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[Gilraen]

The only delusion I see in this thread is the one that the raid community is the exemplar of XIV. I play to the best of my ability, but I don't do the raids while they are in raid rotation because of the raid community. I don't want that kind of aggravation in a game. I don't want to be treated like I'm the disease when I'm trying to learn the content, especially if noone tells you anything about it or expects you to watch videos or read guides. Not everyone can learn the feel of the content by watching or reading how someone else did it. Nor do I like to be talked to in a harsh or derogatory manner. Again, this is a game. If I wanted to be treated like I'm at work, I'd go back to work! I don't get where this attitude stems, either. I know I've only ever treated jerks in the ways I've seen these people treating players they've likely never met before.

Now mind, some of the best players I know, raiders who had full sets of dreadwyrm (glamoured over better gear) before it went Duty Finder, are some of the coolest and most level-headed players I've met. These players are very clearly exceptions to the community. The norm I try to avoid, but as patches get older it gets progressively harder to do. The raid community's problem isn't skill level, it's the prevailing attitude driving people away.