Great read, totally agree with OP/Blogger
(And I have read every page of this thread so far)

As many have said before, Insta Death Mechanics are a lazy cop-out for the developers. I'm sick of watching Youtube videos before I'll even be allowed to join a PF group (I only have a few hours of free time each night... I sure as hell don't want to spend it watching YouTube FFXIV fights! I want to actually play the game I pay for!

Remember when dying would cause EXP loss and you could even down level? Imagine if that was still the situation! Everyone would be in Rage-Mode about our current "jump rope" battle mechanics. I know I've died quite a few times just because 1 party member messed up and we were no longer able to meet the DPS check on Titans heart ~_~