Raids vs. Immersion

[Rongway]

You never owe it to anyone to spoil things for yourself before a story fight. It's a story driven game. If they have a problem with you wanting to experience the story with fresh eyes, that's a them problem not a you problem. No story fight is so difficult that people need to insist that newbies come having watched a guide. It's okay to be surprised and die to the things the first time.

Parties doing harder settings (Extreme/Ballad, Savage, and Ultimate) will typically expect new people to come more prepared because those fights have tighter choreography and less forgiving mechanics that will wipe the party if not handled, but in story mode it's just not necessary. A couple deaths here and there in a story fight won't stop the party from completing the fight in one or two pulls.