This is more of a rant...
Why must such a stupid word exist. Noob...where the hell did this word come from..it is such a derogatory term. People go around the game and forums...I hate NOOBS, noobs got me killed last night. Why? Why must a new player be referred to as a noob? Does it make those of you who aren't new at a game feel bigger or better to put down new players....This game requires alot of teamwork and that guy you are calling a noob today, may end up being a stalwart ally in battle someday...people shouldn't burn to many bridges, lest you find yourself without a route left to take...
All it takes is a little time and effort and that new player will come around..Think back to you starting days..when you first started, did you have any clue what you were doing...did you know what it meant to "check" a mob...now to some of you, like me who have played MMORPG's it's fine...we picked it up quickly, but think back to the first one you played. What most people don't see is that most of these new players have not played an MMORPG, they just followed the Final Fantasy series to the MMORPG that is FF11.
If you get in a group with new peeps, try to educate them to the game..if they don't listen, well then pick up you char and find a group who knows what there doing. I've been in plenty of groups with new players and after a few mins of teaching them...I turned what most would label as waste of time group into a very productive group that got good exp, and those players that listen will then teach there friends and so on the chain goes on...sure some people wont't listen and you know what eventually they wil learn the hard way or they wont be able to progess much in this game. Remember it is a game and we are meant to have fun playing it..if these players who are new are having fun, then more power to them. I hope the keep having fun as that's what it's all about.
Valinos
34 Paladin/29Redmage/13Blackmage/10 War
P.S. i am not new in this game, but compared the the JP players we are all new players. ^.^