"Play XIV if(cont)" and"you have a responsibility to" are not statements that coexist

[MilkieTea]

You can enjoy the story and enjoy being a decent player who focuses on DPS. You can enjoy the story and understand that yes, you *do* have a responsibility to play at a certain level in optional/semi-optional content. That certain level is knowing your class and knowing how to dodge aoes. No one's asking for someone to be top-tier in a CT raid. Just good enough to avoid a wipe and avoid ko-ing other players because you are playing with others

The two statements can coexist - Play FFXIV if you love final fantasy games. Play FFXIV and ensure you understand that you have a responsibility to yourself and others to play on a decent/average level.

[ZedxKayn]

The issue is that progressing through the story REQUIRES people to party up, and if you party up, you are expected, and should be a team player.

The obvious fix would be adding trusts to every MSQ dungeon and trial. But until then "story-only" people have to get into a team setting and should be expected to behave accordingly.
That is putting in "effort" (in other words, not having an APM of 15 and doing what is expected of them) and taking tips and criticism well.

If they can't do that, they are playing a game that does not fit their mindset at the moment, and frankly I think they should stay away from it because their laziness and hostility is effectively ruining the fun of a lot of other players.