FFXIV: The State Of Raiding

[Kaizencorr]

I'm sure this is an old argument, but I feel it's relevance still stands strong. Why can't we have real raids where we actually raid a place? Could you have imagined if we had used dungeons to prepare ourselves gear wise for say raiding Castrum Meridium. That to me was closer to an actual raid especially if you have ever done it at minimum ilvl. Have multiple paths involved with different loot down different paths making it so your group orientation determined which paths you take. Knowing if you had a DRG and a SMN, there was a section where you had to go to get gear for them(making nap exploration more important in the beginning). Though it wouldn't be a 100% drop of course. Heavily guarded by intelligent trash or a mini boss. With a timer that actually made it about the choices you made until your gear was better at which point you could even consider approaching the final boss.

[Kaizencorr]

Or imagine Alexander condensed into one raid opening up the environment for exploration instead of a linear path leading to each sections boss. Raids now are literally just trials with trash.

Or as another example imagine diadem being an island hopping raid, eventually culminating in going into those caves to get to the final boss.

[CookieMonsta]

I'm sure this is an old argument, but I feel it's relevance still stands strong. Why can't we have real raids where we actually raid a place? Could you have imagined if we had used dungeons to prepare ourselves gear wise for say raiding Castrum Meridium. That to me was closer to an actual raid especially if you have ever done it at minimum ilvl.

Because Alex NM exists for the casuals. I've been called many names because I firmly believe the story is something to be earnt, not given away freely in a faceroll forgettable dungeon. If people want to experience the story without doing the hardwork, youtube it or watch a stream of a cleared group. No incentive means no work.