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.