2009-05-25, 09:02 PM
[color="#cc8899"]Leeching is no different than using a cheat code - some people use them because they can't play the game normally, others because they're too lazy, others because they've played the game once and want to skip the boring parts.
Personally, though, I wouldn't ever leech. I'd much rather do the work myself and be proud of what I accomplished. While it's true that you can pick up any character and play it, there are several minor details that you'd never know without using a variety of attacks/strategies in various situations/places. Leeching encourages a lack of creativity, where people new to playing a job will stick to what other people have done and had success with. I never would've put points in Rush as early as I did on MasPan (lv 15 atm, pumping it to 30) if I didn't train enough at Skele/os to realize how useful more damage from it wouild be in my strategy there (I would've just seen a guide say pump Stance and done that).
Tldr: Leech if you want, but you're missing gameplay and chances to learn the little things that seperate a competent player from a truly good one.[/COLOR]
Personally, though, I wouldn't ever leech. I'd much rather do the work myself and be proud of what I accomplished. While it's true that you can pick up any character and play it, there are several minor details that you'd never know without using a variety of attacks/strategies in various situations/places. Leeching encourages a lack of creativity, where people new to playing a job will stick to what other people have done and had success with. I never would've put points in Rush as early as I did on MasPan (lv 15 atm, pumping it to 30) if I didn't train enough at Skele/os to realize how useful more damage from it wouild be in my strategy there (I would've just seen a guide say pump Stance and done that).
Tldr: Leech if you want, but you're missing gameplay and chances to learn the little things that seperate a competent player from a truly good one.[/COLOR]