Should I expect griefers on a regular basis at end-game?

The more people an MMO gets the more problems there are. Didn't run into this much in 1.0 because there weren't that many people. All that aside, i do not see how that one experience you had was something to expect on a regular basis. I am sure for the most part you have ran dungeons without issues.

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Originally Posted by Mychael

Some issues would even be fixable by letting players self-identify for the DF and check boxes for "Hardcore," "Standard," or "Casual."

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That may help but it may also cripple the Real Hardcore players because all the Rushers who constantly wine, insult, and complain at people for making a single mistake, watch cutscenes, and etc. will pick Hardcore because they think they're top dogs of the game themselves when, despite having the good gears, their skill at playing the game is the level of a Casual because they leeched off of other players with better gear and skill than they have to Rush through endgame.

Gear will never determine a person's skill but that doesn't compute with Rushers

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Originally Posted by Fyrebrand

A lot of you are very nice people and skilled players, but playing your role often seems to give some of you a very warped perspective of what dungeons are "like" and what it means to queue or re-queue.
- DPS queue time is already guaranteed to be at least 30-40 minutes, and that's with the benefits of a cross-server DF.

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Interesting. As a healer I also wait 30-50 minutes to get into each dungeon (since release), generally I start leveling another character while I'm waiting to get in or start crafting/gathering. I'm quite fortunate though as to not run into any troublesome people, most of the people I party with usually say hello and never talk again until maybe after the boss (even if I try to give some pointers or give some ideas, even try to have a conversation).

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Originally Posted by Oscura

This is coming from someone who did skip the cutscenes myself, but when five or six other people ask you politely to skip the cutscene, you should skip it. If you're the one or two members who want to watch, you're holding up everyone else and being even less courteous.

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I don't quite understand how it matters if one or two people watch the cutscenes. Most of the time it's a person you can get by without and continue progressing while they watch. Even if you can't (like both tanks watching), letting them watch every CS in the dungeon amounts to all of a few extra minutes that would add up to exactly dick.

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Originally Posted by Oscura

This is coming from someone who did skip the cutscenes myself, but when five or six other people ask you politely to skip the cutscene, you should skip it. If you're the one or two members who want to watch, you're holding up everyone else and being even less courteous.

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When you enter the dungeon you get the message.

ONE OR MORE MEMBERS IS NEW TO THIS INSTANCE! Everyone knows what they are getting into when the dungeon starts. On the other hand there really should be a small incentive givin to playing with people new to the dungeon like a minor boost in tombs at the end to compensate for all that precious time people have lost while playing a game designed to waste time.

I don't think I'll ever understand the people who are in such a rush when doing something as a passtime....but whatever.

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Originally Posted by Gramul

Don't give me that. I've played all sorts of MMOs. On a single server you tend to gain a reputation. Hell, you could even see it in 1.0.

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Definitely. Back in WoW before the Dungeon Finder, we used to screen every pug applicant among our raid members before admitting anyone. One whiff of bad rep and you don't get a place. But now all that is not possible because most people use the auto-match and you never know how a person will behave until you've set foot int he instance.

ff11 was known for its whiny elitist hardcore but ff14s whiny childish elite scrubs in the duty finder are on another level. the amount of idiots ive run across on the duty finder is mind numbing.

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Originally Posted by Mychael

Some issues would even be fixable by letting players self-identify for the DF and check boxes for "Hardcore," "Standard," or "Casual."

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Seconded. Fantastic idea!
Much rather play with people who don't take the game and themselves too seriously. Casual check box please!

If the tank off tank wasn't interrupting your chances of killing this boss were slim anyway. I say the rage was called for.

SE should just remove the possibility of skipping cutscenes everytime there is a new player in the dungeon. Problem solved.