Quote Originally Posted by BeuBlass View Post
I've been playing FFXIV for the past year. I've got 5 or 6 jobs to 90. I play with fellow adventurers on Discord and random players. Generally, I follow the standard of "copy what other people have done because it works". This play style makes me wonder why I pay for a multi-player role-playing game. To me, copying a YouTube video is like watching and listening to a fan spin. I can see a screen of people having "fun". Good for them. The idea of paying and getting it done as soon as possible appeals to some game players. Searching for coordinates and copying strategies for success are crucial to "hurry up" mode.
Playing this game is like playing a music instrument. You can get the sheet notes and the "puzzle" is solved. But regardless of the sheet music and no matter how good you are you can always improve. Getting the opener done perfectly, keeping uptime, execute the rotation without error while dancing through the mechanics...

And to be able to play in a band everyone has to have the same sheet notes to get the song done. Like everyone has to know the mechanics and have to know how to solve the puzzle. But everyone on their own can add his own little vibrato and nuances to make the song better.