with this mindset the future looks dim

[ispano]

Back in the day we had strategy guides; never used those. It appears that you are forced to use them now in the form of youtube.

I never said you had to use them. But refusing to learn from those who came before....?

[Swagcity]

I never said you had to use them. But refusing to learn from those who came before....?

In XI, the videos had mages doing azure. I fooled around with ninja and discovered that I was a great light builder. I could have just followed the norm/videos, but i leaned on my own understanding. Most ninjas in the videos are /war, but I came to abyssea /rdm (not saying i was the first /rdm).

Actually, I read some guides after beating games and discovered that I was more comfortable using my method.

You are watching someone else play; perhaps picking up their bad habits. Your experience may vary.