Hello beautiful people!

First post here on the forums (promoted from forum stalker), and I want to start off with something nice before I get to the...less lovely portions of "Learning parties."

Typically, most learning parties I either a) create myself or b) join, are typically good experiences. I have meet some good people, and have actually created friendships with people from learning parties.

Unfortunately, more often than not, I run into some stinkers (especially with Shinryu EX learning parties - use to be Susano). I try to place in my descriptions clearly that I have created a "LEARNING party" and where in progression the party should be learning. However, I'm learning myself that "learning party" actually means "clear party" to some.

"2 wipes? This party is hopeless!" Abandon
"Healers just can't git gud" Abandon
"Dps is lacking" Abandon
"Tanks fighting over MT, OT?" Abandon (This one has been pretty recent. I ask before we begin, but have had recent bad luck with tanks changing their minds halfway through).
"Skip soar? No." Abandon (Which is now skip Aerial Blast)
"Front door/ GF aggro / BF aggro / My grandma died / Got to go fishing." Abandon
(Now these I understand. Real life happens. But it is suspicious when something happens immediately after 1 wipe).

I've been wondering the mindset recently on these "learning parties" and how people view them. Also to get out some slight built up frustrations.