Quote Originally Posted by ArcaviusGreyashe View Post
If you think you need to min max classes to kill week 1, you're just not good enough.

Being commited defines midcore, being good defines hardcore.

This was made by a multiple 100% parse NIN for two expansions that plays in a static that cleared P4S with a DNC and a SMN week 1, not by me. I'm just a casual that dwells around his hardcore gf, because I don't want to commit to PvE, but nah, you just mistake midcore tryhards for hardcore.
I know plenty of people who regularly achieve 100 percentiles and participate in the WF race that strongly believe in min-maxing job comp. Opinions in hardcore circles tend to be just as diverse as any other segment of the game, and emphasizing the meta doesn't necessarily indicate that someone is somehow an inferior player.

If you're trying to pug the final fight week 1, you're usually going to end up in groups with players of varied skill levels. When your ability to clear is suddenly tied to your ability to overperform and make up for someone else's deficit, job choice can really start to feel like it matters. It doesn't matter how skilled you are in those situations, there are absolutely cases where "if I was playing x job, I would have already cleared this fight" can be unfortunately valid.

I've been burned by people caring about the meta, and really really don't care for it myself, but this meme just kind of generalizes and mischaracterizes.