This is kind of how dungeons work in FFXIV though, especially at higher level. I'm really not seeing the issue. Tanks typically do run ahead, even in parties where everyone knows what's going on. Getting LoS'd doesn't matter that much if the healer catches up in a relatively short time frame.
A brand new tank would typically kill each and every pack individually. It's the veteran tanks that mass pull everything.
I'm honestly confused about your apparent confusion about this, this seems perfectly normal to me, especially for someone who has everything at 80.
Fortunately for me I can count on 1 hand how many times I've done a heroic or lower dungeon or LFR in the last 3 expansions.
0. As a matter of a fact I've done LFR once in my entire life. Is that why I've never seen it? Is it only occurring in matched content where it's trivial and people don't care? I simply don't do that content. I don't even do the dungeons on normal usually. I just wait until I'm at max level and jump right into mythic. It's much more fun to me to learn it on a harder difficulty with minimal gear.
To be fair, it's a little rude of you to request me to cite examples when you ignored the several questions that I asked you. Myself and the Wangmin both are great examples of bans that made no sense (mind you, I'm speaking about my 10 day ban, not my perma which was well earned ). Depending on the effort you put in on responding to my inquiries I'll gladly invest effort in to find more examples for you.
What is this "waiting for the party" stuff? He's the tank, you guys should be following him at all times. I'm still struggling though why the rest of the party and you were behind walls actively engaged and needing healing, while the tank was simultaneously needing healing and running ahead. I actually fail to see how that could actually occur if the tank is playing correctly. For instance, no ranged could be doing DPS in that situation. Nor could any melee. Therefor I don't quite understand how you could be needed on both sides of the wall.
Now if your argument was that he's just a shit tank and didn't have aggro on anything causing split focus across the LoS issue that's fair, but that's just them being awful at the game, and make no mistake some of the most AWFUL players I've ever seen in this game have all 80s in every job and multiple mentor crowns.
Now that's toxic to me. Not what you said, but that they banned you for that and then extended it.Me for example. I have a perma ban on the official forums. First offense as well. We were theorycrafting about the last zone of Shadowbringers. Obviously we didn't know about the Tempest. One guy suggested Garlemald. I replied that if the whole empire would be turned into a single zone [Forum poster who is a huge fan of Garlean Lore] Would put SE HQ to the torch.
Got a weekly ban that was extended to be a perma ban while the week was going on.
This comes back to the age old argument of online gaming. If you can't play at the standard should the rest of the community cater downwards or should these players seek like minded players? Alternatively, if you want to run content efficiently should these players expect others to put maximum effort in (effort =/= skill), or should they be seeking like minded players?
To give insight, it's very strongly insinuated that the Non-JP community adheres to the latter. However, the JP community is very big on using matchmaking for only quality gameplay.
In your example - this player if on NA could expect to be somewhat catered to in matchmade content, but in JP they'd be forced to use PF or friends, etc. to do content because of their disability. Which one is right? Why?
I don't think I'm going to that extreme. What would really be the standard anyway?
In my example, there is no right/wrong. I can't speak for anyone but myself but I don't always adhere to some cultural things. I don't always buy into it. Call me nuts, but that's just me. I dealt with that crap enough in FFXI...
If my acquaintance played this game, they'd be well within their rights to use the DF to play something. Same applies that if the group doesn't think he fits, they have an option. I'll openly admit I've used it for people who were just not cutting the mustard. I've also used it to kick people who come into leveling duties with glowing weapons and make comments like "hurry up, scrubs".
But in his case, when it comes to DF, most of the time, it goes by fast enough not to matter. People's performance usually only becomes a real factor in non-matchmade content, at least from my experience. I've always advocated that if you're wanting min/max people, creme of the crop, etc... ask for it in your FC, not at randoms.
Well like I said the run was a total clusterfuck. And I don't normally have this issue. This was specific to this run. He was constatly ahead of all three of us not even just me. But I think we have devoted him more than enough time. He was just one cunt not thinking of anyone else despite his supposed experience.
And yes, that ban was effed up but I don't like the official forums enough to try to appeal.
The graphics. From an outsiders perspective. Also: The fights look just like long and monotone repetition dances.
Soloing Wotlk/Cataclysm/MoP/WoD
http://www.youtube.com/user/thststth/videos
http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte...alker/advanced
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Very true XD
Anyway this which game is more toxic and how toxicity manifests issue could be turned into its own scientific study. I have seen plenty of nonsense on both sides regarding how they perceive this issue.
Like:
WoW side: FFXIV players are overly sensitive snowflakes who can't take criticism
Also them: LoLL why would anyone play this pedo weeb trash. I sure as hell won't play a single minute
FFXIV side: We are way more welcoming that the WoW community filled with shortsighted blind toxic sheep (oximoron much)
Also them: If you don't like the game, go back to WoW.
WoW side: FFXIV is just as toxic because *anecdotal evidence*
FFXIV side: Everyone who says we are as toxic as WoW she like totally die in a fire for lying. And their dog as well.
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Well that IS pretty much it. There are tons of mechanics and markers so you are constantly on the move. There is very rarely a time when the whoe party is hitting the boss.
But you can turn that around. I watched streams of the Sylvanas heroic fight and you have like five mechanics in total? Coil 9 had more instant death mechanics in the second phase of the fight. It looked unimaginatice and simple. It just depends on what you are used to.
Pretty sure that in both games doing a fight is much more interesting than simply watching it.
I'm sure this one has been beaten more than a dead horse but the biggest problem I have is that final is in the name but it never is the final one.
Soloing Wotlk/Cataclysm/MoP/WoD
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http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte...alker/advanced
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My favorite is that FFXIV expansions have as much content as wow hotfixes. Hilliarious.
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To each their own. The class design was one of the things that drew me to FFXIV. Granted it was before Role Actions but still.
PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY SAID THAT?! Holy shit. I hope the people that say that stretched before all those mental gymnastics.
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I don't see how you can say this in earnest. the raid design in WoW is child's play compared to everything I've experienced in FFXIV.
Soloing Wotlk/Cataclysm/MoP/WoD
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http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte...alker/advanced
http://de.twitch.tv/nightst314 >>Stream<<
Utterly irrelevant and I haven't seriously raided since Legion. Compared to the mythic fights I've done and the Extreme fights I've done in FFXIV(which isn't even the highest difficulty), FFXIV fights are more complex and more difficult. So there is no reason for me to post my armory since you will use any small bit you see to somehow invalidate my comment. I don't play immature games like that so I won't be posting my armory. Your insistence in seeing my armory also shows you've never actually played FFXIV.
Soloing Wotlk/Cataclysm/MoP/WoD
http://www.youtube.com/user/thststth/videos
http://eu.battle.net/wow/de/characte...alker/advanced
http://de.twitch.tv/nightst314 >>Stream<<
WoW actually is fucking garbage. Blizzard doesn't give a shit about quality anymore, something Shadowlands has proven. The gameplay of FFXIV is worlds more interactive than WoW ever has been. I don't need to say FFXIV is better to justify switching. Blizzard does that for me with their absolute garbage they feed the players now lol.