Alliance Raids Fix. Show your support.

[Alaeacus]

I've been queuing for Ridorana and Orbonne lately for Glamour. I can usually get one run of either per weeknight before it gets too late PST. It's hilarious how many people drop out immediately after loading in. Some fights are mechanics-heavy but not really too difficult if you've learned. People just can't be bothered I guess. Surprisingly I've gotten Void Ark twice in one week through roulette.

It's ultra-scumbag move when people just purposely d/c and force parties to vote-kick them between fights (to avoid the penalty), instead of leaving the party themselves. If you are one of these selfish bottom-feeders, please go jump off a bridge. Not only is it very difficult to have a raid stop fighting in order to vote-kick, or even pay attention to the vote-kick. you are also leaving them without a body for those fights until it happens. I had a Healer do this last night in Orbonne in the middle of the first boss fight, leaving our one healer to keep everyone up. Take responsibility for your decision and leave party yourself accepting the penalty.

I agree with OP's suggestion #1 to make Crystal Tower raids be their own roulette, however I also agree they should make the other Alliance Roulette (containing Ivalice and Nier raids) reward like, 100 or 150 Phantasm tomes. Entice people into this content. Right now, aside from completion and glamour, people have no reason to do them.

[silverlunarfox]

They could do what they used to do with PvP and cycle through them. One week is lvl 50 alliance, the other lvl 60, and so on. If theres one in particular you want, you can wait for that week to be popping.

I support this idea more.

Also they should tweak the CT/VA series since its a faceroll

[DynnDiablos]

All I know is if I get any of the Stormblood raids I am out. I have no interest in spending 90 minutes in Orbonne dying.

[Vahlnir]

All I know is if I get any of the Stormblood raids I am out. I have no interest in spending 90 minutes in Orbonne dying.

Honestly, it's...really not that bad. I've gotten it quite a few times lately, and very rarely have I seen a wipe. Plenty of death at points though, sure. None have taken 90 minutes regardless or even close to that. It's a roulette. I would suggest not queueing if you're not prepared to deal with what it gives you.

[QT_Melon]

They need to have a Helper type roulette and not just the one a day Mentor. That way encourage people to fill up slots when a newbie is trying trying to complete a duty via DF (not everyone on the game knows about Party Finder so they DF things when they're new). Put a flag by the roulette that shows someone new trying to complete it.

[linay]

All I know is if I get any of the Stormblood raids I am out. I have no interest in spending 90 minutes in Orbonne dying.

What are you doing that you spend 90 minutes dying in a previous expansion's alliance raid?

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

What are you doing that you spend 90 minutes dying in a previous expansion's alliance raid?

In his defense, its not his fault.
Orlando / The Thunder God is still a mess either because some people still screw up the Circles that require 3 people on them, or the Red Circle Mechanic where you need to bring it to a separate area and make sure it doesn't touch another red circle.
Still to this day people sometimes screw that up, and its not just new people doing it. So that raid is still a headache.

[Ultimatecalibur]

All I know is if I get any of the Stormblood raids I am out. I have no interest in spending 90 minutes in Orbonne dying.

The funny thing is, now that most players are over i400 Orbonne and a majority are familiar with the mechanics even TG Cid tends not to be problematic. Both WoD and Dun Scaith were similar regular wipe fests up until the following expansion released. Post-HW and StB release only a few wipes (usual a single one to CoD and Diablos Hollow) occurred irregularly in these duties. Orbonne now would be similar.

[linay]

In his defense, its not his fault.
Orlando / The Thunder God is still a mess either because some people still screw up the Circles that require 3 people on them, or the Red Circle Mechanic where you need to bring it to a separate area and make sure it doesn't touch another red circle.
Still to this day people sometimes screw that up, and its not just new people doing it. So that raid is still a headache.

Maybe it's different per data center, but I've been able to complete Orbonne 31 times (counting my coins) since the release of Eden Savage, without much hassle. If there's a wipe, it's usually rectified the next attempt. Either way, it's nowhere near "dying for 90 minutes" even if it's an exaggeration, given that it's used to excuse leaving a duty.

[Saix027]

I've been queuing for Ridorana and Orbonne lately for Glamour. I can usually get one run of either per weeknight before it gets too late PST. It's hilarious how many people drop out immediately after loading in. Some fights are mechanics-heavy but not really too difficult if you've learned. People just can't be bothered I guess. Surprisingly I've gotten Void Ark twice in one week through roulette.

It's ultra-scumbag move when people just purposely d/c and force parties to vote-kick them between fights (to avoid the penalty), instead of leaving the party themselves. If you are one of these selfish bottom-feeders, please go jump off a bridge. Not only is it very difficult to have a raid stop fighting in order to vote-kick, or even pay attention to the vote-kick. you are also leaving them without a body for those fights until it happens. I had a Healer do this last night in Orbonne in the middle of the first boss fight, leaving our one healer to keep everyone up. Take responsibility for your decision and leave party yourself accepting the penalty.

I agree with OP's suggestion #1 to make Crystal Tower raids be their own roulette, however I also agree they should make the other Alliance Roulette (containing Ivalice and Nier raids) reward like, 100 or 150 Phantasm tomes. Entice people into this content. Right now, aside from completion and glamour, people have no reason to do them.

You would be suprised, i had a crystal tower raid abandon the raid because 5 DD's were missing due DC's and we wiped at Glacyas, people were taken and baffled by him having a wipe attack.