Quote Originally Posted by SwordCoheir View Post
Taking into account for the average players skill, experience, and other factors like job availability however, most don't have the experience or ability to pull off speedruns.

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Playing with the cookie cutter setups really just gives players the easiest option to combat against the time constraints, even though it alienates other jobs in the process.
Pickup groups will follow the easiest strategy possible regardless of a time-based reward. Countless pickup groups have been run using "cookie cutter setups" without any intention or hope of accomplishing a 5 chest clear. In 1.18, people stacked ARCs for Darkhold before they even knew there was a 25 minute chest to be had. In 1.19, people stacked LNCs when there was no time-based reward at all. 1.20 brought more ARC stacking, and again no time-based reward. Am I really supposed to believe now that 1.21 class stacking and cookie cutter setups are because of the 5 chest time condition, which you've just told me most people can't accomplish anyway?