PF reaches a new low (E1S Reclear)

[Insertcoins]

*head pat* I won't hurt you but only because you asked nicely. And I was using you as an example to prove my point that people like to spread nonsensical hearsay to denounce Crystal cause ZOMG CRYSTAL IS SO CAZUL AND SO UNLIKE AETHER.

^^ I will accept the head pat. only cause your miqo is cute.

[Tristann]

The most important thing is just, remove slacking players, that is key to PF success. Good players are patient and will stay in your party, anyone who also ditches and joins another fail party, well good luck to them. The content is puggable, cleared E3S in PF as well. There are just some PF rules to follow to reduce time waste based on sluggish players. Also important, if you find good players via PF, friend them, keep in contact (discord or so). Thus you can ask them when you go in if they have time and are in mood.

[CorbinDallas]

For what it's worth, my group cleared last Wednesday after 3 hours, then spent the rest of the week working on 2, so when we recleared 1 last night it took us over an hour because we couldn't remember anything. Just give it a couple of weeks and it'll be as easy as Chaos.

[Dogempire]

I remember my static joking about the "Pro sch" when trying to pug E1S who kept dying to Eden's flare, didn't matter how many times they've seen it, they kept dying to it.

It's a pretty good indication of the state of party finder, yeah there are good people out there, but most of them are in statics and aren't trying to get clears from party finder.

Heck I'm sick enough of banging my head against a wall for extreme trials, the things that are a lot easier than savage but people can't seem to learn.

[Gula]

Lol no one has to watch a video on anything. C'mon now. If someone isn't learning, just leave after a few wipes and make a PF.

[Dogempire]

Lol no one has to watch a video on anything. C'mon now. If someone isn't learning, just leave after a few wipes and make a PF.

I mean you are right, but it's really annoying and nobody wants to wipe to Ser Cherrybutt in the vault because you don't know how to deal with chains and just end up standing there like an idiot taking 1000's of damage and killing the poor healer tethered to you.

[iWaRTuRTLeS]

I run PF parties for Aether fairly often. I helped 4 groups clear E1S last week.

Party Finder players need a big attitude adjustment. You do often get those 1-2 problem players, and when you kick them, the rest of your party elects to go join one of the 10 other parties where the leader will not kick these players. I announce in my PF that I do a macro for positions, and when I throw that macro into chat and ask people to take positions around a marker, there's someone half the time who either refuses to comply or throws their hands up in the air, making the whole process unfun for the 6-7 other people involved.

Whats ur ingame name? Im only level 60 but when I get up there. I would like to join you!

[Akonyl]

PUG skill increase by its nature is gonna be a lot slower than statics, since a clear one week will be have its players split into different groups + have to relearn with different people the next. You'll probably have to wait a little longer to get more reliable e1s clears, like when tome gear becomes a bit more prevalent, a bit of extra vit + defense helps a lot with not falling over when a mechanic isn't done 100% correctly.

[Makeda]

I couldn’t clear E1S last week in a static. Much of that was me, new to DPSing and new to FFXIV raiding. But it was not all me, maybe 30% me. My dancer was sometimes #2 DPS after all.

My new FC leader cleared it in an hour or two in a PUG.

So... results can be all over the place.

As for me... I will eventually get good. I only first started DPSing in BfA of WoW. Was always a tank before that. I held up my first raid group there, and left when they told me such (only to be asked why I left). Then my second raid, we steam rolled into heroic raiding with me as the top DPS by a margin of more than 10% above #2.

- that’s why I don’t like blacklists... people get better.

Back during WotLK in WoW I ran a guild and was our MT. I had a new recruit who absolutely sucked join and ask to raid. He sucked really bad, but he wanted to tank. I gave him my spot and stepped over to OT as our OT was so busy he’s been missing most nights anyway.
- this guy was horrible but he had one shining feature; He’d stick around for hours in chat asking how he could get better. Within a month he was the best tank I’d ever seen.

I’ll get there... as long as I don’t get on some blacklist first...