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[Stormbad]

Whether this topic is made in jest or not this is something I fully expect to start happening for progression raid groups that focus on optimization and racing to world first.

If you are clipping GCD with your 2nd oGCD (or you play ninja at all) you will simply no longer perform to the same standard you may have before. Sad fact is in those kinds of groups it isnt personal it really is just business and you will be replaced with someone who can just as any raider who couldnt optimize would be.

I cant say whether or not I am for the move. My ping increased rather significantly and I main heal so we will see what tonights raid brings but if I do find the game unplayable (or my group decides to remove me for poor performance at some point which I wont hold against them) I really dont have much issue looking elsewhere for entertainment as I am not particularly tied to this game and am for the most part a raid logger these days.

I do have to question what SE was thinking though as the people still around were willing to deal with it or were willing to pay for a VPN or were not noticeably suffering but with the move they arent going to recoup many of those who left due to it and now they just went and angered a whole new group potentially losing more customers over an issue that had by this point long leveled out.

Why do people have this impression of world first raid groups in FFXIV? Many world first groups have had playstation players and clickers and people in different continents. Interviews have clearly stated that commitment and group synergy is more important than individual skill.