I see a lot of negative threads, so trying something positive.

[Gemina]

Recently ran Stone Vigil for my first time with two FC mates and a random. I should mention that one mate is basically the FC alpha and comes along every ten levels or so, or when bored lol. When he does, he is always a good confidence booster and gives me an evaluation based off what he sees.



Anywho, I've expressed how anxious I get on first runs, and always question my ability. I need to start accepting that I might actually be.. kind of good at this? eep! lol
I know it's early, but I still wanted to post these screen shots after the run, and I'm still calming down as you will see in my response to their advice what I should do next. Such a blonde xD



So please share anything that just made you feel really good ^.^

[BeautifulNerf]

Anything... you really want to know... Anything that JUST made me feel really good?

Internet porn, *cough*, just made me feel really good. *cough*.

[Oohlalaheals]

^^^^ Totally not necessary. As a healer any time we get in to a crap situation and I save the group...its the best feeling that's why I love to heal, and Scholar is FANTASTIC for that. As you go from 50-60 you will really see Scholar shine. Lustrate at 50 and Indomitability at 52 are game changers. Keep going and good luck Gemina <3

[Gemina]

OMG beautifulnerf! That was so random lol. But Umm... Awesome... I think?

Thank you Ohhlala! I can't take full credit for such a successful run. The dps were all over it and avoided unnecessary dmg, and our tank and I had total synergy. But it was definitely one of my best performance as sch in an instance. I also acquired rouse during the run, and it is nothing short of amazing. I'm already doing well dmg mitigation and I'm soon to acquire sacred soil for even more! Once 8-man starts up, I think my co healer will love me. I hope! But yeah, love sch, love whm, LOVE healing lol
Sorry, I'm still really excited haha! <3

[Ebonwings]

Hey, FC runs are the best had one last night myself with my laggy ping, I was a DRG, and we all tried to find a way to kill the other first xD while still clearing the dungeon. Best run ever with FC since we don't care if we wipe as long as we enjoy running contents together.

[AnduinLynn]

My friends and I of the RP police arrested a villain guilty of having a non-lore friendly name.
Was nice to see justice done.
c:

[LeeraSorlan]

my good experiences generally come from me just helping people.. im the type that is ehh, i guess i would say "better" than most, but not in a braggy sort of way lol, im not the best, just better than the people that dont play too often or dont care to get to the top..in anycase, its always fun helping people, wether we win or wipe or have a bunch of noob moments, if you had fun or learned something then all those wipes and struggles were worth going through imo.

cant always think ahead just because you are elite, remebering how you were when you first started and helping others that were in your shoes is the best way to better yourself

[Odd]

Just a few nights ago, I queued for an ex roulette in progress. I zone into LCoA and it's two dps waiting at the first boss, no tank. I ask "shall we?" And after no response I decide what the hell, and start casting aero 3. Both dps join in immediately. We cleared the whole dungeon from the first boss on with no tank. Well one joined while we were fighting the last boss, and got some free tomes. We wiped twice on the pull with the 3 idols and light sprite, but other than that it was flawless. Both dps were singing my praises at the end, and that sure felt good!

[FinnKebra]

my good experiences generally come from me just helping people.. im the type that is ehh, i guess i would say "better" than most, but not in a braggy sort of way lol, im not the best, just better than the people that dont play too often or dont care to get to the top..in anycase, its always fun helping people, wether we win or wipe or have a bunch of noob moments, if you had fun or learned something then all those wipes and struggles were worth going through imo.

cant always think ahead just because you are elite, remebering how you were when you first started and helping others that were in your shoes is the best way to better yourself

I wish more mentors were like you. <3

[Enkonda]

I can't say I'm the best player ever, but I know enough to not get myself killed. So, as a healer, it's just fun to go around reviving people, helping new comers out, and explaining mechanics.
And it tears me so when you can tell people are having a hard time and quit out of a duty. Like, no...come back, I won't judge you. One DF I was doing Titan NM leveling up my DRK and healer was like, out-of-the-boat-to-a-new country-new.
She would keep healing in Cleric stance and so we told her not to as it would drastically reduce her healing capabilities- and she didn't do anymore so we got further that time.
But she couldn't dodge and I really couldn't explain that mechanic as it's too self-explanatory. She kept getting punted off the edge of the arena and she kept apologizing like literally kept apologizing.
I kept reassuring her that we can kept trying "'cause it's no use to anyone else if we vote abandon and you go into another party with less nice people".
Others joined in to and reassure her we can stay until she got better with this fight.
We explained to her that the fight is basically a wake up call and that she's gonna face other instances that will be ten times tougher than this fight if she's to continue playing.
She thanked us and we continued...but she kept getting punted off the edge. At that point, there was still nothing left to say, so I kept quite.
Then all of a sudden, she left. We all concluded that she left most likely out of nervousness and embarrassment and I'll admit, I've done that a couple of times when I first got FFXIV.
But it's justified as I would usually get really rude and mean people on my first runs who would tell me that I had no idea how to heal, and while it was true, I'd rather someone take the time to explain my first job to me then to badger me about and not make me want to scrap the game. That's why I make sure other people have good experiences; gotta fill this community with good and not full of elitism and intolerance for new people.