Why is so hard for newbies to learn how to raid?

[Odett]

I had a similar problem after moving to a new server and having not made progress. Out of boredom I started making A1S learning parties. Sometimes it filled, sometimes it didn't, but the times it did at the very least we got to experience the first few phases of the fight. Through them I ended up meeting the same group of people and eventually we ended up becoming a sort-of static with people coming in from other statics to help out ours.

Long story short, just take the initiative to start something. Chances are, there are more less-confident people out there waiting to find similar people to work with them, and even if it doesn't happen right away, taking the time to actually try will yield more results than never trying.

Yeah, exactly. It's not a process that often happens in one day. Whenever I'm late to content because of a break I took, I'll just set up learning parties. If they don't fill, I'll add the people that joined to my friends list or linkshell. Eventually it will fill, and I'll just keep at it. You can do all these things yourself, it just requires initiative and networking. I'm never going to wait around until a group that has a clear will take me.

Glad everything worked out for you, TC!