Quote Originally Posted by Laesha View Post
So which is it? Is it always important that everyone is giving their best? Or is it not important in normal raids and dungeons? If it's only important in the case of savage, then I always just use a static anyway. I still ask if i can offer advice in those cases just because usually other people are speaking. I'm relatively soft spoken, so simply speaking up in the middle of a conversation usually doesn't get me anywhere. Also, if one does elect to join a static they are subject to the static's rules. If those include constantly discussing performance then they already agreed to it. To me, the term "their group" refers to something more than playing with randoms in DF'er.

But yeah, to me it is strange. When i see that I out perform people in a random group, my thoughts are never "dang I carried that scrub." They are more like "wow! i contributed a lot!"
I had a run of Cosmos for Expert about an hour and a half ago. Not only did the WHM almost never cast a Glare during bosses (and only used a handful of Holy's on trash) but the only heals he ever casted were Cure 1 and Medica. Yes, at level 80. My RDM Co-DPS had to actually use Vercure on himself and me (MCH) during the first boss at two different points in order to keep us both from dying because the healer could barely keep the DRK alive with his pitiful Cure 1. Now, I don't know about you, but when one of the DPS has to assist with the healing in order to keep themselves and their Co-DPS alive when the healer is alive and well, that's a problem. I simply cannot fathom how one gets to level 80 while being so incredibly lacking in their understanding of their job and how it functions.