What's the motivation to raid?

[Super_Bee_Brian]

Got invited to raid today...

Sooo... With Eureka, the motivation is to upgrade relic gear and get the T-Rex mount. What about raiding?

This is my first time in all my years of playing MMOs to hit max level. It'll be my first time "raiding". What exactly do I get from raiding?

Thanks.

[Fredco191]

The ability to flex on others.

[Bubble_Oseven]

Salt. You get salt from raiding.

[Metsonm]

You get the highest level gear in the game: it's EXTREMELY unlikely that your best in slot won't include any raid gear. Besides that, the challenge of the fights.

[Vidu]

In terms of items you get from raiding:

- highste ilvl gear available
- weapon with the highste ilvl for the current patchcycle
- dyeable raid-gear (shares the model with the gear from NM, but dyeable)
- mountdrop for clearing the last tier, aka O12S

In terms of other things someone can get from raiding:

- the satisfaction to have cleared some of the most challenging content in the game
- fun, by doing that with friends
- seeing the full, last fight - at least in SB each of the last fights (4, 8 and 12) have a special phase thats exclusive to Savage
- an aneurism from all the anger if people dont show up in time for the third week
- (pathtic) bragging rights, depending on when you clear it

[ChaoticCrimson]

Some people just enjoy getting to learn and eventually clear tougher content. There doesn't have to be much more motivation than that. It's a goal that feels satisfying when accomplished, and that can be fun enough in itself.

[SenorPatty]

You get to use your social skills to mani--I mean encourage your other party members to carry you.


Oh and get you free gil. That's the most important part, even more than the loot.

[DeaconMoore]

High blood pressure, screaming at people, outbursts of profanity, dafuq moments watching that dude run into the fire and dying, oh and the joy of killing a boss on a higher difficulty that drops better gear.

[MetalSnakeXI1]

Got invited to raid today...

Sooo... With Eureka, the motivation is to upgrade relic gear and get the T-Rex mount. What about raiding?

This is my first time in all my years of playing MMOs to hit max level. It'll be my first time "raiding". What exactly do I get from raiding?

Thanks.

Well multiple things from my perspective:

1/See the story behind the raid

2/For the challenge and learning experiences,cuz usually some raid bosses have mechanics that might be used later in future content

And 3/For funs and thrills,this one tho applies more to normal raids than savage difficulty raids but for me when a raid is fun that encourages me to do it multiple times either for farming,helping other people or just reliving a favorite fight of mine....

Some people can be salty tho so don't get discouraged if you encounter some people like this....I'd say give raiding a try

Tho if you didn't do the alexander raid I suggest you do that first cuz it's a bit easier to digest and a good practice before doing the omega raid

[Dualgunner]

Raiding what? There are a lot of things in this game that are considered raiding.

Raiding 24 mans? Its a casual spectacle of running with a small army through a large dungeon, with some neat bosses and mechanics. The incentive is the catch up patch gear, and the spectacle.

Raiding 8 man NM? Same iLv gear as crafted gear, and i380 is a good first step to doing 8 man savage raids.

Raiding 8 man savage? iLv cap gear early in the 6 month gear tier, and bragging rights, really.