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    Melfina Amastacia
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eekiki View Post
    Watching videos is worthless (especially Mr. Happy's videos--that guy has no idea what he's talking about half the time).

    There is no substitute for experience, and too many people think online video "guides" are the be all end all of strategies. The only thing watching videos does is add confusion, since every party is made up of different people with different classes and different skill levels. More often than not I hear people say, "Wait, that's not what I saw in the video. What are we doing again?"
    Good players will be able to glean information from a video, without being distracted by the fight itself. People CAN learn things from videos.
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    Kickle Cubicle
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    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    Good players will be able to glean information from a video, without being distracted by the fight itself. People CAN learn things from videos.
    I guarantee you that a player learns nothing useful whatsoever by watching a video of a fight they've never attempted.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eekiki View Post
    I guarantee you that a player learns nothing useful whatsoever by watching a video of a fight they've never attempted.
    And yet, I have, on multiple occasions.

    An example, I knew how to dodge Divebombs and Twisters just from watching a video, minor things to be sure, but those weren't the only things either.
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    Ajisai Zabosai
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    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    And yet, I have, on multiple occasions.

    An example, I knew how to dodge Divebombs and Twisters just from watching a video, minor things to be sure, but those weren't the only things either.

    People have different learning styles. Watching a video may work for some, while hands on doing things is better for others. Please consult the following video to learn more about different learning styles before having a discussion about the topic:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jwz_h0zXsY
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    Quote Originally Posted by Autumnfire View Post
    People have different learning styles. Watching a video may work for some, while hands on doing things is better for others. Please consult the following video to learn more about different learning styles before having a discussion about the topic:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jwz_h0zXsY
    No thanks. My only point was that some people can, against Eikiki saying it's impossible basically.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    Good players will be able to glean information from a video, without being distracted by the fight itself. People CAN learn things from videos.
    Quote Originally Posted by Eekiki View Post
    I guarantee you that a player learns nothing useful whatsoever by watching a video of a fight they've never attempted.
    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    No thanks. My only point was that some people can, against Eikiki saying it's impossible basically.
    L2DEBATE!!!! There are many instructional videos, please look forward to watching one!!!

    *jokes*
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    Ajisai Zabosai
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    Quote Originally Posted by ispano View Post
    No thanks. My only point was that some people can, against Eikiki saying it's impossible basically.
    *facepalm* WOOSH!
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    Buster Posey
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eekiki View Post
    I guarantee you that a player learns nothing useful whatsoever by watching a video of a fight they've never attempted.
    The whole game is about phases/rotation. Knowing the order of kill, the positioning, what ability to use, etc is all extremely helpful. Will you be able to one shot it or kill it quick if you watch a video? Nope. Does it speed up the learning process? Yup. Can players still suck after watching a video? Yup.
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