Quote Originally Posted by Morzy View Post
Edit: What I do not agree on is calling people out for not watching a video. I mean come on, it should not be a norm for new players to watch guides, because we should be the ones helping them from the start, a responsibility some of us ignore as a community.
See, I don't understand this mentality. Why is it a veteran player's responsibility to give the whole kit and kaboodle rather than a newer player's responsibility to do some preliminary research? If a veteran player puts together a party specifically to farm equipment and only wants experienced people in it, they are suddenly elitist and entitled (complete with self-righteous sneer) for simply wanting to play the game their way. They want quick clears in rapid succession because they want those monk gloves from T11 (that damn dragon will give them to me someday, I swear). If a completely inexperienced player wants to "play the game their way" by sneaking into someone's farm party and basically completely sabotaging their group, that's supposed to be OK? We're supposed to just say, "Oh, you!" and carry them, I guess? Why is there such a double standard here? Why is it so hard for people to understand that many of these raids take practice and skill and you can't just plow blindly into them with no knowledge whatsoever and actually get a legitimate clear (i.e. one where you aren't dead the whole time)? This isn't Garuda Hard Mode, people.

Don't get me wrong, I enjoy helping people learn. I understand that many mechanics require some practical hands-on experience to get the timing down on, not to mention some can be confusing until you actually see them in action. In fact, I don't learn very well from videos myself. I do, however, go watch the videos so I at least know the names of the mechanics and what to expect, even if I don't remember precisely the order that things happen in. Going into a fight without even basic rudimentary knowledge of what's going to happen is basically a liability for the rest of your party unless 1) it's brand new content that everyone is still figuring out, or 2) it's a learning party where all eight people have agreed that they're going to go in completely blind and figure it out themselves.