with this mindset the future looks dim

[ispano]

It's really disheartening to see people actually try to argue that you should be looking up fights before you even do them. I've loved most of my time with this game, but I'm not sure I can go on playing when there's so many people who make it feel like work. I just hit level 50 the other day, and have been putting off all the dungeons I have left just because I really don't enjoy playing with most of the community anymore. On rare occasions, I'll run into a really friendly group that help me through stuff when I ask for help and it's an absolute blast, but most of the time there's just a really hostile air in the group that ruins the entire dungeon for me.

I don't understand why people even get mad, either. It's not like you lose anything more than a small amount of gil when you die. Well, at least in the normal mode stuff, no idea what happens in the " end-game " stuff.

If you read what the image in the OP says, he asked for info on the fight in the chat. Which contradicts his whole post. Also it's time, not gil, that is the problem. People think that teaching a few people here and there should be no big deal. People think that's all that will really ever happen, which is wrong. When you do as many dungeons and raids as some people, you practically get pigeonholed into teaching people near constantly. And one last thing, someone in the thread mentioned they wiped their group a dozen times because they didn't pick up the mechanics quickly enough. A dozen. I myself would not allow myself to take that long to learn.

[Kuwagami]

And one last thing, someone in the thread mentioned they wiped their group a dozen times because they didn't pick up the mechanics quickly enough. A dozen. I myself would not allow myself to take that long to learn.

Then you are godblessed with incredible knowledge/reflexes so that you can learn and master anything in under 2 tries, or you gave up on anything you failed to master in the same amount of time.

Or you are incredibly intolerant with people who are slower to learn than you.

[ispano]

Then you are godblessed with incredible knowledge/reflexes so that you can learn and master anything in under 2 tries, or you gave up on anything you failed to master in the same amount of time.

Or you are incredibly intolerant with people who are slower to learn than you.

Regardless of the reason, if the group is random, you're potentially taking up the time of people who know the fight to learn. That reason is the biggest reason I am the way I am, more so than wanting to push myself to get better. Also, if you learn slower than others, why not try to push yourself to notice things better or more quickly? There ARE things that a person can do to become better learners.