FFXI Lesson #2: Why you were kicked from the PT
Because you suck.
It's actually that simple. I'm not saying you didn't do your job, maybe you did your job excellently. The primary reason I've seen people kicked from a party was that they decided to talk instead of play. That includes arguing with the party leader and spamming the party with foolishness. This also includes, not playing your job how the party leader has told you to play it. Everyone respects your desire to play a ninja that maximizes damage with shurikens or adds some extra nuking ability by subbing /BLM; please exercise your freedom in another party because right now we need a ninja that will shadow tank because we don't have a paladin.
That said, I don't think people get dropped from parties nearly as much as they did before. In the early days, a party leader would look at your equipment and drop you for not having +1 gear or demand you grab some food and if you didn't you could go find another party. That said, if you get kicked from a PT these days, you were most-likely a dick, deserved it, and need to reconsider your approach next time. FFXI is a cooperative game in every way, when people stop working together nothing gets done.
I met a guy once that simply said: "that's the way I am." In that case, you should go buy World of Warcraft or wait for FFXIV to come out so you can have some soloing options. FFXI is probably not the game for you.
February 10th, 2010 - 18:51
Or you could go SAM/DNC or DNC/THF and rock the solo scene. ; ) But even that gets old rather quickly to be honest. And the XP rate certainly won’t compare, especially when you’re taking on things where one wrong move could end you. I’d rather tank as NIN than solo for levels after 18. I agree, if PTs are not your thing, FFXI is definitely not the game for you. There are plenty of great offline single-player RPGs to spend your time and money on.
February 11th, 2010 - 05:25
Haha, going SAM/DNC is definitely cool but in the end no one wants to solo their entire career. Like you said, there’s an entire catalog of Final Fantasy games out there for the solo adventurers.