How do I provide constructive help to inexperienced players in other classes?

[TyloRime]

I hear you on the whole "run in and hit stuff" issue and I think some Macros might help you. As a WHM it's also frustrating simply from the Protect-angle, in the sense that Tanks that run off the instant everyone is done watching the cutscene usually aren't in range for protect, so I've made a simple Protect macro to try and get people to stop and wait:

/em hopes everyone holds hands as he casts Protect!


It doesn't always work, but I've seen people stop and turn back and that always makes me smile heh. (It helps that I'm an adorable Lalafell ) But perhaps until you can get a keyboard for your PS3, make a simple macro along the lines of: /p Hey guys, let's talk some strategies before we all run off!

That way you don't have to type it, and it buys you time to actually type a message specific to whatever you're doing.
PS - the other posters here aren't lying, Swiftcast is fantastic