Before you read this i just want to make it clear that im not trying to directly flame anyone.
I think what makes Ifrit different than most other servers is the fact that all the big name NA LS's on our server (Valour, Atariii/old CKD, JoS, FS) Are sooo freaking selective on the members they let in. I mean, the ONLY way that someone is isnt a BLM/SMN/BRD is getting into one of those LS's is if theyre one of the most oldest/popular players on the server.
I mean, im no noob, i've been playing since early 04' and the only crowd im popular with is lolalla.
Not to sound cliche, (even though i know i will) is that all of the LS's i just stated think theyre on some fucking highhorse, and refuse to allow anyone in their shell who isnt "cool" or 'popular" enough.
And another thing, you all bash the SMN linkshell for chopping through wyrms, yet when you look at every single one of the bigname HNMLS's list of "jobs we are currently recruiting" what do you see?
Atariii, Valour, CKD, and Fatesealers wrote:
Jobs we are recruiting as of <such and such date>:
BRD
SMN
WHM
BLM
That i think is the biggest reason why most of our shells (excluding TTK) dont really flourish with the hardest things that FFXI has to offer.
Simply because they dont have the manpower to deal with wyrms, dyna-xarc, and sea to begin with. Whether it be that theyre too afraid of looking like a zerg LS, or because theyre too fucking proud to allow anyone to wear their pearl, even if said person posseses the proper skills to play their job efficiently.
I mean, look at IRON, its not that theyre so fucking skillfull at FFXI, its because they always have
50+ members in their shell.
And to me, FFXI isnt a hard game. You dont play this game
good, you play this game
right. The hardest part is getting a good amount of people together and on the same page to accomplish said goals. And thats something that the big NA shells on ifrit simply cannot (or do not) comprehend.