Third party software

[dan_alexandre]

Well you're assuming that, FFXIV's Raiding scene, is so unique, that any previous experience in any other MMO's should be ignored, because, of that high horse you seem to be riding.

But you're right, man, I couldn't possibly know what I'm talking about, from any other source.

It is a different game designed by the devs to be cleared without addons, they test internally and they only release content that they have proven internally that can be cleared.

I get that some experience can translate to other MMOs but you may be missing nuances here

Edit:
To your earlier point, I don't think you're necessarily wrong regarding some people looking for the easier path, assuming I understood correctly what you were saying but I don't think that's the majority, think most people just look for nice things to have most of the time.. be it looks or something easier to see, smaller convenience stuff.

Edit 2:
If you look at it, part of the fun in this game for many is figuring stuff out, I'm not entirely sure that is the case with WoW with exception to World first raiders perhaps? I may be completely wrong in this but I am assuming that even new players that want to join now, first thing they're told from their friends is to download some UI, DBM and some weak auras. That is a completely different experience, they get to the boss and have stuff telling them things to do from the start and the fun is probably reacting to it instead of figuring it out.

If I am wrong in this, fairplay, I'm not a WoW raider. However the feeling i get from the raiders i know in this game is different, it not about getting stuff told to you automatically in real time for most I know, they just want to see stuff better for most part so they keep track of things. (Buffs/debuffs etc)