What would you like to see/change for Omega Raid?

Bahamut and Alexander were pretty good raids though I like Bahamut more. Since we're gonna have Omega sometime in 4.0, would like to see something new there. Like creative mechanics kinda like with Alexander 11, and/or add items other than tokens and pages for normal and savage (or Champion for Omega) or at least tweak the weekly lot system for raids (though it may be unlikely).

What new stuff and/or changes would you like to see for Omega?

How about a raid that take place outside.

Fighting a full size version of the original Omega Weapon rather than some tiny "Omega Prime" version inside the boss itself. I'd imagine the boss is too massive for this to realistically work but I can dream.

I wouldn't mind seeing one where the team has to split up (or even a 24man where each alliance splits up). Almost like with one of the Alexanders where 4 go on left/4 on right, but that lasts longer than a minute.

Just Non Scripted. or less scripted have some rng in the mechanincs. it's kinda boring when you know exactly whats coming next every time

One that actually makes healers heal and tanks tank. One that doesn't make everyone into a glorified DPS

If the story actually had some relevance to the overarching story of FFXIV again.

The Binding Coil of Bahamut, while generally isolated, still served to conclude the story that ended 1.X, and would reflect upon the main story later on; if only in a minor way.
Alexander is 100% completely isolated from everything else in the game. Even the Crystal Tower and Mhach still helped to build on the world and its lore. Alexander is so totally separate, that its story is actually made to justify its total segregation from all other content. I really, really hope that this is not repeated with Omega. Hopefully we'll get something more like Bahamut again, given Omega is already established in the MSQ.

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Originally Posted by ToasterMan

One that actually makes healers heal and tanks tank. One that doesn't make everyone into a glorified DPS

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This ^

That said, I think a relatively easy way to achieve that would be for the devs to do this v

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Originally Posted by Dzian

Just Non Scripted. or less scripted have some rng in the mechanincs. it's kinda boring when you know exactly whats coming next every time

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Obviously, nothing is quite so black and white when it comes to game design, but I think more randomized fight mechanics would do a LOT to ease the "Cleric Stance/OT stance" uptime we have currently.

1. A multi-part raid that doesn't just involve falling from a higher platform in order to reach the "new" arena. E.g. actually moving the boss through a massive arena, with some periods of pure terror and subsequent fleeing.
2. Environmental cover. And not blowing it up early.
3. Something, something subtargets (e.g. leg joints, the cannons, the exhaust vents).
4. Some environmental objects or field weapons that aren't activated solely by empowerment through a vaguely raised palm.
5. Reasons to split up, without actually being forced to split up.
6. Reasons for dps to at least psuedo-tank some smaller mobs, etc.
7. Vantage points (beware of fall damage should they be destroyed without a movement skill at the ready).

One thing I loved about Coil that was sorely missing with Alexander was that sense of journeying into the unknown.

Coil was a mystery. What was down there? What will I find and how will I deal with it? "Holy crap, look at the size of that!" "It's you!"

Alexander feels more like another adventuring footnote. It's there. It might be an issue, except it won't be. Defeat the gatekeeper. Now defeat THIS gatekeeper. Goblin jabber. Something, something time travel. Traumatized scar waifu. Special cat.

Bring back the sense of exploration.