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  • Infynis@midwest.socialtoFFXIV Online@possumpat.ioRaid static vent
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    17 days ago

    It sounds like they’re expecting you to have a lot of learned knowledge about how raids work. Once you’ve been raiding for a while, and I bet you’ve probably started to feel this, even in new content, you can kind of read things by instinct and hold on. That’s why people do blind runs. It’s fun to test that skill.

    Frankly, by not explaining any of this to you, they’re doing a pretty bad job of being welcoming, or even friendly. That’s really surprising, because for most long-time players, getting someone new into the game is really exciting







  • I write a lot of fantasy, and that definitely affects my practical vocabulary. I don’t think the specificity is needless though, especially in English, this Frankenstein of cognates and loaner words. You have so many options because the human experience is so diverse and multifaceted. Clarity helps, and it makes language more beautiful, something we should all strive for