Learning Experiences

[Kerberon]

By the way, ilvl means item level. Past 50, progress is measured in terms of the average item level of your gear. That said, it doesn't help when doing low level content where gear is synced down.

Yes and no, it sure seems like someone in endgame gear when level synced does have a small advantage over someone in leveling gear. The endgame gear has a wider selection of stats on it letting the character have a more balanced stat allocation that can significantly help. The gear is higher quality and that does show even if it's not a gigantic leap stat wise. When I heal a lowbie dungeon and have an ilvl 90+ tank I barely have to toss a heal ever, where with a at level tank I do have to pay attention to their health a significant time more.

[Urthdigger]

Yes and no, it sure seems like someone in endgame gear when level synced does have a small advantage over someone in leveling gear. The endgame gear has a wider selection of stats on it letting the character have a more balanced stat allocation that can significantly help. The gear is higher quality and that does show even if it's not a gigantic leap stat wise. When I heal a lowbie dungeon and have an ilvl 90+ tank I barely have to toss a heal ever, where with a at level tank I do have to pay attention to their health a significant time more.

Yes, a synced player will be well geared for low level stuff, but there's a small difference between synced gear and HQ leveling gear. Most importantly, when synced it doesn't matter if he's ilvl 50 or ilvl 100, it'll still go down to about the same.

[Soldowner]

I won't say that I didn't make mistakes, since it's common for me to make mistakes if I haven't done a run. I'm not that good, and I'm not that cocky. What this guy said was "I'm taking too much damage, so I can't be helped." and that was it. I was promptly removed from the group in favor of this guy...boy did I wish I could've still had his name so I could've bragged about how wrong he'd been, but that wouldn't get me anywhere.

[RuruKun]

If its not too late, you can look for me in game ^_^, we can help figure out end game content together because those are coming up for me as well.

and don't worry about those ppl, there are still some really good people out there that are experienced players and willing to lend a helping hand, I can probably get us a good party going to tackle on end game content!

[Rev1170]

This game is full of great people who will be glad to help you and walk you through stuff (if you are willing to listen) Then there are about 10% of the people who are elitist and have a iLVL over 9000!!!!! and you need to bow to them.
Let them blow steam and just do what I do. Say random and stupid stuff to them that makes no sense. If they are mad you are not decked out in level 50 gear while in the lvl 45 trial,you let them know you have an uncle who once punched the president in the right knee. Then sit back and watch them rage because you can care less about him.

When all else fails please refer to my sig that I have used for a very very long time.

[Kreckle]

I'm completely useless(technical/mechanical advice) to you since it's my first time as a WHM and I've attempted HER several times this week*tear*. There have been instances where I have made mistakes that make me question my competence as a healer*double-tear*. I'm mainly disheartened by the high-level folks that have been rude to me, and disband grp(it makes me a sad panda and it doesn't help as much as they think it does). It's like an episode of scooby-doo where you get to the end to see who the bad guy is, only to find out: there is no one to unmask(what the french-toast!)now the whole episode was a worthless waste of narrative now I have to watch it AGAIN with the hope of a better ending. You're right about the learning experience since this is the point in the game where folks are essentially forced to snap out of their idea of mechanics/role and gel as a team with any group of people their thrown into the "pot" with. Anyway, you're not alone and congrats on defeating her.

[Merryl]

Ilv gear is irrelevant for 2 classes. Tanks and healers. I say this because I earned most of my gear barding and then bought stuff for my mage.
So unless its their only class ...the ilvl of gear doesn't necessarily mean they are an expert at that class.
That being said garuda is a test on the whm to see if they can manage their mana, which sadly doesn't regenerate very fast. I have yet to go back and attempt a run at garuda....kept forgetting to use the 30% increase button, which would have helped considerably in healing.

[Urthdigger]

Ilv gear is irrelevant for 2 classes. Tanks and healers. I say this because I earned most of my gear barding and then bought stuff for my mage.

Err, what? High level gear is very important for those 2 classes as well.

[Merryl]

Err, what? High level gear is very important for those 2 classes as well.

did you even read it? I said that people don't have to be geared in their relevant classes to obtain gear. In other words someone who's never tanked in dungeon can use another class to get dungeon drops or allagan tomes. Buy all i90 and still never set foot inside a dungeon with the other class.
Here's your troll cookie for the attempt to take sentences out of context.