People don’t realize how easy it is to get into raiding in this game

[Ekymus]

I struggle even with normal Trials, in that I find the mechanics to be counterintuitive, non-understandable, and overall annoying. I go in blind, die a couple of times to whatever, and am glad when it's over. If there was an option to skip any MSQ trial, I would happily activate it.
I wouldn't raid in this game, even if they automatically gave me the ilvl, materia, foodbuff and whatnot when I enter the instance.

I have played Black Mage through every normal trial and normal raid in the game. I understand the pain of dealing with mechanics.

Is there a specific fight or mechanic from a fight that you don't get or have trouble with that you can tell about here? If so, I'd be more than happy to try and help explain what's going on, if I can.

[Gwenkatsu]

I have played Black Mage through every normal trial and normal raid in the game. I understand the pain of dealing with mechanics.

Is there a specific fight or mechanic from a fight that you don't get or have trouble with that you can tell about here? If so, I'd be more than happy to try and help explain what's going on, if I can.

Thanks for being helpful, but it's the overall style of mechanics. I know how to work with guides, I could prepare myself for every single boss fight by memorizing a long list of boss emotes ("boss raises sword = stand close", "boss glows green = turn around", "boss shouts oooomph -> start jumping", "boss farts aloud -> use duty action 1/gasmask" and so on) - but I just don't want to do that.

I mean, look at this Jeuno guide. The last boss alone has around 30 different mechanics to memorize. 30! Is this a game, or a school exam on Latin vocabulary?

Oh, and I simply cannot deal with this mechanics where they show 5 circle AEs, then 11 rectangle AEs, then 17 laser beams criss crossing the room... then hide them all, and I have to follow the pattern from memory. I hate this sort of BS, just show me what to dodge!

And the whiteouts they so love to use lately. I still remember the Zeromus fight. I spent half the fight with me eyes closed, and the other half dead on the floor (guess why).

And so on. I really like this game, but Trial and Raids mechanics are a horrible mess to me.