Post by jamesbonds on Nov 13, 2015 2:42:26 GMT
Now we're kinda progressing to the realm of where finding a job in real life crosses with finding a job in game as a permanent static member. Networking, essentially making connections with as many people as possible, has a HUGE impact on your chances of finding and landing a static role. I cannot stress this point enough. This was how ffxiv4gil personally got recruited. I was just doing Rav EX runs for fun and the recruiter happened to be in the same party. They were impressed with the way I managed mechanics and remembered me later when they wanted me to fill a role in their static (as a DPS). This was not a static that I stayed in, but I got referred by the static leader to several other statics who needed fills for that week due to their members not making it and eventually got a permanent position in one of them. I did also have experience up until enrage in AS1 when I played as DPS so that, of course, helped, but they were willing to teach me if I didn't because they had confidence in my skill and ability from observing me in previous runs.
So what can you do to network? Do content that people put up in PF. The best ones would be "help getting a clear for an FC mate for Bis EX/Rav EX/Coil." The mechanics of those fights are still somewhat relevant in assessing your performance, attitude and skill as a player. There is also a saying which is also very relevant here: "I may not remember exactly what you did, but I will never forget how you made me feel." The people you play with won't remember exactly how well you did or precisely how you handled certain mechanics, but leaving an impression is what matters most.
On top of this, making friends with people will help land you unadvertised static positions (for which there is a LOT of, but most people are unaware of this). Most static positions get filled before they even reach the PF, which is usually the last port of call for ffxiv gil. They will rather take someone who has been refereed by someone else they trust, or someone that they have played with previously, over holding a trial for a random who applied through PF. So even if there are no AS1 learning parties or statics recruiting inexperienced players, there are other avenues to get into a static.
Therefore, even playing well in the "mid-core" content on PF will get you recognised, commended and remembered, increasing your chances of getting a static.
Attitude
How you approach fights and encounters, and how well you can mesh with the static, is a significant factor in the static recruitment process. Personally, I prize attitude leagues above experience and gear. Experience and gear can always be attained, given enough time. Attitude, in my experience playing through 10 years worth of MMOs, usually does not change.
Progression raiding will be unlike anything you've experienced before. You think it was bad wiping once in a Titan HM DF run? Try wiping 50 plus times (or in the case of world firsts 600+ times) before getting a clear on an Alexander Savage floor. How you react to other people making mistakes, how you react to your own mistakes, how you react and adapt to criticism and how you give criticism - all of these can be traced back to your attitude. The endless wipes will bring out the worst in people. I've said this before in other threads, but I'll say it again here - it is very cheap to be happy when everything is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. It costs you nothing. How you react when shit hits the fan defines whether or not you are static material (and there will be elephant-sized shits hitting industrial-grade fans throughout the course of your progression raiding career, pardon the imagery). If you have a crap attitude, and try to pass blame to others without first re-evaluating your own performance to see whether your own play can be improved, you will not land a static position.
A static is kept healthy by its morale. If morale is down, people get tired, people get angry, people make more mistakes, people will leave. Don't be that person that makes the morale dip with cheap ffxiv gil, or in any other form of content either. You will not get invited to any static, and you will more likely get a spot on someone's blacklist rather than a spot on a static. To reiterate: experience and gear will be attained with time. However, it is much harder to change your attitude and if you do happen to have an attitude problem, you'd better work on it now.
So what can you do to network? Do content that people put up in PF. The best ones would be "help getting a clear for an FC mate for Bis EX/Rav EX/Coil." The mechanics of those fights are still somewhat relevant in assessing your performance, attitude and skill as a player. There is also a saying which is also very relevant here: "I may not remember exactly what you did, but I will never forget how you made me feel." The people you play with won't remember exactly how well you did or precisely how you handled certain mechanics, but leaving an impression is what matters most.
On top of this, making friends with people will help land you unadvertised static positions (for which there is a LOT of, but most people are unaware of this). Most static positions get filled before they even reach the PF, which is usually the last port of call for ffxiv gil. They will rather take someone who has been refereed by someone else they trust, or someone that they have played with previously, over holding a trial for a random who applied through PF. So even if there are no AS1 learning parties or statics recruiting inexperienced players, there are other avenues to get into a static.
Therefore, even playing well in the "mid-core" content on PF will get you recognised, commended and remembered, increasing your chances of getting a static.
Attitude
How you approach fights and encounters, and how well you can mesh with the static, is a significant factor in the static recruitment process. Personally, I prize attitude leagues above experience and gear. Experience and gear can always be attained, given enough time. Attitude, in my experience playing through 10 years worth of MMOs, usually does not change.
Progression raiding will be unlike anything you've experienced before. You think it was bad wiping once in a Titan HM DF run? Try wiping 50 plus times (or in the case of world firsts 600+ times) before getting a clear on an Alexander Savage floor. How you react to other people making mistakes, how you react to your own mistakes, how you react and adapt to criticism and how you give criticism - all of these can be traced back to your attitude. The endless wipes will bring out the worst in people. I've said this before in other threads, but I'll say it again here - it is very cheap to be happy when everything is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. It costs you nothing. How you react when shit hits the fan defines whether or not you are static material (and there will be elephant-sized shits hitting industrial-grade fans throughout the course of your progression raiding career, pardon the imagery). If you have a crap attitude, and try to pass blame to others without first re-evaluating your own performance to see whether your own play can be improved, you will not land a static position.
A static is kept healthy by its morale. If morale is down, people get tired, people get angry, people make more mistakes, people will leave. Don't be that person that makes the morale dip with cheap ffxiv gil, or in any other form of content either. You will not get invited to any static, and you will more likely get a spot on someone's blacklist rather than a spot on a static. To reiterate: experience and gear will be attained with time. However, it is much harder to change your attitude and if you do happen to have an attitude problem, you'd better work on it now.