with this mindset the future looks dim

[Swagcity]

^^Correct, I am not willing to risk my rl discovering something, but i will take my chances in the virtual world. I learned that not all bulking methods are safe based upon individual past experiences; not willing to risk my life discovering a new method as opposed to discovering a dungeon on my own (My life is not on the line, so why not, its a game, a relaxing experience); you do not view this as bizarre?

Yes there are videos which demonstrate how to get ripped/cut; but i use my own diet/method. There are showing me how they do it; but i made gains by eating different foods using a different routine; even my lifting form/sets/reps varies from the guys in the video. Some of those guys are not as ripped/cut as me; why should I listen to their past experiences? Do we all eat healthy? Sure; we are copycats to some extent; someone had to discover edible foods; but we have varying routines. Give me the food/weights and I will do what is comfortable in my eyes (Without risking my life); give me XIV and a game-pad and I will do the same (Since you like game/rl comparisons; there ya go^^).

Edit: Also, dying does have something to do with this topic; why should ppl watch the vids? oh yea...so they will avoid death/failing? Dying can occur due to a lack of experience or failing, right?

[KingAhmoseTheFirst]

Gonna need a 4 page essay, double spaced, on my desk before you can DF with me.

wow exams huh.. lmao

[JatohCynn]

When did online ( GAMING ) become homework for those with less playtime than others ?

You have the time to wipe over and over in a dungeon but not watch a 2 minute video?

I don't think time works the way you think it does.

[Kuwagami]

Mr.happy.
His videos are probably the best out there as he explains the whole fight from top to bottom with video segments looping over and over till the next phase.
He takes the time and makes videos probably cuz he earns money i think and probably cuz he enjoys doing it?

Watch his videos about Garuda Ex (urgh.. triangle is so much easier for MT...), titan Ex (I don't think there is even one correct rotation) and ifrit Ex (fail heal method) and tell me again hw good his videos are. He's just an other guy doing pseudo-tutorials and then being worshiped for some half-done/unchecked things he did/said.

On a side note, making money out of gaming videos, unless you have a contract with SE (or whatever the company which you're using the rights is), is totally illegal and can be condemned. Even if it's "only" the 15 sec ad before the video.

[Zeille]

just did ifrit ex yesterday joined a pf group didn't know jack won at the end.

read? pah lease!

Ifrit Ex is a joke of a fight for any class that isn't a healer. Pat on the back for you, I guess.

From what I can see, the vast majority of people against doing research before a fight in this discussion haven't even come close to difficult content. Get yourselves into turn 5 and "wing it" like you always do.

Nobody cares if you go in blind to easy shit.

[Assirra]

Watch his videos about Garuda Ex (urgh.. triangle is so much easier for MT...), titan Ex (I don't think there is even one correct rotation) and ifrit Ex (fail heal method) and tell me again hw good his videos are. He's just an other guy doing pseudo-tutorials and then being worshiped for some half-done/unchecked things he did/said.

On a side note, making money out of gaming videos, unless you have a contract with SE (or whatever the company which you're using the rights is), is totally illegal and can be condemned. Even if it's "only" the 15 sec ad before the video.

Euh, no it aint. Dunno if they were part of it but a lot of devs gave green light to youtube advertisement for their stuff a while ago back during the whole copywrite nonsense a couple months back.

[Viridiana]

On a side note, making money out of gaming videos, unless you have a contract with SE (or whatever the company which you're using the rights is), is totally illegal and can be condemned. Even if it's "only" the 15 sec ad before the video.

Nah, they sorted this out during the days leading up to ARR's launch (or maybe right after). I remember it was a huge deal because it was the first time I even heard of Mr Happy.

[rahvinus]

You have the time to wipe over and over in a dungeon but not watch a 2 minute video?

I don't think time works the way you think it does.

What ever happened to playing the game and discovering things for yourself?

I've never understood the mentality of joining a random PUG and expecting everyone to have spent hours memorizing fights and videos. For raids and end-game stuff, I can understand since you're usually playing with a set group, but for a random? Or even worse, in the leveling dungeons.

People constantly bitching at everyone else in the group for not studying Youtube videos was the main reason I walked away after hitting 50. I was hoping that people would have mellowed out over the last few months as I'm coming back, but it seems to have just gotten worse.

[Musashidon]

Ifrit Ex is a joke of a fight for any class that isn't a healer. Pat on the back for you, I guess.

From what I can see, the vast majority of people against doing research before a fight in this discussion haven't even come close to difficult content. Get yourselves into turn 5 and "wing it" like you always do.

Nobody cares if you go in blind to easy shit.

i did, we kept wiping because people got the conflag/fireballs wrong not me

[Zeille]

i did, we kept wiping because people got the conflag/fireballs wrong not me

How did you know what to do for conflags and fireballs? Do you know how to handle Divebombs/Twisters/Dreadknight/Hatches? This information doesn't magically get absorbed by your brain through osmosis. If you don't know how to handle those things, I guarantee you will wipe your party.

Either someone told you what to do by typing out the strat (making someone else do the work you could have done yourself) in chat or you looked it up beforehand (research). Either way, that's not going in completely blind without knowing anything at all and winging it.