Newcomer needs some answers

[givemeraptors]

Here's a great tip that's bound to not only help you in this game, but also in life:

Say you're new.

Honestly, too many parties wipe because someone doesn't know mechanics and doesn't speak up. If you don't say anything, the party expects you to know what you're doing.

With the recent patch, everyone knows when someone new is there anyway. Might as well say its you so they can tailor they're instructions to your class and role.

Yeah I agree , always say ur new to content,

I know you guys are trying to be helpful but this is not what the OP was asking about...

It sounds to me like they're referring to the problem that starts with the last two Main Scenario dungeons and persists in all future 4-man dungeons (and pre-50 dungeons as well to be honest). A group of players who have run the instance dozens of times opts to speed run, bypassing chests and side rooms.

What I recommend OP is asking for a full clear at the beginning of the dungeon. Just say something like, "Can we do a full clear? I need the [gear/achievement]." It's not always about being new. For instance, it was a long time before I got full mapping for Satasha because most people simply don't want to do all the side rooms. I finally got it when I spoke up in chat and asked politely.

P.S. I would also like to add that a lot of people who are new to MMOs don't have the automatic reaction to speak up about being new to content. When I started I never stated I was new, not to hide the fact or anything, simply because I just didn't think of it because it's not something you do in other games. Most (all?) game content can be cleared (even here) with no pre-existing knowledge. FFXIV (and maybe MMOs) in general, are just really aversive to wipes, even though dying is something that is fairly standard and expected in most videogames, FFXIV players seem to LOATHE the idea of ever dying outside of Coil (and even then sometimes).