Noblemyth wrote:
The problem with using people of your own level to do something is that once they are done they suddenly "have to log" most of the time. Either that or you have to get an alliance going, which is gonna be impossible if people don't want that same item or won't do it for free. So it's either do it the hard way and have people abandon you one by one, or pay insane amounts for help.
i think that's a little pessimistic, but i have to admit this is quite true. i can only guarantee personally that if i were involved, i'd help out till the very end. it's a group goal, and i fully understand the responsibilities inherent in accepting the role. but society in RL is rather selfish, and sadly this manifests in most people's gameplay.
asians (japanese in particular) are generally more willing to work together to accomplish something. it's part of the culture. not trying to be critical, i can only add that american culture is generally more ego-centric. this is, imho, the primary cause of abandonment as mentioned by noblemyth.
no cure for it. just live with it i suppose. ^^ in your shoes, if people do leave, i'll just understand, and try later. but that's just me. forgive, forget, all game. ^^
Noblemyth wrote:
I know I shouldn't expect a high level to assist me at all, but for God's sake how am I supposed to get my AF without them? I've all but given up on my AFs, which have sucked the fun out of my gaming experience. I don't pay $15 a month to sit in Lower Jeuno begging for help for weeks on end until I get it, but it seems that is the only way to get anything done anymore without already knowing a bunch of high levels. And since I don't know anyone, I won't be getting my AF anytime soon or at all.
Edited, Tue Sep 21 13:04:03 2004 by Noblemyth
no ls members to help you? that's kinda sad. ls members helped me get mine. and yea, i usually ask ahead of time (plus the fact that i fit my schedules to them, not the other way around). also, i have a group of really helpful friends that i've met along the way, who i've chatted with constantly. not necessarily high level, but we've done silly things together: e.g. raising jobs from lvl 1 together, killed stuff for crystals as low levels, did limited farming (more for company than for any real farming), etc.
the whole deal of this game is to view it not as something to complete, but rather something to enjoy. you pay the money to continue your stay in vanadi'el, just like you pay taxes to continue living as a legal citizen of any country. does that mean you hate your country though, to pay taxes? what do you do in your free time in RL? hang out with friends, right? well, now you get to cast magic, kill monsters, rise in the ranks of citizenship, etc, with your fellow gamers!
lol, or you could just go about and mope all day. it's your gaming experience, not mine. ^^