Why Does It Feel Like Poor Play Is Acceptable (I'm Venting.)

[HyoMinPark]

It's not whether the standards are high or low, it's whether or not they are reasonable standards to hold everyone to.

Even a new player just hitting level 30 for the first time should at least be using their basic 1-2-3 combo if they have one. They light up with a yellow box. Whether a person is a veteran to FFXIV or completely new to MMOs in general, there is little excuse to not follow the flashing boxes that are very obviously telling you the the skills combo off one another (for those who also don’t see that addressed in the actual tooltips because they refuse to read them).

The OP’s example of a WAR in a Level 50 dungeon using only a non-combo’d Butcher’s Block is not acceptable.
The very minimal expectation of them to at least use their basic aggro combo at that level is not an unreasonable standard.

And what are you going to do about it? Stop pugging? Kick from party and move on? or rant on the forums about the younger generation?

What am I going to do about it? Try to instruct them. And if they get hostile over it, then I will either leave the party and eat my penalty, or kick them.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Yet, they will likely all make it to lvl 30 because the game's bare minimum standards are not the same as your minimum standards.

You do realize I could spam Heavy Thrust for the entire duration of a level 70 dungeon—max level content—and complete it. Once again, by your logic, that is perfectly okay. We're not necessarily talking about Satasha, especially seeing player's lack of skill far exceeds low levels. As for brand new to video games. I wasn't aware pressing 1-2-3 when each combo lights up was difficult. Bluntly stated, your excuses here are precisely why players reach higher end content and get absolutely slaughtered. The game's standards are irrelevant in a multiple-player game where you will interact with a larger community who aren't going to necessarily adhere to the devs preferred manner of play. It's the primary reason healers are continuously encouraged to DPS and tanks drop stance every chance they get.

[LyraKuroneko]

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And at lvl30 if they didn't bought a pass, they usually get how things work around a bit. Else, you just don't care. And you'll get the no answer type or the "you don't pay my sub" type.
If new people are here to have fun and play, it's quite easy to see especially if they're new. They tend to ask, simply because of that.

[Lord_Zlatan]

I actually miss that section in labyrinth of the ancients where all three alliances have to split up and fight their own enemies. Makes it real easy to see where the trouble is coming from

alliance c... come on alliance c... COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON... WTF ALLIANCE C!!!!!!!!

[Jijifli]

Is it really that unreasonable for someone completely new to videogames to wrongly assume that "cooler animation" equals "unconditionally better"?
Is it really reasonable to expect that no one make that mistake?

The game by your level 30 example should have already taught how abilities can interact. In fact, the, for some reason being completely optional, hall of novice teaches you what combo's are if your job uses them. Part of my issue is players are not encouraged to learn and improve, and so long as that's encouraged, content has to be built around it.

I understand people can be brand new to games. That's where my other point is. People refusing to take advice, either completely ignoring it, or backlashing like I just punched them. I have no issues when people accept my advice. That's what I do anyways. If someone tells me X is better, I'm going to at least give it a shot. If it's not, oh well. If it is, then sweet, I just learned a job better.

alliance c... come on alliance c... COME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON... WTF ALLIANCE C!!!!!!!!

Why is it almost always awkwardly Alliance C?

[Raikki]

Yet, they will likely all make it to lvl 30 because the game's bare minimum standards are not the same as your minimum standards.

Ah ok, so you didn't read the thread. Let me help, then:

I just got through a Snowcloak

his friend who was playing the same class as me in ala mihgo had an odd rotation. We were in discord at the time and his response was that he wasn't going to play this game like it was a job

a PLD in Deltascape 3.0 Savage who just randomly used their weapon skills uncombo'd

I have been trying to help random groups get V4s clears. I've had whms who use medica 2 as their main source of healing.

None of these are even close to level 30. Snowcloak is 50 and the other three examples here are 70. I hope that clears that up for you.

[LyraKuroneko]

Why is it almost always awkwardly Alliance C?

What's the secret behind alliance C~

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

What you want is unreasonable to expect, so your argument is pointless.

As with any group-based activity in life, there is no guarantee that people for that group-based activity are going to have that minimum level of competency/contribution you are referring to; as such, it is unreasonable to expect a pug to possess this level of competence 100% of the time. If you cannot accept this truth of pugging, you have the option of not pugging.

So, switching it up a bit, would you say if I come to a gathering of sports-loving guys, and someone decides "Hey, let's play [the sport for which you've all gathered]", it's unreasonable to expect everyone ther to AT LEAST - and let me emphasize that - AT LEAST be capable of the basics of said sport? Because that's what we're talking about here.

We're talking a SMN using the right pet. Using A pet. Using more than Ruin II. A BLM doing more than simply spamming Blizzard. A BRD playing songs. A tank holding aggro and using defensive skills as his job is intended to do. Not standing in that obvious "Hey, I'm going to try to attack you all RIGHT HERE in 3 seconds" mark on the ground. We're talking about the basics that so many people seem not just incapable of now, but almost oblivious to.

And don't try to take the hardline "well you can just not pug then" approach. I've seen plenty of people complaining that they can't find groups (not surprisingly usually around this time of a catch up patch) to do anything with. Once I was sympathetic, but then I started noticing a trend, at least on my server: The ones unable to find groups or were behind on endgame content were the ones who generally don't try, don't try to learn, refuse help, or have some general excuse/rationalization for not taking whatever necessary steps they need to accomplish what they want.

And I won't mince words one bit here: If they can't manage that in a game, I truly worry about how they handle life.

[winsock]

You do realize I could spam Heavy Thrust for the entire duration of a level 70 dungeon—max level content—and complete it. Once again, by your logic, that is perfectly okay. We're not necessarily talking about Satasha, especially seeing player's lack of skill far exceeds low levels.

I'm not saying that's okay.
You do realize these people exist? You do realize that they may enter your party if you pull from a pool of randoms? You do realize that whining about these players on the forums is not going remove these people from existence?

If a kid breaks a window of your house playing baseball, its one thing deal with it by getting compensation, its another thing go on a rant about how society finds window breaking behaviors acceptable and how children are horrible monsters that curse families.

I wasn't aware pressing 1-2-3 when each combo lights up was difficult.

all of the game is pressing buttons, all button pressing is easy; therefore, we should clear all savage content on the first attempt yes?

[Jijifli]

I'm not saying that's okay.
You do realize these people exist? You do realize that they may enter your party if you pull from a pool of randoms? You do realize that whining about these players on the forums is not going remove these people from existence?

If a kid breaks a window of your house playing baseball, its one thing deal with it by getting compensation, its another thing go on a rant about how society finds window breaking behaviors acceptable and how children are horrible monsters that curse families.



all of the game is pressing buttons, all button pressing is easy; therefore, we should clear all savage content on the first attempt yes?

First off, a child accidentally breaking my window isn't the correct example. Intentionally breaking my window is the example, because backlashing at me for daring to mention that Butcher Block isn't useful if you don't combo it probably means they know and don't want to.

Also, if they can't press 1-2-3, why can they even look at savage? Game lets them.