Whatever happened to Fantasy Life? T_T

• Arty wrote on 2010-10-08 04:45
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  Remember when people actually used campfires to heal and chat rather than spam burn enchants?
  
  Remember when events consisted of both GMS and mobs of people?
  
  Remember when we formed parties of over 9000 people to spam Ciar normal, not caring about the exp gain, just because dungeons were fun to do?
  
  Nowadays the community has turned into something that reminded me of Gaia. Spend IRL and in game money on accessories in game to make you look "prettier" and then flaunt your "uniqueness" and "individuality" as if its online manifestation actually mattered.
  
  And newbies wonder why I am so willing to help them out. I miss the days when I first started.
  
  I think as a community, we should make an effort to revive the mindset that was prominent in the old days.
  
  I mean, forrealz, all I see are people in Dunby with their ubar cute outfits doing dumb things like spamming emotes or running around, or having some crazy insmean if you're on Mari).
  
  And on top of that, everyone complains about how they are bored in game. Of course you'd be bored. Noone wants to do anything anymore. Nobody dungeons nowadays, except to spam for scrolls or pages, and almost all shadow missions are solo or guild coordinated.
  
  There are no more "open" parties.
  
  tldr: Do dungeons / shadow missions with more random people, dammit.
• Chiri wrote on 2010-10-08 04:47
  Yet another nostalgia thread.
  
  Remember when G1 hadn't come out yet, and every one was crazy excited for Bangor to be unsealed~?
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-10-08 04:49
  The noob days are always the funnest.
  Your screenshot's give me lots of nostalgia xD.
  I remember when the bear was the most effing fearful thing ever and that buying Lemonia moon armor made me feel like a god.
• Hiccup wrote on 2010-10-08 04:49
  The first year was the best year q_q
• Arty wrote on 2010-10-08 04:53

  Quote from YoungChockeh;179037:

  The noob days are always the funnest.
  Your screenshot's give me lots of nostalgia xD.
  I remember when the bear was the most effing fearful thing ever and that buying Lemonia moon armor made me feel like a god.

  
  
  I coveted that moon armor back when I was poor. Then, when I finally had money, I decided getting ugly plate mail for the PD.
  
  I remember buying my first Popo's Shirt and Pants, hairband, and tricolor robe. I felt like, finally, I've gotten rid of all my newbie wear. The days of being a noob are behind! heh
• Okitaru wrote on 2010-10-08 04:55
  People developed their own circle of friends, naturally the circles don't expand or socialize outside of it much, its why a new MMO's social experience can be *MAGICAL*
  and you have Always by Erasure playing in the background.
  Then after that nice time you DIE, I mean it dies.
• woohoohelloppl wrote on 2010-10-08 04:55
  Oh man...good times. I hang around campfires with my friends at times.
  
  During that beginner event in 08', Ciar seemed like a scary place to me. XD
• Zid wrote on 2010-10-08 04:56
  Nostalgia indeed.
  
  All it takes is removal of some game features, and we'll have something similar. For starters, no NX or rebirths.
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-10-08 05:00

  Quote from Arty;179045:

  I coveted that moon armor back when I was poor. Then, when I finally had money, I decided getting ugly plate mail for the PD.
  
  I remember buying my first Popo's Shirt and Pants, hairband, and tricolor robe. I felt like, finally, I've gotten rid of all my newbie wear. The days of being a noob are behind! heh

  
  xD.
  When I had moon armor, I was so exited to color it all black, which I did.
  But it seems that nothing matches the armor properly :/.
• Phunkie wrote on 2010-10-08 05:03
  Yeah!! More party play!
  
  I like to run dungeons with random people. :) I tend to make friends like that. Some of them ignore me later, but I've kept some nice buddies like that, just by running dungeons with random people.
  
  It's fun. haha
• Chockeh wrote on 2010-10-08 05:04
  Yeah, back then, seems like people were a lot more glad to help a newbie out.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-10-08 05:05
  Psssh
  closed beta was the best
• Q wrote on 2010-10-08 05:09
  lol...i remember when i first completed ciar beginner and died on the golem, i was like OMFG I ACTUALLY GOT TO THE BOSS SDLJFALKJFSD;LAJFS;LAJ;L and felt so very proud...then spamming ciar normal in later levels in party of 8... and sitting around chatting with random people on the altar...now all everyone does is sit in dunby or afk selling stuff T_T
  
  -sigh- the good times...
• Yogurticecream wrote on 2010-10-08 05:19
  There are more open parties at ciar dungeon or Tara (used to be Taill) than anywhere else.
  I wish it can be for anywhere.
• Crimmy wrote on 2010-10-08 05:21
  Because everything is a competition nowadays. I hate it and I don't see why people have to compete with each other over everything. I honestly think part of it has to do with the whole pvp/evg/solo exp gain. If you beat someone in pvp that means you're better than them, if you can spam arrows or ice in evg and camp someone then you're better than them, what's the point in doing something if I you can't get the max exp, etc. etc. etc.