Do Not add Raiding at ALL for 4.0

[Kosmos992k]

Is raid gear even required outside of raid content?

No, raid gear isn't needed for anything outside raid content. All story content and optional side content - outside of the 8-man and alliance raids, and EX Primals from the current patch cycle - can be completed in story gear. Players who do not raid, or do not want to, are absolutely NOT forced to raid because the gear is unnecessary for their continued play.

Players that enjoy raiding, need raid content to keep the game interesting for them - and supply the gear they need to progress through the raids.

Two sides of the same community, we need both.

That would defeat the point of the content. May as well make Hempen Camise/Hempen Undershirt boost VIT/MND/DEX/STR/INT by 50,000 points.

Shhhh.... don't give them any ideas like that....