Quote Originally Posted by Eien713 View Post
But then how did other people, mentors included, come to learn their jobs? Not everyone is theorycrafting in the game, so I'm sure the proper info is out there. And if someone directs you to a guide, then you check it out instead of relying on people to "teach" you your job. Also, on YouTube, I'm pretty sure there are videos about the different classes, and they usually mention the patch said guide applies to (same for written guides).
Telling someone to google an answer and directly linking them to a guide are completely different things.

Most of the nuance I've picked up around my job actually came from other players willingness to answer my questions, mentor me and directly provide me explicitly relevant resources. I googled a flowchart one time for my job, and later found out it wasn't even correct. My entire trajectory on this game has been shaped by people who were willing to stop and give me some of their time. I myself became a mentor because of a specific encounter in which a tank who had cleared the tier week 1 joined my party, got in my discord and walked us through the entirety of a difficult fight while being super friendly, for no other reason than he had time to kill and wanted to help someone else out. The social impact of someone extending their hand and showing a willingness to help without expecting anything in return can't be understated. Telling someone to 'google it' is a cold dismissal.


Quote Originally Posted by Eien713 View Post
You'd be surprised, then, at how these simple trials go in DF.
I've done ~1500 mentor roulettes and clear ARR EX's 9/10 times. I have two other close friends on the same grind, and they have the exact same results. Crystal must be the god tier datacenter for pugging ARR EX's or something.