Can something be done about alliance raids?

[Ath192]

I can assure you, that will not be anywhere enough to stop me from dropping it.



First, try to force your player to play the content they don't want to is never a smart idea. Goad them and incite them to is one thing, but try to beat them into it with a stick is a recipe for disaster, many had tried that route, none had succeed. People avoid other raids already because they hate it, force people into it just gonna make it boil over.

Secondly, I can tell you right now your estimation of a "good portion of playerbase would put up with it" is unfounded. For once, like I said, you don't want to make the player to put up with it. But more importantly, your assumption would only work if the game offer few alternative. Fortunately (or unfortunately for you) FF14 offers more option than most people can exhaust, be it EXP or tome. Unless you're in a rush to level or cap something asap + playing religiously for 3-5 hours a day, you won't be able to cycle through the complete set anyway.

The reason the Alliance roulette is popular is because it's currently the better option, and the only reason it's the better option is because you can reliably avoid it. Do something to that just mean it will be relegate to a lower order, and with limited time a day, it would just become an option not many would touch. Like ... I think I use like 2-3 things to level a day on average, and I would already max every class not even half way through the expack.


I keep saying this: you can not "force" people to play content they don't want to, especially when the game is chokeful of alternative options.

Yeah this a bit where you and I are never going to see eye to eye. You can drop all you want. If all you can be moved to do is brainless 10 minute instances where all people do is watch YouTube and mob the boss I can’t help you. No one can.

I think the punishment will encourage those who still want to do things to stay in the roulette. I want to remind you the purpose of the roulette was to fill instances that people may need, not feed bored vets rewards. That’s just the byproduct to get you to join. It should be punished if you are doing something unethical like dodging because you didn’t get the easy one.