Current State of End-Game Contents - A Blog Post from A Japanese Player

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The second point I think you've missed is that you're assuming people don't do Coil because they do not want to. There are a lot of people that want to do it, but they don't know enough people, they aren't in the "IT" crowd or they can't find enough people that're good at memorizing AND competent with their job.

I knew no-one when I started FFXIV 2.0 back in beta, and after launch I made an effort to reach out and find an FC. about 6 months and 3 FCs later I found one that I made the effort to help people out, showed I was a competent player and got invited to join a static that I'm still in to this day.

There are plenty of players in the situation that you bring up, but it's only themselves stopping from reaching out and activally finding other like minded players to start to form a team to run with. To be honest many don't want to make any type of effort to obtain their goals (aka the shinies) they just want them handed to them with the least amount of "effort". Don't bring up "Real life responsibilities" many Raid statics are able to organise around them on a week to week basis. As we do with members with families, full time employement, 2 are even full time teachers. We change the weekly schedule to fit members RL schedules. We aren't the only one that does that. Most of those with members in the same situation do also. So if we can do it, there is nothing stopping anyone else doing it, except themselves and there misconcieved notion that you can only raid succesfully if you are unemployed or a student.

Also you do realise SE has listened and is putting 2 versions of 8 person raid content in game going forwards? But you will still have some thinking they should be able to obtain the savage mode Alex gear without having to put in any effort to socialize or learn the fights.