Quote Originally Posted by Vidu View Post
[...]Unlocking and clearing all of that content seemed like something one would do before looking for rare stuff to grind out - and even if OP doesnt have everything unlocked, they said they dont mind a grind. [...]
Not necessarily, when you consider people were already complaining in the past because some trials needed for Mentor-roulettes are locked behind sidequests. (Hildibrand's battles are a common example for fights players like to not complete.) Several optional dungeons are also falling into that category.

To add from my personal experience, I find the work one has to put into the Astrope-grind these days kind of overwhelming.
->Reflecting on all factors involved, I had it fairly easy when I picked the challenge up in the last winter of Heavensward a ka before Stormblood got released. Not as many recs needed to become a Mentor in first place; not as many completed instances to unlock the roulette; not as many troublesome trials possible to happen on the road.