Quote Originally Posted by Maeka View Post
Ever watched Aliens vs Predator? There's this scene where this gun nut girl is packing a gun and a mountain climber tells her that she's never seen a situation in which a gun actually helped... and the girl goes "It's better to have it and not need it... than to need it and not have it".

I rather like that philosophy.

But yeah should use the skills at least some lol.
On the subject of philosophy, I have some wisdom to share.

You're in an awkward position while leveling, where many players struggle to pull their weight, and not everyone is gear-synced. There's less margin for error, and we sometimes have to make judgment calls that run counter to conventional wisdom.

You know the rules, but you shouldn't be afraid to bend them. That's how you learn what you should and should not do.

Let yourself develop naturally. You decide what's best for a situation.

You seem like a thoughtful person, and it sounds like your biggest enemy is anxiety, not ability. Your ability is fine.

Wipes will happen, but when they do, it'll usually be because you were trying to save people from their own mistakes. And people will generally acknowledge that.

It's important to distinguish between mistakes you make because of poor fundamentals, and mistakes others have made that have caused you to make mistakes.

You don't have to worry much about the former. The latter is very forgivable.