Just realized something: FFXIV is a terrible DPS player's DREAM come true...

[dragonseth07]

Why people are so OBSESSED with calling out people on less-than optimal performance?
This game's content is really forgiving. Just CHILL, man. Put some sugar over that salt.

Because this is not a single player game. If I play Skyrim, it doesn't matter how terrible I am. I am the only one impacted. But, here, bad performance affects 3, 7, or 23 other people to some degree.

And those people are trying to beat the content and move on. They didn't sign up for a 40 minute run because Johnny SMN won't use Bane.

[AlexionSkylark]

I am the only one impacted.

Impacted by what? 5 or 10 minutes more to complete a dungeon?
you guys really need to take a chill pill. If you are in such a hurry to get things done in this game and log out that you are willing to be a jerk to people over a couple of minutes, you really need to evaluate whether you really enjoy playing this game.

[dragonseth07]

Impacted by what? 5 or 10 minutes more to complete a dungeon?
you guys really need to take a chill pill.

You may not care how long content takes, but many (myself included) do. It's not unreasonable to ask for your teammates in a group setting to contribute to the team effort.

[AlexionSkylark]

It's not unreasonable to ask for your teammates in a group setting to contribute to the team effort.

Maybe in a static group context. Random DF is not made to be a high performance environment, and nobody has the right to try and enforce it upon others.
If everyone inside is on board and capable, fine. Other than that, it's par for the course.

Let's not forget that the design process behind roulettes is to create incentives so YOU go there help OTHERS. Roulettes are not about your tome grinding efficiency, never was.
If you wat maximum eficiency, put together a group of like-minded people and queue outside the matchmaking.

[dragonseth07]

Maybe in a static group context. Random DF is not made to be a high performance environment, and nobody has the right to try and enforce it upon others.

This attitude is part of the reason why DF is so awful in this game. There is no community push for players to perform in matched content, so they don't. People coast by doing 1-2-3 all the way up because we let them. I want DF to be a fun experience, not a slog.

[Tanathya]

This attitude is part of the reason why DF is so awful in this game. There is no community push for players to perform in matched content, so they don't. People coast by doing 1-2-3 all the way up because we let them. I want DF to be a fun experience, not a slog.

Like I said, they are the root of the problem. If I see that kind of attitude, I'll kick them out. They wanna spam their basic combo? They can go do that to a dummy.

[AlexionSkylark]

This attitude is part of the reason why DF is so awful in this game. There is no community push for players to perform in matched content, so they don't.

The alternative is making the game more exclusive, shunning out the ones who are not willing or capable of improving performance.
Let's note for a while that there are a myriad of reasons for not performing other than being "lazy". There are all kinds of people out there, including ones who are not gamers at heart.
The beauty of this game is being INCLUSIVE.

[Tanathya]

The alternative is making the game more exclusive, shunning out the ones who are not willing or capable of improving performance.
Let's note for a while that there are a myriad of reasons for not performing other than being "lazy". There are all kinds of people out there, including ones who are not gamers at heart.
The beauty of this game is being INCLUSIVE.

Oh, I include them. Consider them included in my open-minded blacklist.

P.S.: Please, call me an elitist to make my day :3

[CosmicKirby]

The beauty of this game is being INCLUSIVE.

2 Expansions, a monthly sub, almost a hundred hour wall to reach endgame from scratch, and immense amount of time sinks such as crafting and gathering is, 'INCLUSIVE"?

Checkers must be an exclusive club by this backwards logic.

[Kyuuen]

This attitude is part of the reason why DF is so awful in this game. There is no community push for players to perform in matched content, so they don't. People coast by doing 1-2-3 all the way up because we let them. I want DF to be a fun experience, not a slog.

Some of the classes in this game damn near holds your hand through your rotation. Not having a parser is not the problem, peoples attitudes are.

A parser does not:
tell you your optimal rotation
inform you of ideal stats for your class
rotation per boss/mechanic

It takes a person willing to learn. And if a players isn't willing to learn their proper rotations or in the least what the game is showing them, then a parser is a pointless tool.

The only thing more tired than this subject matter, is peoples expectations that having an ingame parser is going to act as a remedy and cure-all that will miraculously solve everyones DPS woes.