Since I played FFXI as Gentoo, plenty has changed. Not just minor things in game, with me pursuing play styles that are outside my comfort zone, but also in my real life.  I’ve gotten older, I’ve changed jobs, I moved almost a full state away.

Behind me I leave the drama, the willingness to put up with other people’s crap, and the desire surround myself with people who are “cool,” or the “movers-n’-shakers.” Now I look for people I can relate to and whose company I truly enjoy. I call people out when they start to fling crap or stir up drama.

Trends manifest themselves in the game as much as real life.  In Final Fantasy, like real life, I find the number of people I really enjoy to be sm all, and the number of people I attempt to ignore to be larger crowd.  Unfortunately, one of the trends in FFXI that doesn’t track with real life is the number of people I butt heads with.