DPS who do 4k worth of damage = garbage tier

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Nobody on this topic has asked anyone to play like a pro. Most people here have said that it's good to mess things up as long as you learn from them and you're not a burden to your group. And if people advise to join the discord of the Balance, it is mainly because it is full of people ready to help you, and a mine of information on this game. Nobody forced anyone to join.

You're just trying to transform your argument so that people who do not want to improve are seen as victims, which is wrong. It's a MMORPG, you work with teammates, as a team. You do not get carried away by others because you do not want to learn basic rotation.

Minako_Nightsong, for example, said she was trying to improve as a bard. I did not see a single post shaming her. Only words of encouragement or advice.

I'm straight out saying you can't fat shame people into going to the gym, or shame players into joining a Discord server. And this goes to everyone who unwittingly have misplaced their critiques here of DPS performance right in this thread. You don't have to call other players garbage tier but by critiquing "subpar" DPS performance here, you reinforce the message of subpar as garbage tier. Look, it may not be dick pic in a billboard advertising a car or insurance, but if it's shaped like one and perceived as one, it's just as inappropriate. Same with all the critiques here. This isn't the thread where you can be helpful without reinforcing a very negative message. That's just how it is.

And I wouldn't want any newbie or returner to read through this possibly anxiety inducing experience of a thread. There are good threads in this forum that are helpful, plenty of them, minus the pressure.