My question is...are you new to the fight or do you know it well?

If you know it well, then you /tell the leader and say so. If you have T4 equipment on your class then there is little reason to turn you down. But, be aware that if you screw up you're highly likely to get kicked fast.

However, if you are new to it (either with your class or new overall) then he was well withing his rights to turn you away if he didn't want to teach the fight.



And yes, if I don't meet a PF and know the fight, I'll cheat the req if I'm close and know no one will be able to tell (I recommend only "cheating" no more than 2 ilv...beyond that gear-check will show you cheated and will likely get you kicked.). I used to do this for WHM all the time before I got more i90 healing gear, and do it for BLM when I need to. I know the fights and know I can do them, so I have no issues doing it when close