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

[Zojha]

If you're going to a tournament, you're going to compete for some mixture of money, fame, or whatever, because you're serious about the game in question.

Most tournaments also require you to qualify first. It's more comparable to a farm party that requires you to have cleared at least once already.

[Alleo]

I dont read guides for dungeons and normal trials since those are mostly really easy to figure out but at the same time I will not ask the rest of the group how it goes. If I see the "new player" message in a dungeon I will wait if that player says something, if not than I often dont explain a thing, if they say they are new I ask them if they want some information on the bosses..but I will only give the most important ones.

I agree with the OP: If someone goes into a dungeon and wants people to explain the bosses for them..than they could have just read a guide..especially since they could be people with a different language, making the explanation even more difficult.

[Zakka]

Opinions, everyone has them and no two are really alike and every single one of them is beating the already dead horse at this point.

[CGMidlander]

Laziness? It's a damn VIDEO GAME. You play to be lazy. I have a job, I have classes. I look up video research for those. Not an mmo where the social aspect is to be looked forward to, not feared because you want some perfect run on the first try. And FYI, seeing is not the same as doing. I can watch someone change a folic bag but that doesn't mean I can do it right my first time.

Don't ever take interest in a teaching career.

If you're playing a single player game or are in a group that understands and agrees to the conditions, then yeah.

Otherwise, if you're joining harder content without preparation (i.e. EX primals, savage content...etc.), you're being discourteous to your other 7 party members IMO.

[foehnweisz]

It's not difficult to understand the root of reasoning from both side.

Depends on the situation. Duty finder casual runs that takes two or three sentences to explain? Sure I'd love to point out the key dangers and let the new comer enjoy the content with a bit of warning.

Extreme, or current raids that require 8 man to fully understand all the tactics in order to even have a chance at success? Then yes respect your fellow team and make sure you can hold your own before jumping in.

[Hayward]

This thread illustrates with the utmost clarity why the participation rate in top endgame content is so low.

[raela]

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.

That being said, I knew people that didn't want to look up rotations or tip on how to play a task.. rather wanted to find an individual "teacher" to tell them everything instead. And then, these same people would put themselves in the "teacher" position for new people.. despite not actually knowing how to play their job all that well.. They were quite excited when the mentor system came out..

I don't mind giving a quick rundown of tips, but I do get irritated when full explanations are expected for old (let's say greater than a month) content.

[Ninster]

Not sure if this point has been hit on already, but people learn through different methods. Just watching a video or reading a strat alone before queuing may not be the best way a certain person learns. That being said, I'd still encourage it for anyone if only because it at least shows some amount of "meeting halfway" for the person in question.

Personally, I tend to run things with a static group (that, sadly, is not one I really "belong" in but I've beaten that topic to death before) that fully understands my mentality towards learning content. As such not only will I watch a video if I'm going into something more complex, but I will also ask for a rundown as well. Performance anxiety is a thing for me, and it's at least some comfort if I can confirm my understanding of the fight with a group member before going in. I would likely do the same thing even WITHOUT this particular group (as I may have to do with some fights soon), because if I'm anxious, I'll be more likely to fumble something. If I can ask about the strat, and know that someone in the group understands the fight well, then that's someone I can follow as far as executing mechanics correctly, in addition to that comfort thing I mentioned before.

[Jim_Berry]

I'll be honest and say I looked at guides since starting the game in 2013:

T5, Bismark Ex, Nidhogg Ex, and Thornmarch Ex.

[Jijifli]

Some people learn better in different ways. Some have it easier time learning a fight from text than from a video via a tank pov (They are ALWAYS tank pov.)