Content should be challenging to execute... Not challenging to learn

[Viridiana]

Once you already know what they are going to do there is no longer any technical skill involved and it's just execution based on memory.

Once you know the startup sequence and what the controls do, piloting an F16 is just execution based on memory.

Or in other words, skill.

[IzzyData]

Once you know the startup sequence and what the controls do, piloting an F16 is just execution based on memory.

Or in other words, skill.

I disagree. I'm pretty confident that no matter how long you spend learning about how to pilot a jet you couldn't do it your first try. You could easily watch and read about anything in FFXIV and execute it flawlessly on your first attempt. The skill part of the game would be learning your class and abilities, but if you already knew that then the boss encounters themselves are nothing after knowing what to do.

Perhaps there is a thin line between the two, but it in my opinion the game is definitely more about knowledge than technical ability.

[lololink]

I disagree. I'm pretty confident that no matter how long you spend learning about how to pilot a jet you couldn't do it your first try. You could easily watch and read about anything in FFXIV and execute it flawlessly on your first attempt. The skill part of the game would be learning your class and abilities, but if you already knew that then the boss encounters themselves are nothing after knowing what to do.

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[Viridiana]

You could easily watch and read about anything in FFXIV and execute it flawlessly on your first attempt.

Because so many groups one-shot T9. Or T13. Or T5. Or any of the Savage Coil. Or most of the Extremes.

Speaking of which, I have to ask. Is this an alt character? Because I notice you haven't cleared any of that content. Maybe before talking about how little skill is involved you could actually clear the content we're discussing? Or post on your main so I can take you seriously? Something?

[UBERHAXED]

I disagree. I'm pretty confident that no matter how long you spend learning about how to pilot a jet you couldn't do it your first try. You could easily watch and read about anything in FFXIV and execute it flawlessly on your first attempt. The skill part of the game would be learning your class and abilities, but if you already knew that then the boss encounters themselves are nothing after knowing what to do.

Perhaps there is a thin line between the two, but it in my opinion the game is definitely more about knowledge than technical ability.

Came here to say this is false. This is the purpose of training, and millions of people do it. Back to the topic, the fastest clears for anything didn't use any thing of the sort (duh, it didn't exist because they were the first clears). So it's faster to just not cheat and to learn it the right way.