Quote Originally Posted by Cyreil View Post
People can't see Crystal as anything but less than when it comes to raiding, so Aether can suffer through all the quarantine memes now for all I care.
I mean, realistically, Crystal is the weakest Data Center for raiding. We have statistics showing Crystal with less than half the average clear rates of Aether and Primal. Naturally, when new players ask about the raid scene, they'll be told which Data Centers cater towards that niche. I'm not going to tell someone they should go to Crystal for raiding when I know Aether is far more active. Just like I wouldn't tell someone looking for a robust roleplay scene to go to Aether when Crystal will be far more accommodating for them.

None of this is to say you can't raid of Crystal or that all Crystal raiders are bad. It just has a much smaller scene.