I've never removed my gear before alliance roulette. I understand the rationale behind a lot of level 80 players doing it who have Orbonne unlocked though. I got Orbonne last week in my roulette and it was wipe after wipe. At the 3rd boss, the raid abandoned duty and I wasted almost an hour of my game time (which on a normal evening I only have 1-2 hours max due to my work schedule). I can see why people do it, though I have never practiced this trend myself like many others commenting here as I don't think it's the ethical thing to do.

I think SE need to adjust the difficulty of Orbonne first and foremost. I'm not saying to make it mind-numbing boring like CT/ST, but the mechanics (especially on the third boss) are way too hard IMO for a regular roulette duty. I think SE also needs to increase the amount of bonus exp for those of us max level characters who get the SB Raids in our roulette overall. I definitely think it's not right that people who run ST or CT in 15 mins get the same experience as players who rough it out and stay to finish a successful Orbonne run for 1 hour + depending on the group you get. I also think they can put something in place if the Orbonne or other harder raids are abandoned, give a "attempt made" bonus exp for those people who wasted so much time trying to get their clear. Just a few suggestions...