SirEaglestrike is probably just one of those people who think that rank means something.
It doesn't really. Anybody can get to rank6, and most do, but it's going beyond that, rank7, 8, 9 or 10, that's a testament to skill, dedication and determination. Alot people get to rank6 and stop, because they only wanted it for, Sky and Dynamis.
But what does it matter? Sophus wants to help people, why should your approval mean anything? I didn't feel any less proud when I got rank5, and I didn't do anything. The entire time I was dragged along by my hand through the missions. "Go here, go here, kill that dragon, buy this item, trade it to this npc".
Same can be said for my subjob items, I got the worm and crab apron in exp, but a blm friend brought me to Gusgen to kill skeletons for my skull. I didn't even know what the items were for really, everybody just told me to keep them, and then trade it to a npc at lvl 18. A friend bought me the items for chocobo license, and told me what to do.
For the first 30 or so levels, I relied entirely on help from others in getting alot of things done, and contributed very little. Even LB1, I didn't do anything. A high lvl rdm got me bomb coal, a high lvl drk got me mold. And my paper dropped while I was busy getting mpk'd by the Wangcai's (remember them?) in Eldieme. My alliance, who was going for coffer keys, had to raise me so I could lot. It wasn't until my mid-50's that I was able to help others the way I was helped.
And it's in that spirit, of knowing how I was helped, that I do help others. I've gotten many people their subjob items, I've walked people through various missions, killed a few 2-3 dragons, and killed the Archlich god I don't know how many times. Not too mention the slew of coffer keys and AF NM's I've helped decimate.
I don't define myself as exceptionally helpful, but I have my days. If Sophus wants to get people to rank6, that's his choice. Your input to the contrary isn't needed at all.
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You're going to help level 40ish people get rank 6?
I don't approve =/
What an assholish statement. I don't approve.