Quote Originally Posted by Hiruke View Post
2) Once content is old enough, basically everyone in DF is expecting everyone else to know it.
Actually, just the opposite: The older content gets and the more obsolete the drops, the greater the chance of finding newbies who are rolling the content for progression, rather than loot. For relatively easy stuff like Hard Mode Primals, that's not a problem; I've seen parties pass Titan HM with four or five people off the edge by the end of the fight.

Stuff like early EX Primals and old coils, though? These are HIGHLY likely to include newbies, and it's not in the least unusual to enter a run with four or more people without a win. Vets that join these runs are either tolerant, helpful types looking to help out folks that need it (and maybe pick up a pony or glamour drop if things go well), or gamblers hoping to luck into a run where most of the other players are also veterans (these are the first people to bail once they realize that the win isn't gonna be quick and easy).

Anyone that queues up in Duty Finder for Titan Ex expecting an easy win just because the content is old is fooling themselves. It's EXACTLY because the content is old that the win is likely to be hard.