The mentality of a silent newbie healer/tank in trials/alliance raids...

[jackass1203]

And that's great! So long as you are doing it with other like-minded individuals...

I'd also like to add that to me at least I find it acceptable if it's in a DF pug or in a PF that accepts first timers. Other than that I'd probably have an issue with (especially if you join in a progression run that's trying to push a certain part and you have no idea what's going on). If there's a tank though that's going in as a first timer I think that's a different issue and they should have at least watched a video to learn the mechanics.

Whenever I do a pug and I see a first timer with no one saying anything I pull either way and if we wipe then I'll ask who's new and ask what they don't understand to fill them in.

not everyone owns a pc, or a smart phone...

Smartphones can be extremely cheap now if you can't afford a $200 smartphone but a $400 console then there's a problem there. Also, PS4's have the YouTube app which there are a lot of guides for fights there.

[frostmagemari]

Smartphones can be extremely cheap now if you can't afford a $200 smartphone but a $400 console then there's a problem there. Also, PS4's have the YouTube app which there are a lot of guides for fights there.

So does that mean we should expect everyone to have a PC then? For under a $1000 you can buy a PC that's powerful enough to run FFXIV on low/med settings.
As to the expectation that one should have a smartphone though.. it's a $200 smartphone plus easily a $60 monthly fee for anything worthwhile (and even then, not all providers offer much data) and some can't afford the smartphone plans regularly or don't find a need to have a smart phone (or it's plan) when a simple voice+text plan will do what they need to do in life.

[jackass1203]

So does that mean we should expect everyone to have a PC then? For under a $1000 you can buy a PC that's powerful enough to run FFXIV on low/med settings.
As to the expectation that one should have a smartphone though.. it's a $200 smartphone plus easily a $60 monthly fee for anything worthwhile (and even then, not all providers offer much data) and some can't afford the smartphone plans regularly or don't find a need to have a smart phone (or it's plan) when a simple voice+text plan will do what they need to do in life.

If someone is honestly having problems with $60 a month then they really should re-prioritize their things instead of playing a game that you have to pay for internet/subscription as well as buying a console and tv. As for the computer? I never mentioned that at all and quite honestly if someone doesn't have a computer in this day and age then that'd be surprising. I'm not talking about an expensive gaming computer but even a laptop which can be pretty cheap.


After a quick google search I found this for $80 so yeah if you can't even afford something like that but enjoy playing on a ps4 then yes that to me would be a problem.
https://shop.totalwireless.com/shop/...FY6QhwodhkEGpg