"This is my playstyle" is a poor argument for being bad.

[warren-ragnarok]

People brainstorm rotations, calculate formulae, code/re purpose programs and addons, debate, and collaborate to find the best and/or most efficient way to play their classes.

There's a reason that there is a "meta". If you're going to be hard-headed and respond with "but this is how I play" and waste other people's time, just uninstall FFXIV.

I'm looking at you undergeared, DPS stanced tanks who think they can hold aggro using taunt, Ice Mages, and 1000 DPS/second BRDs.
This isn't "Fight Your way."
This is "Fight this way or GitGud."

No seriously:

as much as i want to agree with this, i cannot, for two reasons

1: casual gamers (especially ones that dont understand the meta concept) out number hardcore gamers, and SE wouldnt do away with that. best you can do is avoid them by creating your own PF groups and stay out of DF. they pay to play this game too, no need to be an ass to them (but yes, they do need to get better)
2: i am a very good gamer, and i learn just by reading the skills, i never watch guides or listen to people and their rotations. i may never be the best at that job, but i can hold my own for a person who wings everything i do. this game isnt hard, its filled with idiots that want everything written for them (which i STRONGLY oppose)

Strength Tanks make me sad.

you can blame SE for that, being that enmity for tanks is mainly generated through strength, more strength = more enmity. also the dps checks on some content and groups wanting tanks to put out as much damage as possible. and guessing since you said that, you are either a healer that isnt familiar with tanking or a tank that doesnt know about how damage/enmity is calculated for tanks(if its the latter, you shouldnt post on this thread again or complain about others)

The sheer amount of cold from Ice Mages freezes aether in the air which stops my healing, esuna's and raises from working on them. Also an unexplained phenomena happens to my body whenever I stand on top of an Ice Mages corpse, for some reason I am compelled to do the Manderville.

while im not for telling people how to play their job(especially when they suck really bad) i am not against ridiculing them....dance i say, dance so all that can see