Hopefully you'll find a place where you feel you can belong, whether it's in an RP group or not. Also, it may just be that the LS/FC with the feel you want isn't around quite yet.
One thing I wanted to talk about more specifically, though, was...
Normally I'd agree, but the plot of the game sets the PC adventurers (as opposed to the NPCs) out as the Exalted, as it were, of adventurers -- the New Warriors of Light, essentially. So, what requires enormous dedication and training for an average person just to get in the door is relatively easy for the PCs. Sure, you have to train (i.e., level) to master the guild's art, but learning the basics is easy because you, along with others (i.e., other PCs), have been Chosen for a great destiny.
I'm not sure if that point of view will help allay your concerns, but it's how I've worked around the "everyone can do everything" aspect of XIV.
One thing I wanted to talk about more specifically, though, was...
(07-01-2013, 02:27 PM)Moonfire Wrote: The mechanics allow for multi class and switching but it doesn't make sense if you read how "elite" it is to join the guild and how much dedication it takes.
Normally I'd agree, but the plot of the game sets the PC adventurers (as opposed to the NPCs) out as the Exalted, as it were, of adventurers -- the New Warriors of Light, essentially. So, what requires enormous dedication and training for an average person just to get in the door is relatively easy for the PCs. Sure, you have to train (i.e., level) to master the guild's art, but learning the basics is easy because you, along with others (i.e., other PCs), have been Chosen for a great destiny.
I'm not sure if that point of view will help allay your concerns, but it's how I've worked around the "everyone can do everything" aspect of XIV.
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