I understand the feeling, and, I won't lie, I became a bit way too much elitist, perhaps. So much that, roleplaying my previous character (She was kind hearted and noob-lover) was starting to become challenging, perhaps too much, ended making, at least, an elitist lala bastard... A bit exaggerated funny lala, but stills fine.
The thing is, yep, that 'downtime' exists for us, especially when we know the strat too much... My first 4-5 T13 I was just like "OH god, I don't understand it at all" (Side note: I hate to see videos, so I just read the strat people tells me, then analyze situation, then get experience. ). For putting it worse, I think t13 as MNK first timing is not that easy, and if you drive out trying to put positionals at time you'll mess it up...
Yesterday I went with BLM, (Supreme ease in my opinion) and after doing it sooo many times that it becomes bored, It's like I can anticipate to everything, I just need to cast and cast, and when gettng a good proc, preparing my next position and moving at that time. So I addapt... After Earth Shake I just cast and cast, and when having a proc I use that chance for moving away, colocating myself for next megaflare... After megaflare I do the same, colocating again closer to the party...
All the damn t13 with BLM is so easy!... Just cast, colocate yourself, oh, look a lot of adds, quelling strikes, raging strikes, potion, double flare...
I'll have to try DF and go healer first time, want new challenges!...
Now, about my already said boredom in that matter, My character (and, myself too, a little) gets VERY TIRED of pugs and randoms in duty finder and all those who also doesn't learn despite they go infinite times there... And she has her own reasons for that, because she sees how easy it is and can't understand why the rest whine so much saying it's hard.
