Quote Originally Posted by Yukiko View Post
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The big difference: You were all of those characters at once.

You didn't have to make a plan and make sure everyone knew what to do. You knew the plan already, you knew what you had to do already. That's how you played the game. What if someone from Tanzania didn't know the plan and died? That's ok, because you that person didn't affect your game. This is an MMO. It isn't your game or Bob from Tanzania's game. It's our game. We work together. That's the challenge.

Memorizing mechanics will not win you a fight. Being coordinated, and knowing what to do when things don't always go by the plan will win you a fight. That takes leadership and coordination on top of understanding your Job and what role it fills and how to do it to the best of your ability for all scenario. Your Party becomes more important, because you have to know them, and know what the individual's strengths and weaknesses are. And, despite what you may think, you can recover from a lot of scenarios with a simple backup plan.