I’m one of those players who wants to help others out when they are struggling or seek help/additional information when dealing with certain content. In my FC i’m known for taking members to dungeons / raids and take time explaining mechanics in detail so that they understand and know what to expect.

I once started a The Binding Coil of Bahamut Learning party filled with FC Members who haven’t been to Coil once and used “official” tactics like feeding the slimes to Caduceus in Turn 1 and doing the Allagan Rot method in Turn 2. Just so that they learn the mechanics and will recognize them if they come across a similar moves in the future and act accordingly.

A lot of people freak out if something doesn’t go their way, or if they wipe because someone “is not doing his/her job”. Chances are pretty high that the person in question just doesn’t know what to expect or how to handle it. It just might be their first time in there.

I have the mindset that we were all Level 1 once and that we too had to learn how to tackle content. So, why not help by sharing the experience we have gained over time?

For example. I once queued up for a Low Level Roulette as a Tank and got into the Titan Story Mode Trail. “Ah, this is going to be a quick win.” But, i was wrong. I should’ve expected that the people who were with me in the DF were actually still progressing through the Main Story and that this was their first time in there.

Fair enough, by the time Titan jumped, smashed the arena and thus breaking off the edge of the arena, 2 out of 4 people fell down. I gave them tips on where to stand. While they didn’t follow my words to the point, they managed to dodge the first “cave in”, only to be landslid off the platform shortly after. (^_^; )

Alright, no worries. We can fix this. (^_^ ) So, more pointers were given. Even after explaining the things they could expect, the DPS (bard and black mage) were still standing as far away from Titan as they could. The healer had to walk a heal everyone and got landslid from the platform because he was casting cures. Not much was said by the other 3 party members, except for an occasional “I’m sorry.” and one “I don’t think we can make it.”, after which i reassured them that we will clear it and they just have to follow my lead.

Eventually, i literally talked them them through it, using ground marks to indicate where every one should stand and calling out when skills would appear (with sound effects), like Landslide, Weight of land and jump.

It took us almost the entire 60 minute trial period to clear it, but we did it. (^_^ )-b
No swearing occurred.

Moral of the story, you can achieve much more with a little patience and sharing of information. It’s not the fastest way to clear content, but it’s the most satisfying one when you complete it. (^_~ )

Take a step back, relax… Enjoy the game.