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The FFXI community is one of the worst structured ones I have ever seen. LS are too easy to get (buy) and something that is supposed to build a community is tearing it part instead.
I think the LS concept is a good one but the quality memebers are hard to find. Not only that, keeping your levels close to each other is hard. I play with some friends from work and we are constanly saying, "Hey will you craft or fish for two hours while I catch back up to you?"
I really envy the Japanese players that got to experience that "freshess" in groups like that. IMHO that is what these MMORPGs are about. Building communities and friendships not climbing the XP ladder. It is hard to find those types of friends in the game it seems. Many of the close LS are carry overs from another/other game(s) and have been playing together for a while. It is hard to get a pick up party together and end up building a friendship. Maybe thats what makes them so special when they do happen.