If you're gonna ask how a fight works, why not just look it up first?

[Kazrah]

Why I only do certain trials the day they open when no one knows what they're doing and no one has the "go watch a video" line because no one's made one yet. Usually turns out fine.

Also why I don't try to pug most trial stuff anyway, because ultimately I'd much rather deal with the person who says they're new than the one person complaining about having noobs in a group since it's those kinds of people who cause the biggest problems in group content anyway.

[FinaSel]

Why I only do certain trials the day they open when no one knows what they're doing and no one has the "go watch a video" line because no one's made one yet. Usually turns out fine.

I think the best time to complete new content, especially difficult content, is as soon as if first comes out. The reason is that most people who will challenge it on the first day are skilled, know their jobs / role well, and have appropriate gear.
Most people in my FC cleared Sofia EX within the first 2 or 3 hours after it was released. Of course, there was no video or guide.
Maybe not everyone knows what to do in the fight, but they can figure it out quickly and adapt. They have the skills to do so.

Fast forward to today, and I know people who are STILL struggling to complete that trial. Because they can't find a good group. Doesn't it seem contradictory?
That's because people who are going now are on a different level than the people who cleared it on the first day. On top of these players not being skilled / lacking knowledge about their job / being undergeared, not knowing the mechanics of the fight beforehand makes it so much worse.

I have accompanied some of these people to help them clear the EX Sophia, and some other members in the group were just terrible. The least they could do is read about the fight to give the group a higher chance of success.