Why IS the savage lockout system the way it is?

[Dzian]

This guy gets it.

As much as it sucks, the current system is incredibly effective at deterring split raids and paid carries and that sort of thing. The last thing the high-end community needs is to have to roll a second character, MSQ it, level it, gear it, and start clearing fights 8 times a week in order to be "optimal".

It's also effective at destroying communities and bonds. Punishes players for helping each other. Which is arguably one of the reasons participation in the content is low.

Someone in your fc or network asks for help on a saturday evening.. Well sorry we did it Thursday so can't help because you'll be punished and get no loot. .so sucks to be you..

Mmos are meant to be about teamwork and working together but xiv does everything it can to discourage that on basically every level. From savage raids right down to the msq... you can't proceed with this quest while in a party.....