Quote Originally Posted by Intellion View Post
If the current skill sync that we have now is truly "healthy" for both the gameplay and the community, then why do most people turn it off via undersized parties when given the chance in Party Finder the moment the situation allows for it? If people truly enjoyed the "challenging" outdated content that we have now, then why do nearly all veterans AND sprouts just bumrush to the finish line instead of taking in the sights and exploring slowly and carefully? If players truly found forced skill sync so "engaging" in old content, then why do so many people play Blue Mage?
Just going to respond to this:
People's use of undersized has nothing to do with weather or not syncing is good or bad, the sync system is in place so people's first time through is as close to the ways the dev's intended as can be, undersized is there for someone to engage in content how they wish.
Your point also doesn't really stand up, you say "why do most people turn it off via undersized parties in party finder the moment the situation allows for it?" Well the situation allows for it right away, you could just clear everything unsynced your first time through, get some friends or randoms in party finder and clear your way to victory, mowing down everything with your full kit always. If what you say was true, the duty roulette would be empty and the party finder bursting with dungeon and normal mode parties ready to unsync their way through content.
However that's not the case at all, the duty finder is active and always popping while its rare to ever see a regular dungeon or normal mode trial in the party finder unless it's an unsynced farm or (ironically) BLU going in synced for the log/spells.

I've got everything at 80 and I'm fine with the system, is it a bit dull if I get a low level dungeon? Kinda but it really doesn't bother me too much, the only thing I'd change is letting all dps have some form of their aoe at lower levels, but otherwise I wouldn't want my full kit kept, because I know it would go one of two ways.
1: I'm putting in level 80 effort, but getting back level 24 results.
2: The level 24 might as well go make a snack because no matter how furiously they press those three buttons, they'll never keep up with me.

As for "It's not balanced anyway! Why bother!?" Just because something isn't perfect, doesn't mean you destroy it utterly, we're already too strong when synced down, the last thing they should do is make that worse.