Why are NPC parties so bad?

[Canadane]

Trusts actually seem to end up doing more damage with a scale based on how long it takes you to get through the dungeon.
Their goal is to keep the same pace no matter how bad the player is. Thus, if you notice them doing piddle amounts of damage, you must be a good player! :)

[Thangil]

Trusts actually seem to end up doing more damage with a scale based on how long it takes you to get through the dungeon.
Their goal is to keep the same pace no matter how bad the player is. Thus, if you notice them doing piddle amounts of damage, you must be a good player!

Ehhhh... no.

If the goal was to keep the same pace no matter how bad the player is, NPCs wouldn't get one-shotted.

And btw, I don't consider myself a good player, I'm pretty sure I'm average.

[Arkdra]

Trusts actually seem to end up doing more damage with a scale based on how long it takes you to get through the dungeon.
Their goal is to keep the same pace no matter how bad the player is. Thus, if you notice them doing piddle amounts of damage, you must be a good player!

This is a myth and is not remotely true. Most of my trust dungeons are 23 minutes.

Edit: Also they are parsable, they do the same (bad) damage the whole run regardless of what you as the player does. There is no scaling.

[follydragon]

Trusts actually seem to end up doing more damage with a scale based on how long it takes you to get through the dungeon.
Their goal is to keep the same pace no matter how bad the player is. Thus, if you notice them doing piddle amounts of damage, you must be a good player!

This may be, but Ill take dumb Trusts on first runs over players every time. Many players tend to assume you know the encounter unless right off the get go you say something. NPCs expect nothing and surely do not whine when you make mistakes.