FFXIV: The State Of Raiding

[Colt47]

I think what colt means is that a normally 8 man savage raid could be set so that you can 16 man, with some small upward number scaling for the raid mobs. This reduces the chance of a particular person getting drops, but better allows the groups as a whole to power through the content as unlike a normal 8 man setup if one person fucks up there is still an extra 7 people helping pick up the slack.

This makes DPS checks and enrage timers easier to beat, while people would still have to learn the mechanics and the AoE safety dance.

Its going in with more then a standard "True Savage" run. Not with less. While "True Savage" runs would mean an easier time distributing gear.

That's exactly what I mean. The problem with raiding is that people are scared to even set foot into the content because we got different sets of people with different sets of expectations going into these fights, and people with less time don't want to be verbally beaten up over not performing as well as a fellow who has more time to spend on learning.

Also, later on people have difficulty even getting a group because some people have learned the fight and don't want to fail it, so they restrict who can join their groups. This makes it harder to do content on a looser schedule as well, as it means keeping track of exactly who has done the fight or not and has the practice in.