Quote Originally Posted by Anvaire View Post
Its possible to do them blind, my static does this each tier
I want to emphasize this. I have talked to and met plenty of statics in my 10 years of play that do them blind. It's not the case that "everyone watches a guide". Yes, it is a relative minority in percentage terms that does them blind, but in raw numbers it's a high amount.
Quote Originally Posted by CaedemSanguis View Post
how do you explain to everyone more complex strats without discord ?
With good typing skills. Some people prefer voice, some people prefer typing.
Quote Originally Posted by Nero-Voidstails View Post
as someone that work 50/60 hours a week I can tell you I don't wanna study at all xx).
Many people do it while working. But I do understand work can be exhausting and in that case I would recommend Extremes. You really do not need to study to clear those. I've literally just joined new Extreme trials blind and cleared them. I even guarantee you can do that with Valigarmanda because I blind progged it to enrage without a guide.
do I think guides are bad nope not in the slightest do I think it is used in a toxic ways
Absolutely not. Nobody who is recommending a guide in PF is trying to be toxic. Nobody. They just don't want you to hold themselves and the rest of the party back for no reason. Yes, you could do it blind (and there are blind PFs), but the fact is, a lot of that blind prog is figuring out stuff you learn by slow-motion replays and reading status effects - which a guide could just tell you and save time. In that sense, guides help people who don't have that sort of time to blind prog by avoiding unnecessary wipes. Wipes that would happen due to not knowing things the guide explains.