Why people are bad at the game, and why they never learn to play it.

[Jaxtaro]

I have heard this complete in any MMO I have played.

Some fail to understand that many of us will never be the top player, not matter how much effort we put into it. Our twitch skills just fall short.

I do agree that games should help players understand how to play more effectively, but I am finding that FFXIV often just has far too many skills to use to really find that. I am only at MSQ about 3.3, so I have a lot to go. My Bard main is OK, though dies a lot in some MSQ dungeons/trials/etc. I am not trying to do that, but it happens.

We play to have fun, not to be the top player. Knowing to avoid Extreme is a good thing to learn, but it still gets frustrating, especially since I have to pick and choose the blue quests to run. And the MSQ does get tedious at times.

I am finding I do miss the fully spoken lines in Elder Scrolls Online. I skipped a lot there and a fair bit here, but it is jarring to go to pure text on so much MSQ dialog.

The good news is that the overwhelming majority of people who you'll play with are patient, helpful, and tolerant and won't give you grief for not optimizing, even making mistakes and getting lost.

In my experience, most folks in game are fine, and not the same as these forum warriors seeking an echo chamber.