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To give people some perspective on why a healer might choose NOT to Stance Dance, here's a Real World example plucked straight from my own life:
I have severe Rheumatoid Disease.  There are days my hands look like this and are so inflammed that just pushing the keys to type are a challenge.  I'm likely not going to be at the top of my game in PVE.  Just reaching for the key to switch Stances is a pain.
Well, you could just not play the game like that. Â Life gave me a raw deal, why should I stop doing what I enjoy and have fun with because some folks want to be bitter, elitist douchcanoes over pretty pixels and RNG?
You should just run with your friends then. Â Oh, believe me, I do. Â After reading/hearing so many bad sentiments about Pick-up groups I pretty much avoid the Duty Finder at all costs. Â I don't need a bunch of toxic-hearted holier-than-thous telling me how to play my leisure-time video game.
You should inform your party up front. Â It's none of their damn business how or why I choose to play the way I do. Â If they ask me why, then they get the same answer: Â "I play how I'm comfortable, thanks." Â I don't owe them an explanation; if they want to boot me from the party, that's their prerogative and just continues to reinforce why I DON'T use Duty Finder.
Does that mean I never Cleric Stance, at all, ever?  Nope.  It means I do it when I'm comfortable with doing it and not a moment before, I don't care how high up on your high horse you get about how horrible a player I am.  If we're making it through dungeons and no one's dying (except when they do dumb things) then that should be good enough for anyone.  If you want a faster/optimized group, then maybe YOU should run with your friends.  :p  At least then you get to cherry-pick your teammates for the best possible run you can eke out.
This is just one Real World example of "You don't know what's going on behind the keyboard" that everyone should really take into consideration before labeling people "bad" for not playing as well they expect.
I have severe Rheumatoid Disease.  There are days my hands look like this and are so inflammed that just pushing the keys to type are a challenge.  I'm likely not going to be at the top of my game in PVE.  Just reaching for the key to switch Stances is a pain.
Well, you could just not play the game like that. Â Life gave me a raw deal, why should I stop doing what I enjoy and have fun with because some folks want to be bitter, elitist douchcanoes over pretty pixels and RNG?
You should just run with your friends then. Â Oh, believe me, I do. Â After reading/hearing so many bad sentiments about Pick-up groups I pretty much avoid the Duty Finder at all costs. Â I don't need a bunch of toxic-hearted holier-than-thous telling me how to play my leisure-time video game.
You should inform your party up front. Â It's none of their damn business how or why I choose to play the way I do. Â If they ask me why, then they get the same answer: Â "I play how I'm comfortable, thanks." Â I don't owe them an explanation; if they want to boot me from the party, that's their prerogative and just continues to reinforce why I DON'T use Duty Finder.
Does that mean I never Cleric Stance, at all, ever?  Nope.  It means I do it when I'm comfortable with doing it and not a moment before, I don't care how high up on your high horse you get about how horrible a player I am.  If we're making it through dungeons and no one's dying (except when they do dumb things) then that should be good enough for anyone.  If you want a faster/optimized group, then maybe YOU should run with your friends.  :p  At least then you get to cherry-pick your teammates for the best possible run you can eke out.
This is just one Real World example of "You don't know what's going on behind the keyboard" that everyone should really take into consideration before labeling people "bad" for not playing as well they expect.
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