Is progressive content or the community to blame for player skill gap?

[DarkB]

I agree with you on the know your class and watch videos , but what I don't do is call content easy unless it actually is, because to be easy it would actually need to be easy to most people and I just dont feel as tho thats the case.

Otherwise why do so many people stop at the hard mood versions why is it so hard to get fc members to do a sync run with me but if I ask to do a pony farm then they are all for it. I do not see these mechanics as easy I find them as doable and possible but easy is sathasha , or all of the lowbie dungeons. There are hurdles thrown out there for different players just based on experience or what they are use to from other games. Thats the issue I see so much the word easy just being thrown out there so much thats why I said lets not look at things through our on lens, now are dungeons easier than extreme primals of course they are, but for some even dungeons can be challenging. When I think of easy , I think if I que up for this in duty finder then its no pressure Im going to be able to do this with ease get in and get out, I dont go into any primal thinking this because the content was not meant to be easy. Before I cleared even shiva ex, she is easier than some of the other primals but she isnt easy she isnt sathisa and several parties abandoned and left , people still whip on gaurda is it easier than other extreme primals yes but again it is no guildhiest level 10 and some people will find it pretty difficult.

I did ifrit hard mood the other day and like three people died , but maybe that was a degree of difficulty for them who am I to judge what that bar is. So yes knowing your class reading tool tips I personally I agree with and will always try to , do and like someone posted earlier I like tab based mmos for a reason I dont dps because of the samething he said. I can do basic tank rotations and I can heal but I do tend to stay away from dps for one the ques and for a set based rotation but if I did and I was lookin at playing more summoner I did look at guides and follow mr happy and ms tech on youtube. But at the same time knowing your class, I think thats alot easier than the mechanics in this game , and I dont know if its even acceptable, but I really want to make a thread on what games are more difficult than this one. Cause Ive played other mmos and this one has some of the more dynamic mechanics from what Ive played of course their are harder ones but people act like this is the easiest of easy content when I have played some mmos that would put that lie to shame.

well i guess we are entering the world of "subjective" here, what might be hard for you, might be easy for other people and vice versa.

I personally dont think the game content at the moment is very hard, some things yes require more tries and more dedication, but there is nothing like the old a3s Humanoid.

The thing with dungeons is that they are way too easy, you can, in almost all cases, ignore every mechanic, litterally stand on everything, eat all the damage, and the healer can outheal the incoming damage. Now this also shouldnt fall into "easy" category but lower in my opinion.

Personally i consider easy to learn any content that produces a pattern, rotation, sequence of skills, because once you learn that, you are done. When a mechanics happens, you already know what is the next mechanic and you are prepared.

this is why in my opinion (and i agree some other people might find it harder), pattern mechanic fights are easy to learn, especially if you have them written down and analyzed step by step.

All the fights in game have a pattern you can simply write it down and memorize, with that in mind you can start learning and getting better at the content, some people react faster, some dont, but i dont really feel like this game is hard at all.

I stopped playin xiv because of boredom for a very long time and i tried WoW which i always avoided like plague, now i dont wanna derail the topic into WoW comment, but that game is 10x easier than Xiv. Its litterally a braindead stomp, dungeon after dungeon, the mechanics introduced by mythic+ are so few that they are un noticeable.

the only difference is in damage done by monsters, some affix "diablo 3 style" and the hp of the monsters. Thats it. I was telling my friends about how i couldnt believe people could play that game (that also requires an addon even to move elements on UI, its simply retarded how bad it is, culdnt believe a game in subscription mode was in that status) being so easy. after a single week from start, never played before, fresh install, my brewmaster monk was iLvL 856.

The only way to improve my gear would been 24 man raid on highest difficulty. Its like saying after 1 week of FFXIV the only way to get an upgrade on your gear is to go Alexander Savage. That is how bad that game is.

So in a way i think WoW is 5x easier than XIV at least for me. Maybe because im used at XIV? I dont know i think this is subjective, i find easy to learn xiv mechanics, and incredibly easy to learn WoW mechanic. As another example i can tell you that Aion PVE endgame is harder than any other game i've ever played. Steel Wall Bastion is a nightmare in terms of difficulty compared to WoW and XIV.

Now back to xiv, i dont know why your FC doesnt do content with you, or prefer to pony farm, in the end its all about who you play with but some people dont really enjoy putting too much effort into improving, let alone help others.

Im a helper and always will be, people know me for being helpful on everything, but thats how i like to be, mmos are a multiplayer game where if you lack the community aspect, its basically useless to play, just go play diablo. So i hope you will find some people willing to help you and to play with you and explain you content and such, maybe look for another FC, trust me is very rare to find a FC that supports new player.

I am a very very old xiv and final fantasy player, i know where you coming from, i just believe your FC isnt dedicated enough to learn extreme fights, maybe because they dont care, or maybe because back then they got carried, or simply maybe becayse they are bored, i dont know.

Also yeah regarding ifrit, ifrit is quite old content but sometimes if you dont don that content regulary even very old players forget a mechanic sequence and step on a fire or get thrown off a platform on Titan lol, happens
Game mechanic is all about repeat and memorize, i dont know what more advice can i give you if not try to find some people like you that wants to get better and progress, even tho the game at the moment is pretty dead, its very hard to find active FC :/