Finally got through T5. Time to learn T6?

[Kazumac]

Going raw and trying to figure out mechanics by personal experience costs valuable practice time - and is probably futile anyway, as the mechanics will be hastily explained to you by the party if they're indulgent, or you'll simply be kicked if they are not. You'll only be raw for as long as it takes for the party to REALIZE that you're raw. So, you've wasted the party's time, and not even succeeded at your goal.

While it's foolish to have any high expectations for the folks that sign on to Duty Finder, it's even more foolish to transform yourself into That One Guy on purpose. If you really want to experience content raw, there are two awesome, and pretty much universally acceptible ways to do it: get in on the content when it's fresh and new and EVERYONE is raw, or gather like-minded (or tolerant) players by using a Party Finder with your situation clearly spelled-out. The latter is particularly nice, as it's a good way to meet like-minded folks who will stick with you and who you can call upon for future raw excursions.

^ This. If I go into ex or coil in DF and see a 100 soldiery message, I'm asking who is new and explaining the fight. A raw experience is not something you can achieve via DF since someone will explain (or kick). I want to increase my chance of success so you'll get an explanation like it or not and I'm going to wish you'd looked it up a bit before hand as the act of me explaining it will cost the group roughly an extra attempt at something we may or may not down.

I respect wanting the fresh experience but that's best achieved via getting like minded individuals who won't spoil it for you. When I'm in DF I want us to have the maximum chance of success... So I probably wouldn't comply with someone's desire to see content blind and would explain.