Quote Originally Posted by PyurBlue View Post
It's actually the other way around. The MSQ by itself can push you far ahead of MSQ level. It's not that people are choosing not to do it, it's that doing it causes you to overlevel very easily.



I can't see how it's self imposed if it happens because of the roulette requirements and affects people just playing the game normally. Whether it is or it's not self imposed, I would think everyone would prefer a system where roulette access can't just be revoked for arbitrary reasons.
It's still a matter of choice when it comes to doing Alliance raids.

The roulette is not the only way to gain access to Alliance raids. The player can direct queue for up to 5 at the same time and will get assigned to one of those 5.

The player can choose to gear for their job level and gain access to the roulette, or not gear for their job level so they need to manually select the raids. There's nothing special about the roulette bonus that can't be acquired through other content.

For most of those who have overleveled their MSQ progress, the roulette bonus is more harmful than helpful. It contributes more XP so they overlevel MSQ even more (assuming they haven't already reached 90, or 70 if on free trial). Tomestones become useless for gearing (if they need accessible poetics gear for alt jobs, they could have queued using those alt jobs in the first place).

Solutions are at hand - level 90 gear is not expensive if you craft or work with a crafter friend that has learned the Master IX or X books to make Classical or Rinasita gear. A full set of Classical is only going to cost about 20k considering current material prices. Roulette is not necessary when you don't need the roulette bonus and you can direct queue.

It's the player's choice not to avail themselves of the options.