Labyrinth and Syrcus Tower...

[Strika23]

I've never removed my gear before alliance roulette. I understand the rationale behind a lot of level 80 players doing it who have Orbonne unlocked though. I got Orbonne last week in my roulette and it was wipe after wipe. At the 3rd boss, the raid abandoned duty and I wasted almost an hour of my game time (which on a normal evening I only have 1-2 hours max due to my work schedule). I can see why people do it, though I have never practiced this trend myself like many others commenting here as I don't think it's the ethical thing to do.

I think SE need to adjust the difficulty of Orbonne first and foremost. I'm not saying to make it mind-numbing boring like CT/ST, but the mechanics (especially on the third boss) are way too hard IMO for a regular roulette duty. I think SE also needs to increase the amount of bonus exp for those of us max level characters who get the SB Raids in our roulette overall. I definitely think it's not right that people who run ST or CT in 15 mins get the same experience as players who rough it out and stay to finish a successful Orbonne run for 1 hour + depending on the group you get. I also think they can put something in place if the Orbonne or other harder raids are abandoned, give a "attempt made" bonus exp for those people who wasted so much time trying to get their clear. Just a few suggestions...

[LaylaTsarra]

I think SE need to adjust the difficulty of Orbonne first and foremost. I'm not saying to make it mind-numbing boring like CT/ST, but the mechanics (especially on the third boss) are way too hard IMO for a regular roulette duty.

They don't need to make the duty easier. They do need to make the effort worth the reward which is the main problem. If that many people are cheesing ilevel it's because they don't want to do what you experienced, waste over an hour of their time to end up in an abandon. It's not like alliance is all that profitable experience wise to begin with.

[Suniva]

I've never removed my gear before alliance roulette. I understand the rationale behind a lot of level 80 players doing it who have Orbonne unlocked though. I got Orbonne last week in my roulette and it was wipe after wipe. At the 3rd boss, the raid abandoned duty and I wasted almost an hour of my game time (which on a normal evening I only have 1-2 hours max due to my work schedule). I can see why people do it, though I have never practiced this trend myself like many others commenting here as I don't think it's the ethical thing to do.

I think SE need to adjust the difficulty of Orbonne first and foremost. I'm not saying to make it mind-numbing boring like CT/ST, but the mechanics (especially on the third boss) are way too hard IMO for a regular roulette duty. I think SE also needs to increase the amount of bonus exp for those of us max level characters who get the SB Raids in our roulette overall. I definitely think it's not right that people who run ST or CT in 15 mins get the same experience as players who rough it out and stay to finish a successful Orbonne run for 1 hour + depending on the group you get. I also think they can put something in place if the Orbonne or other harder raids are abandoned, give a "attempt made" bonus exp for those people who wasted so much time trying to get their clear. Just a few suggestions...

All good and fair suggestions! Thank you.

[Iscah]

I got Orbonne last week in my roulette and it was wipe after wipe. At the 3rd boss, the raid abandoned duty and I wasted almost an hour of my game time [...]

I think SE need to adjust the difficulty of Orbonne first and foremost. I'm not saying to make it mind-numbing boring like CT/ST, but the mechanics (especially on the third boss) are way too hard IMO for a regular roulette duty.

This seems to not be an issue on JP servers, or at least Elemental. Wipes are rare and most people seem to know what they're doing - at least enough to keep everything running.