Why I "Adopt-A-N00b"

Oftentimes, my ls'mates are quite dissatisfied with the amount of time i devote to helping random newbie players. It's quite an obsession of mine and i feel obligated to share some insight into the subject.
Yes, it does take time away from what i need to do to put myself into a good position to help the ls.
Yes, it does take wayyyy more patience than i have at any point in my day.
Yes, i do donate money to 'random' causes. =/

Of all the things to love about this game, one is that there is absolutely no way that anyone is getting anything done in a timely fashion without some help.
/calls for help!!!

Most people don't have the intestinal fortitude to solo things regularly in this game (read: commit suicide...just hand over the katana) and for most things it's impossible. It's also impossible without some kind of comprehensive compendium provided by SE to know where the heck things are or wtf you need to do to finish things! I mean c'mon!?
Here's a common quest storyline: "1) Find random person 2)Figure out what they want {cause they don't tell you} 3)Figure out where the heck to get it 4) Wander around the entire world of ffxi to find one stupid ??? in the middle of nowhere most likely in an area so dangerous you must be sneak/invis'd at all times or face a grisly end 5) touch that ??? to spawn the most haneous NM or NM(s) you've ever encounterd which were designed to be defeated by an entire alliance of characters your level, to which you have no idea they're particular strenghts/weaknesses are or even what in the heck kind of monster it is.

So, if you finally get to #5, in which case you either are 1)Extremely lucky 2)Extremely dumb or 3) a career Beastmaster, you will find ultimately that you can't finish the mission/quest anyway and you might as well go back to making cookies in crawler shapes and watching "The View."

Now the common person doesn't know that a world of excitement and fun is waiting behind unlocking that next quest/mission or getting that rare/ex item... but we DO! We know... cause we've been there and spent 2 weeks trying to get one thing, dying many horrible deaths, wasting all that gil you bought from IGN, and generally reducing yourself to a sloppy pool of Oil Spill... 'cept w/out Fluid Spread... well, in some cases w/...

So, have a heart! I know you see 'em... lvl 21 whm's wearing a robe and a spike neclace... i see you snickering at that Rdm w/the spent RR earring, that war that's just not connecting w/his Holly Pole... don't forget the guy who was shouting 'How to put the ninja tools in the toolbag?"

They're n00bs, they can't help it...spend some time...get to know 'em... they might be the best friend that you've found in a while...they might need that little push to be a great player...

...or they could be pyro...

/meh take a chance...