Quote Originally Posted by Riardon View Post
Because you aren't supposed to do research for a video game. You can't ask for people to do things outside of the game just because you are not willing to explain in your party chat. If you blame those people being lazy for not looking on YouTube videos so you must do for yourself for not explaining in game.
This is nonsense.
Would you go to a chess tournament expecting someone to take the time to explain you the rules of the game before you can start playing? Would you then answer "I'm not supposed to do research for a game" to all the people in the tournament complaining that you are wasting their time?

If we were to take your (flawed) logic further, it'd mean that people who are figuring out the best rotation or BiS gear and talking about that on forums shouldn't exist.
You are expected to know your rotation. Why don't you apply the same thing to knowing how to deal with an encounter? Both are the same thing: knowing and understanding game mechanics in order not to be a burden to the people you play with.

Also, FFXIV is a MMORPG with complex mechanics. If you can't deal with the fact that the "game" expand beyond what's in the chatbox, then what are you doing on these forums in the first place?
Damn this "everything should be done inside the game hurr durr" argument is pissing me off. Especially when people came "outside" the game to tell that.