[Personal Opinion] FFXIV is too casual friendly

[AmeliaVerves]

In my opinion story dungeons and MSQ (including class/job quests) are totally fine the way they are, ever since this is content everyone needs to do to move on with the game. So everyone should have a chance to complete it. Those who this is not enough for do have optional stuff, such as Ex Primals and Savage raids.

But here comes the question: If Ex Primals and Savage is for people who WANT to challenge themselves, how does it come it is free to enter for everyone?! This is SO annoying... people keep entering Sophia EX farm groups even though they have no clue what to do at all. To prevent this and give above mid-core/hardcore players the chance to play the forcing way they want to, without people wiping them because of a lack of class skill, we need a new system for that. A test within the starting quest for this content for example, in which you need to beat an enemy by showing you are capable of playing your class to an certain point

And the argument "just go with your fc then" is ridiculously invalid, because my fc members have a real live as well and will not always be online when i am and even if they are, they might not be in the mood to do it when i am. >.>

[Synrin]

And the argument "just go with your fc then" is ridiculously invalid, because my fc members have a real live as well and will not always be online when i am and even if they are, they might not be in the mood to do it when i am. >.>

One of the issues I face - finding a place to play considering the time/capability in general.

[JunseiKei]

But here comes the question: If Ex Primals and Savage is for people who WANT to challenge themselves, how does it come it is free to enter for everyone?! This is SO annoying... people keep entering Sophia EX farm groups even though they have no clue what to do at all. To prevent this and give above mid-core/hardcore players the chance to play the forcing way they want to, without people wiping them because of a lack of class skill, we need a new system for that. A test within the starting quest for this content for example, in which you need to beat an enemy by showing you are capable of playing your class to an certain point

At least Raid Finder is a step in the right direction, where you can only queue under duty completed if you have cleared it. The issue still comes from players that were carried, either by friends or shoving out gil to content sellers, there's no way of telling if someone has the fight done, understands it and can play competently enough with others. Unfortunately, I can't think of something to improve on what SE has.