I don't know why so many people give BA premades trash for claiming instances.

[Tsumdere]

I'm supposed to type something in the Ready-Role-Dispenser channel?

The one that says "You do not have permission to send messages in this channel"?

The one that i can't type in?

Because if that's the case then there is a problem right there.

I'm running in circles and smashing headfirst into that exact issue every time, find myself thinking there must be something else going on, wander off to try to find whatever it is, find nothing, come back, headbash again, repeat.

Or in other words, the instructions and the reality of the situation don't match

Ah, fair enough. I didn't want to type anything in because I didn't want to clog any queues with my Aether butt, but you are right. It seems like they have replaced the system with just clicking the check mark. Seems that you have since your name is yellow now, you already are readied up. Now the rest of it is checking the raid schedule they have listed and hopping in at those times. Communicating with fellow players and all. They do need to remove that phrase though. Bring it up, it's conflicting information they should know about.

Clicking on the check mark assigns you a role (@Arsenal Knight) that makes your name yellow. This role unlocks the room where people are organizing runs. From my brief look (listen, I had a giant Balmung tag next to my name and was getting nervous and wanted to leave LOL) it seems that it's quiet right now. It seems EU has set times where they are hosting runs instead of NAs rolling queue system.

Again, I implore you to not throw in the towel and step up and ask questions. Seems like with a few minutes of collaboration between two people, we've figured out more in a few minutes than you have in several hours just being frustrated alone. There is over 3,000 people in that Discord, so clearly 3,000+ of them have made it work - all presumably with different skill levels of Discord (which is just a chat room. It's not something scary). Someone will help if you ask nicely.