So after the last week or so, I have come to the conclusion that I need some advice about how to actually become a better player in Eorzea. I’ve had some…not so fun runs that really make me wonder where I’m going wrong here. Generally, I keep to myself, unless I’m in a social instance, then I’ll offer help if needed. I try not to bother other people and I push myself to actually be a better player every time I log in.

Problem is, I have runs, which I will mention in a second that make me wonder what more am I able to do. Posted these in the DF vent thread, but just to add some context, I’ll just tldr it here. Had a run as a NIN on Ravana HM in which I didn’t think about Diversion – that was definitely on me, because eventually when the main tank died, I was next on the aggro list and got hit with the cleave. The rest of the raid wiped shortly after that, and I got hit with the blame on that one for even having aggro in the first place. I apologized and told the raid that I would pop diversion, since it was honestly my mistake for not doing that. Got kicked before the next pull.

Other situation – Sigmascape 1 Normal. In my mind, as I was still re-familiarizing myself with everything, I delayed my Trick Attack until after Head-On. The main shirked me for the Doom Strike for it, and the healer eventually Rescued me into a Ghost. The raid group said as much.

This isn’t so much as a request for DPS help as it is a request for advice on what I need to do to improve. Sorry if this is a little bit vague, just a bit slightly frustrated. I could probably elaborate some more on what I’m asking if this doesn’t really make any sense. Really, I just want to be a good player overall – again, not exclusive to DPS…just being a good player period. Any advice would really help right now.