Quote Originally Posted by Clavaat View Post
I'm not sure I understand why people are against being in or finding a static.
I myself have a static, but I'm speaking for many friends that I know (and the one who's quitting) as well as FC mates who don't have statics. I'm glad you have found 7 other people who work w/ your schedule and can do things successfully together as a static.

Please just know that not everyone can do that. Whether it's inconsistent schedules (work, school, family), merging with 7 *other* people's schedules to find matching times, to then finding 7 other people who also can memorize the gimmicks as well as you can (and vice versa), to people quitting, or in finals, etc., not everyone is as fortunate to have 8 people all raiding and executing successfully at the same time each week.

One of the issues mentioned throughout this thread is that fundamental fact: That when you do party with players whom you don't know (DF / PF, temporary reps, helping FC / LS mates out, newbies) the way these fights are set up are not conducive to mistakes. It's so punitive in this way that it has a high chance of bringing down the entire raid party when someone makes a mistake (or you end up with not enough DPS to clear key stages which also leads to a fail).

Again, I have nothing against statics personally (I've had good statics since 1.0), but I see so many friends, FC/LS mates who struggle and who don't want to get in one for various reason, or can't get a consistent one to work. There are many factors at work here that might be "easy" for you, but not for many players. Thanks.