Quote Originally Posted by Arillyn View Post
Yea I can see it in some things for sure. There comes a point where you have a good feel for how long it should take to down a group of mobs or a boss and I have been in things where I'm like "omg why aren't these dead already". I don't see that as often as others maybe because I do tend to run a lot of things with my FC and friends (or at least partial parties with them). But I've also been lucky to be in complete rando groups where things are melting at a good clip. But I have also been in some parties where it's just like what is happening here? I will say my own dps is not great when I'm learning a new EX fight. I'm too busy trying to learn the mechanics and not die, but when I have that down my dps goes way up because I know how to time my bursts, when I need to be ready to move, etc.
It's due to the design of the game. It's simply an objective fact when players are underperforming. There is a way, and a way not to do things as a standard. Sure, high-end players have figured out the timing, position, etc. to perfect this standard, but that's not what is being discussed or asked.
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I think many players conflate clearing content with performing 'adequately'. I've made this argument many times, probably at least twice in this thread. You can generally clear content with several AFK players, if it nearly runs out the timer you can clear content. The issue here is instead of players encouraging others to do better, read their tooltips, etc. many in this community encourage the opposite. As if, encouraging another player to play at an adequate level is a sin, as if doing so is disrespecting that player, but in fact it's the opposite! The player choosing not to play adequately - yes 'choosing' - is in fact disrespecting every other player who has to carry them to complete even casual content. Make no mistake if there was a full party comprised of these players, who are choosing to play at this level, they would either not clear much content (even casual, or 'normal), or it would take FOREVER to do so.