Quote Originally Posted by KaivaC View Post
If it helps, if there are issues with memorizing what mechanic is about to come, would it be possible to have a teamspeak or discord up and have somebody calling out the next mechanic about to happen? I found that helpful in Shinryu Ex because I have a really nasty habit of tunnel vision in that fight - I get focused on one mechanic that I completely forget that another mechanic is just about to go off. For example, Hypernova about to explode while I'm DPS'ing a tail and I'm not in a puddle to protect me from a near insta-kill.
I had this same issue and used the same remedy with Shin EX. I was flubbing things left and right because I was so paranoid about getting caught by an icicle then someone in our FC offered to call out the sides of the platforms on which the icicles were coming for and that alleviated a lot of my stress.

Now (and I say now as in like a few weeks ago being the last time I did that fight) I've developed enough of a sense for the icicles to call them out for other people in PUGs.

I would say all the help/offers of help/suggestions on how to better enjoy endgame that are being thrown around are ultimately the best evidence for a healthy raiding community that I've seen. If I needed convincing before reading this thread I wouldn't any more. The idea that it's brought anything but transparency and realism to the ffxiv raiding community just seems a bit silly at this point.

Thank you for starting it Kavia!