Originally Posted by
Templis
The biggest problem that I've noticed in LFR raids since Cata is that asking 'Who doesn't know this fight?' usually ends up in players getting booted. There's two sides to the coin. I did an LFR on my fresh 90 just a few nights ago. I didn't know the fights or looked them up, since in LFR you can usually wing them (and I did), but EVERY time someone asks if anyone needs explaining, there's complete silence, and for good reason. I wasn't going to get kicked for not having done the raid before 2 bosses in either.
And for the record, the guy you're quoting is right. Looking at a video is one thing, actually experiencing a fight is another. You will never smoothly go through a fight until it's etched into your brain from constant repitition, ergo, even with the video tutorial, you might still forget about what to do for certain abilities.
LFR is the perfect place for non-raiders or entry level raiders to learn the basic version of those boss fights, which not only gets them moderately geared for normal modes, but gives them a good impression on how to perform in them, so instead of your raid leader explaining EVERY fight to you, he just says 'Ok, it's just like LFR, only xxxxxx'. In other words, people complaining about players no knowing fights while in LFR have nothing to lose there in the first place. If you want a smooth run, form a full LFR with your guild or friends, or just do normal modes.