Quote Originally Posted by Kazmarek View Post
I think it's incredibly disrespectful to be queueing into anything with less than appropriate gear. What sort of message does it send to everyone else you're playing with if you're queueing into things practically missing gear? To me, it shows you're either disrespectful of everyone else there and don't care about their time, or it shows that you're just incompetent and weren't aware, one of which I'd argue is much better than the other. I'm not asking for perfection, I'm not even asking for "good." I'm asking for the bare minimum.
Is it disrespect or lack of knowledge, especially in lower level content? Not everyone is a MMORPG veteran. Not everyone has prior gaming experience, let alone experience with games that are heavily gear dependent when it comes to player power.

The additional time it takes to clear leveling content because one player barely meets the ilvl requirements is a couple of minutes at best. It's the lack of skill and/or effort that causes duties to drag on far longer than necessary.

Having a holier than thou attitude when encountering players lacking knowledge is not going to encourage them to ask questions or take advice when it comes to improvement.

As for only asking for the bare minimum, that is the minimum you're getting when you're encountering other players through Duty Finder matching. If they didn't meet the bare minimum ilvl requirements for the content, the game wouldn't allow them to queue.

If you were talking about people trying to get a spot in a PF for current high end content, I'd agree with you. Someone trying to get into EX, Savage or Ultimate should know how to gear properly before joining. That's not what you're talking about, though.

Honestly, tone it back a bit and relax when it comes to leveling content. You're looking for trouble where there is none. Wait until the party runs into actual trouble before you start obsessing over what others are wearing.