Nowadays, I am a casual player, in all sense of the word, when it comes to video games. With wife and kids it did become increasingly harder to maintain my hardcore raiding lifestyle that I used to enjoy. The transition has been tough, but I enjoy games now even at a casual pace. I was starting to think that my casual schedule was not going to allow me to have fun with FFXIV because of the difficulty with DF.

Yesterday night, I put myself in Duty Finder (Again) to try to get past the Stone Vigil. Astonishingly enough, the group was perfect. Tank made perfect pace, knew where to pull, where to stand, and waited for all of us to "catch up." We cleared with no deaths, on the first attempt. I'm not saying that that content is hard, but I was starting to think that DF was not the way to beat that part in the story as my experiences were high in contrast before.

Moral of the story: It doesn't matter at what level you are, casual or extreme gamer, just try to not hinder your group, make sure you are adequately prepared (watch youtube), and have fun. Trust me, with preparation, everyone has more fun. Please, please, please do some research on the dungeon before you queue past level 40.