Quote Originally Posted by TheCurls View Post
Because it doesn't matter whose dps isn't good enough. If the boss doesn't die, -everyone- needs to dps harder. Yes, even you.
This. Exactly.

Yes, I understand there's always room for improvement, or ways to maximize your efficiency. But the bottom line is fight hard, play your role, and give your 100%. If the situation calls for it, step outside of that comfort zone and do what needs to be done. People who purely want to play-by-numbers usually aren't capable of/willing to do that, and they suffer for it. Worse still, the numbers become that tool to pre-judge players with just as has been said. Being concerned with that isn't a matter of not having thick skin, it's a matter of being excluded or forced out JUST because you don't fit a set formula. If the game were really just that cut-and-dried, then it'd be A: No fun/boring/not challenging (as many by-the-numbers players often complain), and B: There'd be no excuse for failing anything; as so long as you hit those numbers, even human error wouldn't be a factor at all.