Why is it so common to join extremes without watching a guide first?

[Deveryn]

I don't even join a new dungeon without watching all the available guide videos repeeatedly until I fully understand all the mechanics. However, doing this has scared me away from attempting savage content. (Don't know what extreme is.)

Extreme is a step below savage as far as difficulty. From here on, fights are a properly coordinated dance to learn. The only scary part (IMO) is wondering how poorly the other seven people are going to do.