Quote Originally Posted by Remilia_Nightfall View Post
Unfortunately I must admit that OP is just one of many thinking like this.
Me and my FC helped a new FC mate get through Turn 5 yesterday evening, but we had to pug a random DPS.
We got a dragoon who must have been around ilvl 100 judging from his gear, yet he failed at basic stuff like conflags, divebombs and twisters. He swiftly abandoned the group after whining (luckily for us, I must say).

There are lots of people who believe that their gear makes the difference. Lots of people who think that they should be able to roflstomp content just because they pay a subscription.
I've been seeing stuff like that a lot too. The other problem with players over-value the difference gear makes is that they often do not get any better until they max out their gear because "I just need better gear" is always used to excuse mistakes, preventing the player from taking a critical look at what they did and what they could have done better.