Dear Ninjas

[NinjaTaru72]

What's sickening are the people that share your attitude and how you drag down your whole team because you can't be bothered to play well.

It's called having fun and learning. Who learns from a video

[Elazu]

It's called having fun and learning. Who learns from a video

Read her/his other posts, especially the one clearly stating "I don't agree with people demanding that I do dps on a dps class". My previous post was not in regards to reading/watching guides but towards the attitude FallenArisen has shown in this thread.

[Luvbunny]

It's called having fun and learning. Who learns from a video

Look, watching youtube video and reading description of the fight mechanics is not gonna make you a GENIUS FANTASTIC player instantly - but knowing what to expect is better than going blind. Granted, if you are a player who are seasoned, it really does not take you very long to figure out the mechanic. BUT, sadly, the majority of US players, are not "well seasoned - highly trained - pay attention to telegraphed move". These are people who DO NOT read messages/information/tips/party chat - anything that the game + helpful players trying to point out. These are the players who respond to "stop telling me what to do + i play how i want + shut up + tank better + heal better"....

[Ashkendor]

Many people (myself included) don't learn from watching a damn guide. Some learn more when actually doing the fight. Who is honestly gonna sit there viewing and studying everything in the guide?

It's called having fun and learning. Who learns from a video

I don't learn very well from videos either. That doesn't mean I should completely forego watching them, though. I've found it's a lot better to watch them, get whatever you can from them (if only the names of the mechanics and to see generally what they do) then go into the fight and check it out. After you try for a bit, go back and watch the video again. It usually makes more sense. Going into something completely blind may be fun for you, but it's not fun to the rest of your party when they already have an idea of what's happening. I'm not really sure why people go into DF (or ninja into farm/clear parties) to learn rather than setting up a learning party anyway.