The Frontlines Premade issue has not been fixed.

[Astrololol]

why not just make some type of frontline practice mode? there are obviously still a lot of first timers/unsure people around, and it would be less morale breaking than to get frustrated and not want to play the mode again, because lol some beginners got stomped by chuckle f's premade 3x in a row, etc. it's clear that ffxiv needs those "unskilled" players to have better queue times, so why are we mostly trying to disregard them? ffxiv in general is a huge pve-based game, I'm sure the population that signs up for its pvp is low. pvers especially seem to become disheartened quickly if they feel like they have 0 chance in pvp.

as for the practice mode, idk, maybe it should need 20 matches (or wins?? idk) to be able to play in the regular frontline, and tomestones/whatever event goodies would still be obtainable there, but halved (barring wolf marks but idk, maybe those could be halved too). probably off-limits after the 20 games/wins/whatever, save maybe returning players who haven't been playing for over a month, to get up to speed again, if they feel like it.

mainly just an idea for the people interested in pvp, but don't want to get thrown in a potential shark pit while they don't even know what exactly to do.