Quote Originally Posted by OniKimoto View Post
I personally am so sick of people telling me they have raid experience in WoW then think that it applies to FFXIV. I don't see how FFXIV raiding is comparable to WoW raiding, and I don't mean any offense by that but can please someone explain to me. It's quite frustrating not knowing! Halp a lala out.
Having prior experience in a game of the same genre will help you play FFXIV whether you raided or not. All of the basic stuff you learn in WoW is applicable to FFXIV: how a trinity combat system works, knowing to be mindful of your gear, how to manage your money, how to navigate the world, how guilds/fcs work, and more.

As for raiding, if you have raided a lot in WoW well you already have quite the advantage because you already know how a good team works. It's one thing to be really good at your class, but it's another thing altogether to know how to be an effective team player. Raiding in general trains you how to spot mechanics and how to quickly learn to deal with them. And of course it teaches you that a lot of kills are designed to not come easily. Many new raiders get shocked by how challenging raid content is, but if you raided in other games already you know that this is normal so you are far more likely to have the patience and resilience to put in the work to master the encounters.

While the raiding environments are quite different in both games, there is a considerable overlap in what is considered useful knowledge and experience. I'm saying this as a person who raided extensively in WoW and now raids in FFXIV, while in a team of others with a similar raiding background.