Quote Originally Posted by Packetdancer View Post
Going "hey, go watch this 8-minute video and remember all of it" isn't necessarily any better. But for another, people in this thread have mentioned before that they learn better from seeing the mechanics; that's true for lots of people.
I'd like to comment on these two things. I've seen many people say they can't remember the whole video after watching it. The point is to remember something, so you don't zone in and ask someone to explain mechanics for the first 5 minutes. At least be ready for a few pulls and have an idea what the tether is for, what damage to share or avoid, which adds to kill first and/or what you need to do for tank busters. You can see, hear and read the mechanics on a good video, so there is something for everyone.

And if seeing the mechanic, hearing about it and reading it's name and cast bar in the video is not your style of learning and you need to die from the mechanic in game to figure it out? Don't ask for someone to type it in a chat box before the first pull since that's not your style of learning.

No one will convince me that "hey, ask for someone to slowly type mechanics for 5 minutes before pull and remember all of it" is the secret sauce for making people learn while graphs, videos and text guides do nothing for them. Please. The best thing a mentor can do for clueless newbies is to point them to useful resources like Party Finder, YouTube and The Balance. This game's etiquette at high levels does not include asking to be spoonfed information that is readily available.