Quote Originally Posted by Ellatrix View Post
No, it isn't a fallacy. The geared/skilled/experienced players do stuff when it first comes out, leaving the slow behind.

You seem to live in some kind of alternate reality where the ability to clear, for some illogical reason, doesn't depend on your own effort and performance.
Not quite.

For various reasons, it took me plenty of time to clear T5, mainly due to disinterest from FC members, and a huge lack of experience on my server. But I did and it was with a learning party that I had mostly trained up at that point.
Cleared Ramuh Ex not even knowing the fight past the add phase, but still actively playing a part in the fight.
Never cleared Titan Ex, purely for lack of trying. The last 3 times I DID try? Trolling tanks. I know the fight, just bad luck on a party. Three times.
Never even unlocked Ifrit Ex.
Levi Ex - 3/4 DPS, 1 healer new.
Cleared Mog Ex - Everyone new. Same with T6.


Oh, and I was technically undergeared for every one of those.

Your argument has been disproven several times over here, and far be it for me to say it but the attitude in your words gives it away. Call it like it is: the bonus message means NOTHING about a player's skill, much like you can say good gear doesn't equal skill. Because IF that were true, with everyone's current ilvls (assuming a bottom line of i100), no one should be failing ANY old content at all.