We Really Need To Talk About The State And Path Of FFXIV

[MoroMurasaki]

What I am suggesting is that they can put the grind in better places. Boss fights do not need to be repetitive. Having to fight Ex-Death 30 times to get a single piece of armor was ridiculous. Especially since I could only form a party during a very narrow time slot in the evening. This was intentional design to waste time and this is suppose to be a game that provides entertainment fundamentally.

Why do you need top tier combat gear if you aren't going to do the content?

Why do you feel entitled to the rewards that others have to work hard for if you're unable or unwilling to put in the same effort?

If we could all purchase BiS crafting gear with some sort of combat resource you know the crafter and gatherer mains would be complaining that they couldn't get a fair value for their efforts.

Raid gear has value because some of it will invariably be BiS and because you get to it quick than other gear of the same quality. Letting people get that without raiding devalues raiding.

There is no argument you've made so far that makes sense here. Just stop. You're talking in circles because all your points have been invalidated. Give it a rest, you aren't entitled to raid gear if you aren't raiding any more than I am entitled to cheap food and pots if I'm not crafting and gathering.

Can we please get back to a more... "varied" discussion? I really don't want the mods to come here and close the thread on the grounds of derailing or something.

This is literally a discussion spawned from part of your original post. It's entirely on topic.