I've noticed in general that Labyrinth of the Ancients is quite the cesspool of bad play, with the spectrum being

Total wipe heaven |-------------------------------------| We just don't care and we're going to ignore mechanics (which can also be total wipe heaven if the healer's aren't good enough to handle this BS)

Unfortunately, there's no way for you to get around that as many "elite" players feel LotA is beneath them and (sadly) many won't wait for an explanation before pulling the boss. I find this phenomenon to be particularly bad in Labyrinth but thankfully not so bad in Syrcus Tower or World of Darkness (the next two Crystal Tower tiers).

As others have mentioned, the group you were in was of the lower side of the spectrum and I do recommend reading up a little one how to handle Crystal Tower mechanics as they are more involved than what you're used to seeing in a normal 4-man. This way you won't be as lost when you get into the fights and if someone doesn't give you the time of day to explain the fights, you aren't flying in blind and destroying yourselves (and potentially the raid) in the process.

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You can bypass the 1K character limit by editing your post. I'd recommend type out your post, cutting the bits off to reduce it below the 1K threshold, post, edit, then copy those parts back into your post.