Question on DF expectations

[Jas710]

The long dps queues I think contributes to people hopping in on their tank jobs, and most don't know or care to grasp the job since it's not their main. Healers, same thing.

The larger issue is that the culture in this game unfortunately encourages everything to be clocked, whether it was meant to reduce server stress or feed into the instant gratification crowd. Having a visible timer is what kills any hope of learning mechanics. Look at all the "must know fight", "must have watched vid", etc. The days of learning as you go and/or being patient is now the exception. Your only way around this is to find other players that share your expectations and tapping them for runs. Lots of players share the same views; it's just a matter of seeking them out.

The recent announcement that a cross-server friends list is coming up should help alleviate those whining "tales from the DF" threads.