Lets talk about the FFXIV player base..

[Eien713]

Didn't mean anything ill with what I said.

But also:

get over yourselves.

Anyway:

Calling people lazy is well, sort of rude tbh. This game was not created with you specifically in mind, get over yourselves.

I get that doing savage and EX you should be familiar and what not with your jobs, but for normal dungeons and raids, you need to chill.

I call 'em as I see 'em. What to think of a tank who doesn't use mitigation at level 80? Or a BRD who doesn't use songs? Or someone who uses aoe rotation on a single target? Being decent at the game doesn't mean being an orange percentile. It means at least knowing the basics of the class you play and be able to pull your weight.

Almost all online guides are only useful for end-game players, since they're written by and for end-game players.

People aren't lazy for not reading guides for the simple reason that there are no useful leveling guides.

I don't understand your logic. Playing the class doesn't change drastically whether you're doing end-game or not. The class plays almost exactly the same. Leveling guides aren't necessary since if you read any guide that explains how the class and its skills work, you'll be able to get a general idea of how to play it at almost any level. All you have to do is tweak small things here and there. Oh, and just so we're clear, the bad players I'm talking about are mostly players who are level 80 and doing end-game stuff. I personally rarely do low-level stuff anymore.

Edit: Besides, I consider the average level low not just because people don't know how to play the classes but also because they don't make an effort to learn mechanics or pay attention to their surroundings. People get hit by the exact same mechanic over and over and over. A lot of people might say "but, but first timers." Sorry, but being a first timer doesn't give you a free ticket to mess up easy mechanics, especially ones that keep coming back over and over in different duties, or keep messing up after seeing the mechanic multiple times. Sometimes, it feels like some people turn off their brains when they play the game.