Variance in player skill is hurting FFXIV's itemization design.

[Brian_]

People here seem to think that to small a percentage cares about raids, which leads to recruitment difficulty, which in turn leads to them wanting raiding to be more rewarding so people get bribed into it so they can keep a stable roster more easily.

I tried to tell them that this wouldn't work, because they'd get tons of raiders that don't have the correct mindset for challenge seeking, leading to all kinds of nasty raid drama. Alas, no one listens.

The idea is to get more people trying raid content so that they can figure out if the content works for them or not. It's about helping people develop a taste for the challenge, the teamwork and camaraderie, the shared accomplishment, etc. As is, many people don't even give it a try at all. I've met many people who were intimidated by the content and the stories they've heard about it, just couldn't find a group that fit them because of the tiny raiding community, or got a taste of the worst of PF and gave up.