Quote Originally Posted by Angus View Post
Warning: I'm venting and this has been said before, but it bares repeating.

So on Friday I'm doing a simple Duty Finder dungeon run. I'm blm, not the best, but I'm learning my rotation. I can get Flare up pretty fast. I tend to use the same basic rotation on both single and group targets. Yes, I should work on that.

Anyways, things are going well and we're all running through it pretty quickly, when someone has a fit that I'm using Thunder 4 on a single target. They then proceed to say "let me school you on blm". This ticked me off beyond compare. A few runs down the line and they post the basic blm rotation.

I get it, I need to work on things, but I am getting better. If this this person had been watching, they'd have seen I was doing most of the rotation. Also, stuff happens, sometimes I lose my place in the rotation due to fight dynamics.

The point? If you want to give advice, ask the other play if they want it. This person's attitude threw my whole game off the rest of the run. I've been in parties where players asked others if they'd like a few tips. Those parties were some of the best I've been in. People start talking and sharing and we have great times. This is why I haven't left Final Fantasy.

Thanks for listening, hope some of you understand.
Hmm... I disagree, HOW you relay it is key here, if you are noticing a player not performing well, you should be doing your bit to assist in building a better community by offering your assistance and tips etc. "Let me school you on BLM" is just needless arrogance and bound to get someones back up over it, thus making them less receptive to advice to improve.

A simple "Hey <playername> I noticed your rotation/damage/healing/aggroholding is quite off, have you tried doing <insert advice here>, might make things easier for you."

Imo, if you can't stand up and offer your help and advice where you can, you have no right to complain when others don't perform to your expectation. Even people who know they need help will often turn it down out of fear of looking stupid. Give them the advice you see they need, it's up to them if they decide to use it, but for the love of god, do it politely, being a jerk or an arrogant know all isn't gonna get you anywhere. In this, I agree with you