Being both good AND bad at the game?

[VelKallor]

Well there is an objective way to tell how go you are by comparing yourself to others and there is a good resource for you to do so.

No there isnt and the one you are alluding to is one factor amongst many. Being slow to respond to mechanics isnt something that can be measured, for example. Having been a longterm nightworker as well, maybe gaming prior to work and after getting up isnt the best time?

Your call of course.. I used to use that time just relaxing and quietly "tuning in" for the night to come.

[Vyrerus]

Are you doing the dungeons on the job you do the raids on? Sometimes simple content on a job you're unfamiliar with has you hesitating a lot, and hesitating will get you killed even by simple stuff.

All I can think of really.

Plus what others have said already. Messing up in a dungeon hurts more, because you can make so many more mistakes before dying, usually. In raid, you get like, one or two deaths tops before it needs to be wiped up to make the enrage.

I guess there's also the fact that with raids a lot of the time, there's call outs by someone else that keep people focused. People usually turn on all their gizmos to help them along, too. And you only need to beat those things once to say that you beat them. Have you perfected them? Unlikely. Is your co-healer picking up your slack more than you think? Possibly.

There's no skill level anyone will ever reach where their every keystroke will be perfect, their every run deathless, and their every effort in the game a success. Many of the best players in the game often goof up, because no one can be 100% focused, serious, with people who have their back 100% of the time.

[WoW]

Well there is an objective way to tell how go you are by comparing yourself to others and there is a good resource for you to do so.

That's right. Quantitative measures are always good to eliminate biases and help you reach a more objective conclusion.

And for OP, don't bother worrying about casual content. You're just showing people how boring to death that content is.

[linayar]

It could also be the same reason people are far far more likely to get into a car accident within 5km of their home then across the city. Youre so comfortable with the area and the content you start making mistakes

I think that has more to do with the fact that you're more likely to travel near your home than far away, so an accident would have a higher chance of happening near your home.

[Shibi]

That's right. Quantitative measures are always good to eliminate biases and help you reach a more objective conclusion.
And for OP, don't bother worrying about casual content. You're just showing people how boring to death that content is.

Do you ever get bored MPK... logging out of your lala then logging into Lamb Chop, I mean WoW to back you up? The *only* time he rocks up is in support of you, and it's always within minutes.

[VelKallor]

And for OP, don't bother worrying about casual content. You're just showing people how boring to death that content is.

For you, perhaps.

Many of us find it enjoyable.

[WoW]

Do you ever get bored MPK... logging out of your lala then logging into Lamb Chop, I mean WoW to back you up? The *only* time he rocks up is in support of you, and it's always within minutes.

Typical response. Does it make you feel better thinking that I'm MPK? If it does, I don't mind pretending to be MPK. At least I won't be pretending to be someone beneath me like, blegh, a double legend. Or even worse, a casual.

For you, perhaps.

Many of us find it enjoyable.

That's why SE keeps cutting them every expansion rofl. But hey, if you enjoy hallway simulators, then you do you.

[Vinupra-Rosa]

That's why SE keeps cutting them every expansion rofl. But hey, if you enjoy hallway simulators, then you do you.

Dungeons are honestly relaxing and enjoyable, and there's no need to disregard or otherwise denigrate people for that simply because you don't.

As for OP, well, raids and dungeons generally have different expectations and require slightly different skillsets. While most skill carries over, there are some things that are specific to either content and there's the added RNG where you -can't- always anticipate your party's competence or even how seriously they are taking the content. This can make some dungeon runs -especially during, say, mass pulls- more stressful than a well-oiled extreme trial or savage raid.

Dungeons in general require more adaptability and less straight optimisation; raids require more rote memorisation to clockwork mechanics as well as greater damage optimisation. One is a disco floor, the other is a choreographed dance.

[Provoke]

Attention seeking and self flattering post.

This game is a dance and every fight is the same every time. You didnt 1 shot the coil raids, you practiced them.

You must not be practicing the dungeons. Obvious answer.

[Wissp]

Attention seeking and self flattering post.

This game is a dance and every fight is the same every time. You didnt 1 shot the coil raids, you practiced them.

You must not be practicing the dungeons. Obvious answer.

Let me ask you, aren't ALL posts 'attention seeking' in their own way? And it caught your attention, so it obviously worked. ;-)

But yes, you do have a point. The raids one practices and gets good with. With the dungeons, one may not see them for a long, long time, so you end up forgetting how the bosses work and play badly.
And actually, because I tend to be bad at them, it makes me not even want to DO any roulettes which involve them unless I really need to farm poetics. Because of this it is likely I will forget how the bosses work when I see them many months later, especially the higher level dungeons.


So yes, maybe it is a simple matter of not seeing the fights enough and forgetting what to do.