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[RiyahArp]

People got angry when I mentioned a "fake boogeyman" earlier in this thread if I recall correctly, and this is exactly what I was talking about. The generalization that raiding is some inhospitable environment. The no fun allowed zone.

Fun takes a back seat to getting it done. It's not fun to wipe over and over on a 3 minute segment of a fifteen minute fight, unless you are doing it to get it done. This to a lesser extent happens in all FFXIV content, mostly in 24 mans, but after a while the bantering stops and people get ansty if you get stuck due to someone. I'm not saying in general that fun is non existent, but fun really isn't why you do stuff like raiding, it's more the pleasure in achievement, closer to other things.

Playing in a team and having someone hold you back and removing them from the team or putting them on the bench is not a product of "a job." The fact of the matter is that there is no "I" in "team," as people always say. If one person can't respect other's time by being late or is holding them back they should realistically either improve themselves or expect a replacement. There is nothing regarding "work," about it. Kids play sports in school for fun but there will always be better or worse players. You are essentially implying that those kids treat playing those sports like jobs, instead of just...playing for fun. Which is basically what the grand majority of them do.

I guess you've never really practiced at something like that. believe me, it's work. You pretty much say it is with your words. The fun part after a while are the times you can ditch practice to blow off steam.

Having an end goal or requirement to be met does not suddenly mean that it's no fun and games. Acting as if a winning attitude means that you need to sour everything else is an incredible way to negatively generalize people who are determined for success.

Skip Soar.

They did it all on their own.