I'm only L24 and I spend most of my time grinding FATEs...Follow

That's very good to know - thanks!

If gaming is a hobby, and you are ok with being bored while engaging in your hobby, you have more time on your hands than me. I have a real life with enough boring moments in it.

Luckily, I generally don't find it boring. :)

I agree with the vast majority of what you posted, but not this bit.

I feel you should run through dungeons periodically with all you classes to help you learn the mechanics of the job. Nobody likes the guy/gal that rushed to 50 with no idea what half their abilities do, and no idea as to the preferred ability rotations.

Of course, subsequent classes of a specific role (tank/dps/heal) will require much less practice, but you should still practice the intricacies of the class in a non-fate party.

It would have been more amazing if the story had a happy ending and I'd actually managed to publish my book.

I hate to say it but that's bs. That line of thinking is why people still don't know basic game mechanics by the level 41 main dungeon... Simple things like dodging... sleeping adds, and correct positioning. It might work for you, but I think it's nice to be able to work with people who know what they're doing. Dungeons are supposed to be a fun integral way of help you better your playing skill as a class.

All fates do is just give you exp while you're coddled on your way to 50, but really have little practical value.

I don't have an excess of time on my hands and I wouldn't call it a hobby so much as a thing that consumes time (and is relatively inexpensive compared to a great many other things that consume time). Also I don't attach a negative connotation to being bored which is why I mentioned it wasn't a bad thing. I don't find games in general to be something that rises to the level of "exciting". Many genres of game could be considered attention intensive, like an FPS game where things happen quickly and so require your focus, MMO's don't fall into that category. Their are small moments that require more than my passing attention like during a boss fight. Most of it - crafting, gathering, travelling some place, all the trash in most dungeons, FATEs etc... can be done while reading a news paper. Which is good actually, because literacy is never a bad thing and keeping abreast of current events is also a good thing. I actually take being bored in an MMO most of the time as an opportunity to split my attention which is a nice perk. An opportunity to play a game, chat with friends on vent, blacklist gold sellers, and read the news - bonus.

Edited, Oct 11th 2013 11:09am by Furiousnixon