Forced to Raid?

[Illmaeran]

Got to page 3 and decided to reply. Quite annoyed to be honest. OP doesn't like raiding, doesn't want to raid. Nothing wrong with that. Raiding is my least favorite activity in the game by far. They have also stated that they have tried many MMO's in the past and they do not like raiding. Unfortunate how many people seem to be implying that there opinion is "wrong" and that they should "just go do the raids."

I agree. There's nothing wrong with not wanting to raid and thankfully we only have to do the CT stuff to get through the MSQ. It's not something I'm a huge fan of, only doing them straight through once, and only to unlock them for more roulette variety. Even then, there are ones I haven't set foot into yet. Part of that's due to anxiety from my limited skills and the rest is general lack of interest.

I suppose you could call me a Hypercasulian, from the city of Filthy on the continent of Toxic since I've spent more time gathering and crafting to make food for my RP venue than I have intentionally progressing in raids. Anxiety due to non-Hypercasulian's attitudes toward us and worry about our limited skills pissing people off and getting kicked is real. I'd say that 90% of anxiety in this game comes from seeing nasty attitudes and words coming from people who are more progression/challenge focused and thinking everyone else is that way when going into party content. I know I feel that way when going into something I've only done once or haven't done in a long time. Hell, I got totally lost in Cutter's Cry the other day and the healer didn't like where I positioned myself (the tank) during a couple fights and Rescued me to a "better" place. Talk about worrying I was pissing people off spiking anxiety!

I do think giving a raid a go is worth it; I enjoyed the Eden story a lot even if I nervous during the fights. However, one shouldn't be required to do so if they don't want to.