Request: Remove iLVL requirement for undersized party or pre-made groups

[WhiteArchmage]

I would also note that the arbitrary iLVL requirements set forth by the DevTeam are absolutely NOT the minimum iLVL required to complete the instance. Examples include, but are not limited to Lucrezia and Coil. The iLVL req. set by the DF is i82 for T5, and i123 for T13. You can go over to Lucrezia's YouTube page and find where they completed this content with ~i55 and ~i90 gear respectively. That is nearly a 30 iLVL difference between Duty Finder arbitrary "requirements" and what is truly needed to complete content.

Having just gone to Lucrezia's YouTube page I'm going to call BS or gross exaggeration here. Their t5 clear does use some i55 gear but the weapons are i70 (and weapons may be the most important gear) while they did t13 in i110 at least, not i90 as you say. You'll also notice those runs are very long and, dare I say it, almost hit enrage and everyone needs to be on point on DPS (as well as their cooldowns) so most raid groups wouldn't be able to clear it.

However, there are still way too many people who reach Steps of Faith and can't clear it because they've been carried through all content (and yes, I say STILL because the other day a friend was stuck in one run where they got Vishap to 50% by the time they got to last gate). People would just buy carries through t1-13 or Alexander Savage or carry their friends. And reaching the necessary ilvl isn't even hard, especially for new players who get a set of i90 gear alongside their job quest blues and free i110-100 gear on story quests, and that's not even getting into Ishgard. So no, removing min ilvl from duties is just laziness and very exploitable.

And, as said already, you can edit your post after posting it to get aroung the 1k limit. As I just did.