4.1 - The emptiest patch yet.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

You do realize the raiding community is important to this game don't you? They need a challenge just like other groups have other interests to motivate them. Raiding took an awful hit in heavensward to the point people were leaving servers in droves to find others to play with. I for one am happy they're getting something and personally I think it's long overdue.

I want to emphasis this because people all too frequently dismiss the raid community as a minority that shouldn't ever be focused on. Say they continue to reduce Savage difficulty or do little else to incentivize raiding. Now more and more raiders leave for greener pastures, this trickles down to the crafting and gathering community who find less people valuing consumables or higher end crafted gear, which only dilutes their enjoyment. Likewise, Duty Finder becomes less populated by skilled players, perhaps driving more players to run exclusively with their FC mates.

Many bits of content have subtle connections that impact one another. Downplaying one can easily affect all of them just like putting too great an emphasis (Gordias) can have equally negative effects. It's important everyone has something they enjoy. Ultimate will hopefully be that for raiders who have felt disillusioned since Creator.