Any reason to launch A4 Savage as an impossible raid?

As others have said, we're well below the ilvl of the intended kill.
But that being said, the devs mentioned they were surprised that players managed to down what they have already.

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Originally Posted by Zeke_Anderson

Didn't a4s get beaten last week?

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wherever you hear this info from, it nee to be check, because afaik A4 has not beat by any group yet

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Originally Posted by SuperZay

Lmao at this game's apologist community.

4-5 days maintenance ?
"I'm happy that Square Enix is doing this if it means we get better servers :)"

Two Expert dungeons for the next 3-4 months?
"I'm happy that Square Enix is doing this if it means we'll get some other conent too :)"

The bard ruined by The Wanderer's Minuet?
"I'm happy that Square Enix is doing this if it means bard's damage will not suck as much as without it :)"

The Flare or Holy nerfed?
"I'm happy that Square Enix is doing this if it means other jobs will have to contribute more :)"

The raid is currently impossible and ignores your skill level?
"I'm happy that Square Enix is doing this if it means there'll be a reason to farm esoterics for a few more weeks/months :)"

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*looks around in comment, nope not seeing a sorry in there, what's your problem with my post anyway? you know people are entitled to there own thoughts and opinions. What don't you like about A4 Savage requiring gear to pass it? Isn't that why we gearing up? or you one of them peeps that read 1 line and that's it?

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Originally Posted by Martin_Arcainess

What don't you like about A4 Savage requiring gear to pass it? Isn't that why we gearing up?

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No, we should be gearing only to make it easier. Previous Savages have never required gear from months ahead to clear it, only true skill mattered as it should be in a real hard raid without cheap difficulty.

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Originally Posted by SuperZay

No, we should be gearing only to make it easier. Previous Savages have never required gear from months ahead to clear it, only true skill mattered as it should be in a real hard raid without cheap difficulty.

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You mean something like SCoB which never got easier even with gear, essentially rendering one major point of gearing from SCoB moot.


Oh, and I hate SCoB in general while I can find fun in BCoB and FCoB. Esp FCoB thst balanced nicely between gear checks and mechanics, savage does the same.

And is it not "true skill" to push what your gear is beyond capable of? Because that's exactly what was done for savage 3

I have to wonder if OP is actually working on A4S or if this is thread 13517235127 about someone complaining about content they've never even seen.

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Originally Posted by SuperZay

No, we should be gearing only to make it easier. Previous Savages have never required gear from months ahead to clear it, only true skill mattered as it should be in a real hard raid without cheap difficulty.

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With that logic, then we could entirely strip our gear and be able to beat it??? See where the problem is? It is a gear check. You put time and effort into getting gear that allows you to down the harder raid. Almost every MMO gates the harder content with the ilvl of gear from the previous difficulty.

Didn't T13 get beaten in the first week? It's a good move to give a raid at least some longevity.

I remember seeing threads both here and reddit that it had been downed. Will search forums for links on my lunch break.

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Originally Posted by Alistaire

Didn't T13 get beaten in the first week? It's a good move to give a raid at least some longevity.

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Yes, but it took a lot of weeks of progression for 98% of statics to beat it. Shouldn't judge the raid's difficulty by Lucrezia's crazy skills.