Hi FFXIV players, can you fill out some questions for a university paper about FFXIV?

[Zaddi]

1. What's your preferred role in a fight?

Ranged/caster DPS or healer. Anything but melee and tank.


2. What's the highest difficulty you have consistently cleared in this expansion?

Extremes. Though I've cleared some of the savage fights too, just not on a regular basis, and usually not when they are relevant.


3. Whats your favourite encounter this expansion? Why?

Warrior of light EX. I find the mechanics fun and somewhat challening Still want that dragon...


4. What's your least favourite encounter this expansion? Why?

Emerald weapon EX. The cutscene is too long for a farm, and the fight is boring.

[Breakbeat]

1. What's your preferred role in a fight? DPS (Summoner) or Healer (Have not tried one in FFXIV yet.)
   
2. What's the highest difficulty you have consistently cleared in this expansion? Entry-level light- and full-party duties. "Level-up" stuff.
   
3. Whats your favourite encounter this expansion? Why? I haven't done any "current expansion" encounters, but my favorite one so far was the Praetorium. I liked the larger party, longer fights, and the quantity of cutscenes.
   
4. What's your least favourite encounter this expansion? Why? I haven't had any encounters that I disliked or favored less. All of my group encounters have been fun. All of my solo encounters have been fun.

[Hysterior]

What's your preferred role in a fight? Usually healers, switching between WHM and SCH depending on co-healer

What's the highest difficulty you have consistently cleared in this expansion? "Eden's Verse: Furor (Savage)" I think. I didn't touch the current raid tier.

Whats your favourite encounter this expansion? Why? Warrior or Light (Extreme). Fun fight and encounters always feel different.

What's your least favourite encounter this expansion? Why? Castrum Marinum (Extreme), this fight is still a mess.

[Theodric]

I put my answers in a spoiler box as they deal with story elements:

What's your preferred role in a fight?

Ranged DPS. I like fighting from a distance, especially if I bring some utility to the table. I favour RDM for that reason, since if a healer is eliminated by a mechanic than I can be backup/throw out some emergency revives which is a very satisfying element in combat.


What's the highest difficulty you have consistently cleared in this expansion?

Titania EX. I've been slacking when it comes to tougher content during this expansion.


Whats your favourite encounter this expansion? Why?

Delubrum Reginae. As a big fan of the Ivalice games and Matsuno's work, it was an absolute delight to go through a raid with so much similar energy.


What's your least favourite encounter this expansion? Why?

Elidibus. I thought it was disappointing to eliminate him so quickly after Emet-Selch and also to refuse to give him an original form. I also thought it was a mistake to disallow him the ability to take G'raha Tia down with him.

[Crossu]

Will you publish the finished paper? Because Ive seen a load of posts like this on gamer forums, and as yet I am have never seen the results of any.

Since they said it's for school, I don't think it's being made with publication in mind, though OP did say (earlier on this page in fact) that they'd be happy to share it with us here.

I really, really wish I can publish it online but as far as I'm concerned it belongs to the university after it's submitted for evaluation, after I get the results I'll try to submit it online