What is a spoiler? *SPOILERS*

[Core1019]

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More importantly... a mount drops from Ala Mihgo now? And is it in Ex roulette?

[Altena]

I am pretty strict about spoilers personally. I don't name drop or even hint at what I am talking about, if I think there may be someone who has not hit that point in the story yet. I also filter out all chat modes aside from my FC until I have completed the story. I do this every story patch. I learned to do this because of having a certain NPC's fate spoiled for me in 2.0..

People that truly care about being completely spoiler free probably already do this, or at least to some extent. Apparently there was a /sh in the early days of EA while people were stuck behind Raubahn Ex where someone who managed to zerg through ended up spoiling a certain important cutscene.

My point here is that those who truly care about spoilers should really be filtering all of this stuff anyway, because there are some inconsiderate arsehats/trolls in the world.

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I am a spoiler baby. Proud of it. Though items/mounts aren't a spoiler in my eyes... However -

Any details involving dungeons, trials or raids with the exception of any character names directly tied to the main story. Any elements unreleated to the story such as loot or fight mechanics are fair game.
Any content prior to the latest major patch, because let's face it: if you're THAT far behind, story is most likely the least of your concerns.

Can't agree with these two points.
Some people appreciate "blind runs" when content is brand new. I for one don't like to be told about fight mechanics until either my first win or first wipe (depending on the content).
As for the 2nd point, new players exist. This game is very story driven, and some people actually care about it. You have to consider the audience.. If it's in an FC chat where everyone are vets then sure thing, name drop all you like.. However name dropping in a place like novice network, should be avoided pretty heavily.

Your post is pretty arsehatt-ish though.. And you're one of the reasons I filter my /s /sh /l chat.

[Paladinleeds]

Some people appreciate "blind runs" when content is brand new. I for one don't like to be told about fight mechanics until either my first win or first wipe (depending on the content).

I actually had this happen on Wednesday. Said to a group I'm gonna be doing Omega. They then proceeded to run down the fight mechanic by mechanic before I'd even started the questline for it (it was day 2 content as this point), I said I wanted to run it blind in which I was told I'd annoy everyone in DF. Funnily enough, every group I was in only pointed out one or 2 less obvious things (in fact, I didn't figure out how to do parts of 3.0 until AFTER I'd done the fight), but never got angsty. It wasn't a completely blind run, but it wasn't completely spoiled either. A middle ground which given it was DF, I can understand.

Then I had another friend saying I should read up on a guide when from experience, I've found they make me play worse in the content. Shoving in the odd tip or trick about an individual thing is one thing, but full blown guides just confuse me. They told me 3 times to see the guide, despite me saying the previous 2 times it didn't help. I left the party. Then after that they realised they'd gone too far, apologised, and accepted guides don't help me, and didn't pursue it any further. At this point I then agreed to rejoin the group.