Can it still be called a "raid" anymore?

[Hazama999]

I pretty much agree with the OP.

I feel like I would enjoy the raids a lot more if there was a sense of space and traversal through it. As they are, you are just tossed into an arena and fight a boss. My ideal raid would be one that evokes a sense of actually breaking into and exploring a place with really strong enemies (bosses and otherwise). In this aspect, I think the 24-man raids have the 8-man raids beat, although oftentimes the 24-man raids can feel like guided tours since you run by certain areas and can almost expect the NPCs to go "if you look to your right, you'll see Ozma hanging out :]" If people are so pressed for time, I suppose the savage version could include a skip to the boss or something... Coulda sworn Alexander did something like that at some point.

I found this raid tier to be a bit on the boring side simply because of the tournament arc set-up, because of course it was contrived to be that way.