Current State of End-Game Contents - A Blog Post from A Japanese Player

[Jubez187]

Like I've said 100 times, this is the outcome of easy/simple class mechanics. You can type on google "(insert class) rotation FFXIV" and after some practice you're just as good AT THE CLASS as most people. You may not be able to dodge well, you may not be able to keep tracks of lots of things, but at its core, you are as good AT THE JOB as most people.

To make up for such easy class mechanics, you have to make the boss mechanics hard.

[Rose-Wild]

Like I've said 100 times, this is the outcome of easy/simple class mechanics. You can type on google "(insert class) rotation FFXIV" and after some practice you're just as good AT THE CLASS as most people. You may not be able to dodge well, you may not be able to keep tracks of lots of things, but at its core, you are as good AT THE JOB as most people.

To make up for such easy class mechanics, you have to make the boss mechanics hard.

There you go. Another one. I wonder why if the jobs are so easy to play why you can still find HUGE diferences between DPS's in the game or even tanks. Even in the fights that let you dps without having to move that much.

[Raenryong]

Laziness. Some people DON'T WANT to do the research. They don't wanna go on reddit and see the plethora of rotation guides. They don't parse and push themselves. That's why. Even at the end of the day though, knowing how to handle bosses is more important than handling the class. If you can dodge and pay attention to boss mechanics, and remember them well..you're a FFXIV God. It doesn't really matter about how well you manage CD's or how high your DPS is

That's completely untrue. A DPS who does poor DPS is horrible regardless of whether they survive or not. Not making a DPS check = wipe, no matter how well you dodge. There are also instances where a very high dps player can mess up, die, and still have the most damage at the end of the fight. A healer who can't heal but can dodge well ... you'll end up with a dead party.