As someone that is not a BLU main (COR, RNG), I have accepted that my BLU will be chronically under-geared. To play BLU with utmost efficiency requires a ton of gear swaps and I just don't have the storage space.
What I struggle with is the opinion that if you aren't doing things with the best gear and utmost efficiency in gear swaps, you are unskilled. Whenever I go out on BLU with my so-so gear, I have no problem accomplishing what I've set out to do. So why exactly do I need all this elite gear again?
I solo'd 99% of my BLU spells. I can grab hate from WAR and NIN in my LS when DD'ing. I can proc BLU spells when needed. I'm on the ball for stuns (which is really where I've made the most difference on BLU if you ask me). Admittedly I haven't built a charged whisker set yet but again my priorities right now are my COR, RNG empy's with my small empy group.
My definition of a skilled player is one that can do his job properly so that he or his group can accomplish the task. Being elite means you can step above that level. But like in real life, there are scales of skill levels and it isn't a matter of "you are elite or you suck".
And lol at talk of laziness. Being lazy is playing FFXI. If you weren't lazy you'd be out in RL earning a real living.