. I have your Bombqueen ring pop items still. I won't use those in another ls. Want to make a run out for someone who hasn't had the chance in here yet? Lemmie know.
Also; If you ever get bored or want to romp in sky/elsewhere... Please don't hesitate to yell man. As you know I don't have what it takes for Sky...but a social Im in is trying. They go on nights I play Soccer...so I can't help... but it may be up your alley as far as time/interest are concerned.
Non, I can be loyal... I'm just trying to find that special LS that isn't full of leeches. I don't mind helping others out, in fact, I spent several months doing absolutely nothing but helping my LS mates unlock jobs, PL, run rank missions, quests, etc. I stopped doing this when I asked for help and everyone conveniently was busy... for over 2 weeks... I realized they were in it for themselves and most were just using me. I had a few "friends" from the LS that understood what was going on and tried to help me out when I needed it. That was 3 people out of a LS of 30+. Extremely dissapointing. Those 3 people I kept ties with and we still party just for fun. In fact, I have a LS with just those 3 people... I keep that on most of the time, and go invisible to avoid the old LS sometimes. When you start getting random tells from people you've never heard of asking for free teleports, PL, job unlocks, etc. and they say, "Oh, so-and-so from your ls knows me and said you'd help out"... its about time to strangle someone =\
But anyways, my point being, I think a LS should help each other... as in everyone helping out when they need it. Not to say they should do everything for them. but help out when they can. For instance, I still haven't gotten my AF armor for my whm, simply because I can't really solo the coffer mobs. In some places I can. But most, no. But almost everyone else in my LS has theirs because I helped them get the keys... Putting myself at risk casting sneak/invisible on them in the midst of EP/DC mobs, because they couldn't be bothered to buy/make silent oils/prism powders, and me keeping them alive while they fight coffer mobs. bleh... I'm done spewing bile
I've partied with a few members of MR, and they seemed more than capable players, and not one seemed as if they were the "needy" type. If you guys continue as a linkshell, social or otherwise, at least give me the chance to prove my loyalty. I'm not in this game for the best gear/gil/bragging rights... those things are nice, but I play this game for fun and the chance to meet interesting/fun people, and to experience all that the storyline has to offer. To me, thats what an online game is made for, to have fun with people you like to talk to. Otherwise I'll just pick up another copy of Oblivion or Fable or something. (One reason I never played WoW for more than 3 days... people are elitist pricks and not community oriented in that game.) I understand that Endgame takes dedication, I'm prepared to accept that. Ask anyone that knows me, I'm on almost 12 hours a night while I'm at work. I may need to go afk for a min or two sometimes to do something work related, but it has never been a problem for me. I always keep one eye on my laptop screen, just in case. (kind of a wall-eyed fish thingy I picked up...) Anyways, I won't sit and try to pimp my loyalty out. All I'm asking is that if the LS continues, and I hope it does, give me a chance . Hell, I may not like you guys at all and quit in the first week... lol
And signing off on my small book... Take care guys/girls. and hope to see you around Vanadiel.
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. Hell, I may not like you guys at all and quit in the first week... lol