How Many Of You DO NOT Watch Videos Of Fights?

[Gilraen]

I've tried watching videos but I literally get nothing from it. Oh, sure, you see the fight but that's not really experiencing it. You're just watching someone else play and that's about as educational as learning to drive by watching traffic. Only way I can really learn a fight is by getting in the fight, getting pointers and then actually fighting. I've never understood the hate for those that learn this way, either. I mean, how did the people who made the videos learn, did they have Yoshida carry them through the fight? I highly doubt it. But this community tends to be very impatient towards people trying to learn a fight by doing.

[Ametrine]

I never watch vids. I prefer to learn in the fight.

I'm more than happy to explain content to newbies, too. It's more entertaining for everyone that way, I think.

[pushin_tin]

I made it a point to make sure to be up to date when HW released so I could discover the content without guides being available. However, for anything that's not new, I won't be selfish enough to join a DF group not having watched a video or read a guide.

[AskaRay]

I don't watch videos because I don't learn anything from them.
I've tried, and the most I get is "well they did a nice job clearing that content".

I much rather read guides/experience the fight in order to learn.
So just remember when you ask "did you watch a vid" and I say no that doesn't mean I have no idea what to do.


edit: for when I read guides, I mostly do for all ex primals (not always) and raids (always).
dungeons I won't read guides.

[Onikimaru]

Personally i never watch videos as i'm always on the frontlines of a fight and learn it before there is a video out.

[Eul]

Me, because I think healer job only healing lol.

[Bamboofox]

I don't watch guides for 4-man dungeons, they've been easy enough to figure out.

8-man trials and raids (24-man or Coil/Alexander) I'll watch or read a guide since the mechanics are usually more involved and I main a tank, so it's bad news if I don't have at least some clue what I'm doing.

Also, most people give cliff notes versions of explanations that I don't understand until we've wiped a few times anyway, so it's better if I study on my own.

[WingsOfAzrael]

you should watch one no matter what in my opinion, but if its a farm group or a serious group then ya you really need to watch one

my verdict on watching vids (STRICTLY MY OPINION)

4 person dungeons: no need just read a guide or ask for an explanation on bosses you don't know
trials/raids: no just no, watch a video atleast once and ask the party on anything you're not clear on

[Joeking]

4 man - No need, mechanics are usually self explanatory, usually rehashed from previous content...
8 man - I suggest you do, better than going in blind and asking your team to type out a novel.
24 man - Just follow/afk do whatever you like, you will be fine.

[Nocte]

I read guides because they're usually more thorough and easier to reference, bugger videos.