Quote Originally Posted by SeleneSinclair View Post
Here's the irony here. Everyone wants to win, ya? Then why would you willingly participate in a party without being as prepared as possible? You don't show up to a job interview without first knowing everything about the job, and being prepared for the questions that could potentially be thrown at you.
1) Here's the Irony, looking at one video hardly make you prepared. To be prepared you need to experience the fight yourself, seeing a healer cast his cure in time wont give you the proper reflexes to cast cure at the exact good time.

2) To see a PLD take the aggro on Chirada/suparma in time & run to the right position wont magicaly give you the reflexes and the right enmity level to perform as well as in the video.

And to see a DD (BRD & BLM) fire their pew-pew wont make you a good pew-pewer, even less seeing a melee dodge, wont give you the reflexes to dodge when necessary. Do you see the Irony? thats the 1st reason why this argument is sterile.


Quote Originally Posted by SeleneSinclair View Post
I'm not saying walk into a boss fight like captain Einstein or something, but at least know the gist of the fight and be prepared enough that you can handle it. If you want tips, ask. Most people in the game are willing to give you a quick rundown.
Ok, what will it change if I spent one day/week watching a video from an experienced group? I am doing it (personaly) but I will hardly call that experience because I did not experience it myself, theory & practice are 2 different things. Ok I will know the paterns of the fight its positive and it will contribute for sure, will I know when Garuda will decide to wheel my face? no I wont, it could kill me & get me booted. I have been watching a video for 1 week & got killed because of one silly thing I couldn't dodge in time.. I don't understand... I studyed it like a good boy. You see the Irony here again? 2nd reason why the argument is sterile.


Quote Originally Posted by SeleneSinclair View Post
People are going to bail, or boot you, for being unprepared and holding the group back. Rightfully so. If you lied, or haven't learned from your mistakes, you shouldn't won't likely ever win. That simple. And you won't...ever. Enjoy buying your run because you yourself haven't learned to contribute to the party by coming prepared.
3)But wait! I spent the week watching Garuda's Vid 8h/day ! I know what I am doing ; ; !!! Please refer to 1)



Quote Originally Posted by SeleneSinclair View Post
Oh, and enjoy queuing over and over again for the same reason - your own stubborn selfishness and inability to learn a fight.
I like how high & mighty you talk here, like if it was incredibly exceptional to be able to learn a patern, you guys must be gifted, I mean for real! The whole "You should watch a vid" argument should really end there, because this game isn't about skill at all.. FFXI was, XIV is all based on reflexes and memory, those are 2 very different things.

To be a good driver you need to practice, the code is only to ensure you will respect the law on the road.
To be a good player you need to practice, the vid is only here to ensure you know how it will be on the fight.
For the job interview you need to revise many point, knowing everything about the job will make you aware but wont make you good at it.

Flash news! Irony & fact all in one! The code doesn't make you a good driver, The vid doesn't make you a good player, the study of a job doesn't make you good at it!

All of that just to confirm, experience > all. Not alot of people have the courage to make a "training party" because they know that 2 persons out of 8 might not stay long enough & or will want to bail due to impatience or the "sorry my FC need me" excuse.