If your new to a dungeon.

[ariaandkia]

As the tank on most of my first time dungeons, I do read up / watch up on dungeons to get a feel for them, but you don't really get the full grasp until you dive right in.

If it's your first time in the dungeon, feel free to say so and people will understand! Alternatively, if you can't type, just make sure you watch the cinematics all the way through so that people can tell who the new person is.

I made a macro that states that I'm new. (I like macros way too much)

Problem is that most people DON'T seem to understand what "This is my first time here" (autotranslate) means.

And as a healer, I can't watch the cinematics all the way through since people will die if I do. Not even joking. One guy ran away while I was casting protect (with a macro that states it) (didn't even reach stoneskin, was still doing protect) and of course died. So generally, I skip cutscene and start stoneskin on people then soon as duty starts, I throw protect and hope it hits before anyone can run too far away then stoneskin the last person.

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Personally, I prefer to learn in the dungeon. I'll ask my friends and FC for important tidbits (pretty much the information of: Dodge a lot, Dodge EVERYTHING, Get close when it does this, etc. Though sometimes it is: Let the party know you are new).

However, most people are completely unhelpful. Even when the party wipes a few times because they didn't explain anything (each time, we'd get to another stage of the boss, but we'd wipe because I didn't know what to do-I fight with preparations, not reactions).