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What would you all talk about if you didnt have the players that strayed away from the norm to make your play experience different? Who cares if Hiptaru had a casino? If you dont like it,then dont gamble there. But, oh the spam (O.o).....well I can tell you that you are never going to be rid of spam in jeuno. It will always steadily march down the screen the entire time you are there. Period. So why tell Hip that he shouldnt have had a casino, and not flame all the other players who spam stuff there? Are their motives not the same? Everyone in jeuno spamming up our screens wants something, hiptaru and all the other casino owners, or the people just trying to get missions or teleports are no different
I could not disagree here more, to me the difference between shouting for help on that incredible AF3 battle, and spamming Jeuno in attempts to make more money are very different things. Perhaps that was just me though.
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And as for the Astral rings.....So What? He bought them all boo hoo. Take a lesson in economics. I bet he made quite a bit of gil off of that venture with very little effort involved. Good for him. But as with real life, people who do something that isnt approved of by the "majority" get ostrasized. If I had needed an Astral Ring at the time sure I would have been pissed at him. So be it. I am sure I could have found forgivness in my heart eventually....
To me, that is much of a problem as a player. I play FFXI for fun. Although artificial price manipulation may be "fun" for some players, it is not fun for others, especially players struggling to earn the gil for those excellent rings. I can sympathize very much with those players.
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As for your application Hip, I wouldnt worry about being rejected by the "classy" LS that has rejected you, based on your awful going to hell type karma. Reputation is an odd thing and it works in strange ways. I have seen this particular LS come into the alla blue light twice as of recent and several of its members have been rude and outwardly hostile towards any challenge whatsoever. All of my LS reads these forums and that particular LS is starting to form a reputaion of their own based on the actions and commentary of its members.
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If those folks dont want yu to be a part of their little socialite karma club, then make your own group about having fun.
{Warning note: This section is a semi-hijack, as I feel unfair statements have been made about the people I call my friends and family in FFXI.)
I'm just going to assume your bio is updated, I see you are currently level 41. Because of that I am going to go out on a limb and assume you don't know many of my linkshell members personally.
Assuming the majority of this post is based on the point that it is important to give people a chance, and not judge based upon reputation, I find this be incredibly hypocritical. You have seen a thread that was directly aimed for my LS by a member who left on worse than best terms. I quite frankly, apologize for that first of all, as it should never have gone on the Allakhazam boards, some people are just never willing to accept things. That entire thread was very negative, and no matter how it was worded was very much based upon being an attack on my linkshell. At any rate, I would say I find it unfair of you to on one hand to forgive Hiptaru of his bad reputation, and one the same hand, attempt to call my linkshell a "socialiate karma club" when you really do not know many of the members personally. Again, perhaps I am missing something from the post, and if I am please feel free to correct me.
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In short, before you let someones reputation make your decisions for you, why dont you try using the thinking part of your head and form your own opinion. Why go through life letting other people decide your opinions for you? And to those that begin those opinions biased in negativity, beware. Dont be so hasty to judge others, unless you are prepared to accept your own judgement by your peers.
I completely agree with you here. I think it is something we could all take a page from.