Watching content before actually doing it?

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If you watch a video and claim to have the same experience as some one who has cleared it then your deluding yourself. I watch videos and written guides for places like AK,WP and the 3 new dungeons. No i did not say i'm new i need to know how to do this fight. After watching the guides i was more then able to lead and clear the new dungeons without wipes.

If i'm doing something much harder like ex modes or Bcoil then i will say I am new, i have watched/read guides and then ask if their is any specific way the group does things. even with watching guides i have a chance of making an error but the % and the amount i make are allot less in these types of fights because of the time taken to learn prepare for them beforehand.

my point being no guide is bad its the players forcing their ideals on others. I think i'm on the middle ground with this subject, i don't expect people to watch a video guide if their new. I do expect them to look up a written guide, Why? because if i have to sit there and type( again and again .......) then i would rather say take a few minutes and look up a guide on IGN for example.( apart from any specific tactics we may use i cannot explain the things better then a written guide).