FFXIV Confessions

[Iscah]

I do not like Alliance Raid.
Only done the first two from HW and Rabanastre from SB. Did them once just for the sake of trying it then never step into it again. Reason: I get disoriented. They're confusing for me. I even watch guide beforehand but I get overwhelmed with the many mechanics and just noped out from proceeding. Even when I had a friend who willing to do call outs for me.
I want to try enjoy it. Maybe I just need to run enough times to be accustomed to them. But the anxiety, man.

If you've only done the HW/SB raids, you might want to try the Lv50 Crystal Tower raids - they're easier (though still some instant-death things you need to learn to hide from) and if you're into the story, it ties into Shadowbringers.

If you're overwhelmed by the amount of "flashiness" on screen, you might want to look at the setting in the character configuration menu that lets you turn other players' battle effects down or off.

[einschwartz]

...and in 6ish weeks join us on the front lines exploring the new alliance raid. No one knows the mechanics yet, so its clearly not your fault if you mess anything up. And being there from the beginning, getting some gear upgrades while theyre still relevant, and hopefully being engaged with the story might just get you past the anxiety.

This is what I hope to achieve myself. This being my first expansion, I am less paranoid to participate in new combat contents. Before, I dread thinking about trying (normal) 8-man raid because I was several months late into SB. Even the normal story trials took me a few days to man up and press that register duty button. But with ShB, I am more open to try the Eden raid on the week it dropped. Hopefully, it will be the same with alliance raid too.

If you've only done the HW/SB raids, you might want to try the Lv50 Crystal Tower raids - they're easier (though still some instant-death things you need to learn to hide from) and if you're into the story, it ties into Shadowbringers.

If you're overwhelmed by the amount of "flashiness" on screen, you might want to look at the setting in the character configuration menu that lets you turn other players' battle effects down or off.

I do have the intention to run CT now that I have cleared ShB; to get a different perspective/feel on the ending. I know they're easier now but still stalling as I'm still uncomfortable with the idea of "running alliance raid" haha.

I already have battle effects set to limited. Making other alliance party names set to initials to reduce clutter. Change name colors so I could easily differentiate between my own party and others. But I still find it a mess for me to cope visually. I find the (some) huge boss model makes it worse. But like I said in previous post, the reason to this unfamiliarity is mostly due to not giving myself a chance to run the encounter more than once.