Why are low standards for dps acceptable?

[RiceisNice]

It's not a free pass and be a jerk off the bat by "is this a bot?". This auto implies laziness, when the player might not even know if it's worth using. Plenty of skills become near useless after you get them. And I can totally see a noob thinking something like touch of death thinking it's not worth it anymore because the benefits of it aren't obvious.

While he could have addressed it better, I don't have any more reason to believe that the BLM in the screenshot would have responded any different regardless of how it was worded. And also, your bolded statement goes back to the players straight up not reading their tool tip, especially in the case of enochian where it's a level 54 skill and just by using it is a straight 5% damage boost. A complete disregard to pay attention to what your skills do, especially that late into the game, can't be anything but laziness or willful ignorance.

I've very rarely get that level of push back when you do it politely. And I've yet to be kicked out of a dungeon.

And I have been kicked out of (although most of the time I was going to bail anyway) for wording it as nice as possible. Like I mentioned previous, it's offensive if you take it as such. Regardless of how you word it (asking them why they're doing what they're doing, or opening up some suggestions to improve), they'll still just as likely to tell you to bugger off one way or another if they honestly do not care to improve.

[Leigaon]

Maybe it could have been taken care of better but still they didn't react the way they should have. Going from what the WHM said she did start using it. They just didn't take the question of "why are you not using this?" right. Maybe they forgot or didn't know and figured no one would call them out on it. Still you got ganged up on and for no good reason. Would wording it a bit nicer really have made any difference? By their reaction, I don't think so. Maybe you should of started off with a hug, and a cut away with your character behind the Jerry Springer "Final Thought" backdrop..and really hit home to their sensitive souls. After all..if you don't talk to your kids...I mean Black Mage about Enochian..who will?

By now someone leveling from 50-60 should know you get a new skill and ask "what do I do with this? How do I use it?"

I'll admit there are some points where I get a new move and I do not put it in my regular rotation because I forget. If someone tells you about it, suck it up and start using it. Boost a players ego and your own productivity in the game..and that's a scenario where everyone wins!