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Wow...wonderful story. I can totally relate to this story because I know lots of ppl that concentrated on leveling rather than exploring. I get ribbed from some of my friends that I've been at lvl 20 for the last few weeks (maybe months) but I've been trying new jobs, learning how to craft and trying to get my fishing skills up (AND THAT COULD BE A THREAD ALL IN ITSELF). I wish we could all remember that everyone's very first title in the game was "New Adventurer" and was NOT "New Leveler."

/cry Thank you for posting this. It has made me realize what this game should be about. I am now going to change my ways.

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.

This need the most extreme of bumps

With all the screaming about the maintenance this has fallen from the front page and maybe it would be a good time for it to be seen.

I too can relate to this, my current LS friends were amazed when I told them what my crafting skills were, especially when my highest Job was/is only 25. I have not been everywhere myself yet, but I have seen alot of things and done many quests. It's not a bad LS design or anything like that, maybe, it has more to do with a need for instant gratification and stuff. Even IRL many people do not stop to look at what is around them, the journey is only a hindrance to the end goal. Atleast that is how I see it sometimes.

I'm going to bump this until everyone who has posted something about the expansion has read it.

My thoughts exactly...I'll help. It leaves the 1st page for one week and all hell breaks loose

Ok...we can do that.

Sticky's are good...I use them at work all the time.

Edited, Thu Sep 16 12:33:08 2004 by NephthysWanderer

We can try...otherwise I will be at 1000 posts in no time...

/em dreams of having 3 stars and being a sage

I suppose I could offer Alla a !

There is no cheese mafia!

Do I need to start a turf war?

Cheese Mafia? Who said anything about Cheese? You cookin? (Lame Dave Chappelle joke. I left out the bad word part of it.)

I just hope I don't get caught in the middle of it
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