As someone without a group of buddies that play this game, it seems I have two choices. Either I raid with the 10+ completions crew and spend five minutes of every encounter arguing about different strategies and DPS values of Whisper vs. Izanagi's [b][i][u]or[/u][/i][/b] I get into a group that "knows what they are doing" but actually doesn't.
Am I blaming the player base? No. This many people cannot be all wrong at once. In my opinion, this game model really only works for a small group of people. Everyone else has to compromise to get things done. My compromise is that I either spend countless hour explaining every gun, mod, and mechanic to new players who will quit in about a month because the game has a horrible entry point with new light, or I will be forever locked in with chest thumping know-it-alls that have zero enjoyment while playing for some mystical piece of gear that will complete them.
Good times.
Edit 1: learned a lot from some of these responses. Thanks for the input.
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D1 it became [spoiler]must have Gjallarhorn[/spoiler] D2 has become [spoiler]must know what to do[/spoiler] After only a day of the contents release. Which has prospective lfg members worrying they won't get taught or helped. It also puts other players, such as myself, off running lfg groups, because it's became full of elitists. Players no longer have the patience we had in D1 to teach and allow for numerous wipes.