The new direction the game has turned has made a lot of people saying they want to quit. I also wanted to quit when I returned but I stuck with it and I feel I really love playing this game. Here's my story.
When I return to the game back in November I was friendless as I was throw into a new server, directionless as I have no clue where to go or do. So I grabbed my level 75 geared warrior and head to kuftal tunnel to make my way to level 99.
There I met two nice players who gave me a Linkshell. Eventually we head to boydha tree to level. I had a fun 2 days with them. They also told me about bostaunieu obliette. Now the next few days I hadn't seem them and came the bad news they were quitting. I was friendless again.
With the last info I got from them I went to bostaunieu obliette. I got my warrior to 95 then don't know what to do. I was stuck at 95 for a while. I tried soloing the mobs for the season stone and the others. But I was not strong enough. So I just went to merit in the basement eventually coming across a similar just return players who told me his Linkshell will do the lb10 fight. Soon I got to 99 got a great Linkshell and the outlook was better.
Eventually little by little I got the Atmas the boss wins and finished abyssea. Adoulin came out and I ventured there. Got lucky with a shout group doing tax'et (3 hour fight before the time nerf), did plasm runs and now got a Sam delve weapon and few pieces of delve armors.
This game has provided me a great deal of fun. Between taking care of a 2 year old son and working, this game relieves a lot of my everyday stress life. I will continue to play this game and I hope you do too. ^^