Quote Originally Posted by GarretStrongstaf View Post
In terms of overall success in FFXIV, I personally find that reading thoroughly and using good judgement in communication with others are as important as knowing your classes’ toolkit in battle. As such, I tend to not join parties who are approaching content from a place of which I am not yet comfortable.
Why do you think that people who are optimizing don't communicate? They're doing that and trying to play well on top of it.