Will we ever see group content that isn't a dungeon on rails?

[Aegrus]

You say people don't want it. However, judging by the difficulty the average player has with Alexander 1-4, I think Yoshi P. is giving a large amount of players more challenge than they can handle. I mean, they may have to accept they aren't the best player in the world and can barely handle content with training wheels. The content that some people want (sadly a small minority), is something the majority can't handle.

I mean really...people struggle with ravana and bismarck EX, do you really think they could handle something that is completely random, that requires rapid critical thinking, and even then has no guarantee of success? I would love a game that offered the later, but I am at least aware enough to know that a game like that would not be large for long and would just have a small niche player base that this game can not survive off of (Profits to keep servers up and executives happy).

This whole cry of balance, in a noncompetitive(more PVE driven) MMO is a more recent cry. You can play any class in this game, and sometimes a class may be better suited for an encounter and event. If you are tied to a single class, yet desire harder content, I don't believe you can handle harder content than this game offers.