PL Woes

[Nanamix]

I can tell you exactly what you did wrong, or rather, what you failed to do. As a pt leader it is your *job* to make sure everyone knows what they are doing before you even leave. As an example, I will use my 1st Ifrit run. I was PLed as well, but lets face it a DD isn't exactly complicated, plus i partied from 40-50 enough to know how to make my skills work.

PT leader: Anyone new to Ifrit?

Everyone else: ......

Me: I am

*pt leader explains where to stand, who to follow, what to look out for, etc etc.*

You should at least ask beforehand if anyone needs clarification on the fight, and what needs to be done in it. That is why you're a pt leader. Success is more or less your responsibility, you build the team, you make sure everyone knows their role, and then you set out. You can't heal stupidity, nor predict stupidity, but you *can* at least try to cover your bases before fighting. Now of course if an idiot doesn't speak up, nothing you can do.

Don't assume because someone is lvl 50 that they know what they are doing. Its quite easy to lvl 1-50 on any job and not use the majority of your skills. That WHM could have partied the whole time and never used Esuna, its entirely possible. PLing isn't the problem, the problem is that lvling does not require difficult and strategic group content. Grinding doesn't make you a good player. Your logic is just incorrect.

The issue at hand, to repeat myself, is that grinding does not require skill. It doesn't matter how ppl choose to lvl, they will not develop skill by mindlessly lvling. Skill is only developed through focused practice. Grinding = mindless. PLing = mindless. The method is irrelevant. Next time ask if anyone is new and go over the general strategy before leaving.

Frankly, no. That's where another problem collides. People needs to stop worrying about their E-Peen in general. Because the last time I did that, people were like "Oh, I know what to do, I've done Ifrit before" (A WHM, excuse you), and the idiot stood with the THM all the way in the back.



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[Lux_Rayna]

Frankly, no. That's where another problem collides. People needs to stop worrying about their E-Peen in general. Because the last time I did that, people were like "Oh, I know what to do, I've done Ifrit before" (A WHM, excuse you), and the idiot stood with the THM all the way in the back.



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Umm frankly yes. No it doesn't necessarily help, but as a pt leader its your job to at least *ask*. If you dont even do that much you're not even leading lol. You asked, so what if it failed. At least you asked and tried to do your job. Like I said you can't fix stupid. But there are times when you ask and someone will say "I dont know what im doing". That is where you find success. Its better to ask than to not ask at all and then complain about someone not knowing what they're doing.