Alliance raids have no business being a relic step.

[Arkevorkhat]

It's level 70 content. You're not new to the game at this point. It's also not hard content. It's also comparatively nerfed since 4.0.

If you're not able to do this at 80, I'm perfectly fine with the game putting a barrier up before you get a 520 weapon. You can overcome that barrier with sheer tenacity (fate grinding for 12 hours) or... actually obtain level 70 in player ability.

Come to think of it, how the heck do you think you're going to get the next step clear if you can't handle Ivalice? DR is a huge step up from that. You're going to spend more time dead than alive if you can't handle mechanics.

I can, and have, cleared DR with no trouble. I cleared it first night.