Unofficial Census 2016 for FFXIV

[Musashidon]

Then you need just, you know ... raid?

That's like definition of raiding - to have means to be better than anyone and to have unique loot. If "raid" doesn't satisfy those 2 conditions, then it has no meaning and no reasons to do (exactly what we have in FFXIV).

no the definition is to do challenging content as a group.

the reward is based on what the game deems it to be. like in 2.0 raids gave the same exact gear as tomes did but then up'd the ilvl of the weapon by 5 to appease the raiders alittle.

I see people say this but if you don't raid what do you need top tier gear for?

it's a video game noone needs gear neither you nor me, but we all want it.

as long as it gets them more subs they are going to keep letting people stay as strong as raiders.