Marriage Roulette

[Savvy]

If they have such limited time, how are they running out of things to do? None of the upper level roulettes are limited to one person.

Did she say she was running out of things to do? She actually didn't say that at all. I'm pretty sure she said that they enjoy doing the roulettes and it's what drives them in the game, and since they have limited time to play they would like to be able to do those things that they enjoy in the game, together. Not just the expert roulettes.

[TaranTatsuuchi]

Tank/healer married couples are oh so common.
It hurts me because I'm a tank and my wife is a healer... but like, we know what we're doing. But my words are worthless now! ORZ

If you're going to use capitol letters then "OTZ" is better.

[Selli]

*Reads the first page*

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I'm a WHM and my boyfriend is a PLD/DRK, what do you mean we're suddenly a stereotype. D:

[basketofseals]

Did she say she was running out of things to do? She actually didn't say that at all. I'm pretty sure she said that they enjoy doing the roulettes and it's what drives them in the game, and since they have limited time to play they would like to be able to do those things that they enjoy in the game, together. Not just the expert roulettes.

The purpose of roulettes is to benefit those that have little or no in game contacts. The OP has my sympathy definitely. I have a few people I've recruited and I'm kinda sad I can't do the leveling roulette with them, but if people were allowed to duo in lower roulettes, I guarantee there'd be a significant increase in queue times.

If you're going to use capitol letters then "OTZ" is better.

I've always done OTL

[IndigoHawk]

Marriage roulette is an alright idea, but I'd rather open up the feature to everyone to queue in partial groups instead of limit it to married couples.

I rarely do the solo roulettes anymore because I'm busy doing group things. If the roulettes allowed partial groups, I would be able to do the roulettes more often and help out people who need groups.

[Miste]

I may get some flack, but I really dislike people who *must* play with a specific person for everything. You're a far worse player for doing that, not in a community sense but a personal sense. Playing with randoms teaches adaptation and gets you used to having to think on your feet.

Met far too many who say they're an amazing healer/tank...but only with their tank/healer partner; anyone else and they become a complete noob at their role.

There's also something unhealthy about always needing to play with a specific person, so much that not being with them causes distress.

I completely agree. My partner and I live together in the real world and our characters are bonded in-game. Yet we often go off and do our own thing. Why? Because it's healthy - and interacting with people other than one's significant other is important. In my experience - and I mean no offence by this - players who absolutely must do everything with somebody else are generally very clingy and prone to drama.

You guys are making some massive generalizations here about couples playing this game together...it's kind of ridiculous to throw everyone into one pot.

You know nothing about OP's relationship yet you declare they always "must" want to play with each other just because they asked to do some roulettes together. Also saying people who constantly play together are automatically worse players....like I don't get where people make this stuff up from.

Unhealthy? The only unhealthy thing is the fact you guys are putting down fellow players for being in a relationship where they enjoy playing with each other. You have no basis for telling other people when too much time together is too much. You are not their therapists and you don't know their life or even remotely who they are since this is the internet.

My boyfriend and I spend time together on this game, and we also spend a lot of time doing our own thing. We don't like all the same content so I do stuff on my own a lot. He does stuff on his own that I don't like as much. Sometimes I do stuff with him that he enjoys even if I don't care for it just to spend some extra time and vice versa.

But you know what? Even I have thought at some points I wish I could queue together with BF today. All the time? Likely not, I don't even do the roulettes on a consistent basis and neither does he.

Will SE do it? I don't know. It isn't a deal breaker for me so I don't really mind either way, but these responses were pretty rude if you ask me (like calling people clingy, and worse players; those things add nothing to the discussion).

You cannot just make tons of generalizations about couples or say your own relationship is the only way it works. Everyone is different, our lives are all different, our relationships are all different.

[Savvy]

The personal criticisms were really rude, generalized and out of order. Like anything needed to be said about their personal life and what is healthy or not healthy for them when you literally know nothing about them. Really messed up. You can agree/disagree with what they wanted added but to make assumptions and for that to be the target of what you have to say is just so out of line.

[Moonleg]

If they have such limited time, how are they running out of things to do? None of the upper level roulettes are limited to one person.

What you're basically saying is this: "You can do content you don't like together, or you can do content you like alone. Those are your only options and that's the way it SHOULD be."

[basketofseals]

What you're basically saying is this: "You can do content you don't like together, or you can do content you like alone. Those are your only options and that's the way it SHOULD be."

Not at all. The content, that is the dungeons, is perfectly available for anyone to do with anyone they choose.

The roulettes are just added incentives to help people who queue alone or are queueing for instances that are not frequently queued for, such as the fight with Nabriales. They aren't content.

[Blacksail]

Lol.. Unhealthy to do dungeons with your partner.. uh oh. Guess I should've filed my divorce papers years ago.. I'm obviously doing it wrong.. Nothing about spending time with your partner is unhealthy, especially in this instance.. Please tell me how this is any different than queuing up with a friend? or free company mates? If you really think this is unhealthy I wonder what kind of relationship you're in, if any, or if you're just getting all your info from relationship articles..