Current State of End-Game Contents - A Blog Post from A Japanese Player

[Kuwagami]

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.

that would mean that PUGs have no chance to ever win a high-end fight. Memorization plays a huge part, you can't ignore it


Edit :

I beg to differ. If the people in said PUG have a designated leader, or actually communicate politely and effectively, they still have a possibility of winning. This is much more difficult to come to terms on with a PUG, but it is possible nonetheless. Essentially that would come down to the whole "toxic community" argument. And I only meant memorization is not the only factor as many seem to be saying/thinking. The bigger factor is being able to adapt when the pattern doesn't always apply (phase is a little early/late, some moves overlap, you make an error in judgment, etc).

I see the point, nvm