Just me or is the new Variant dungeon actively unfun?

I've been doing the new one with a friend and having a lot of fun. I find it exciting to discover the new paths and changes. The scenery is also very nice, especially the onsen! I personally want more content like this, things I can do with a friend and have a nice time, and which have good replayability.

Do you remember good times in gaming where people got killed by a boss, and instead of complaining that it's too hard after they died once, they kept yeeting themselves at the boss over and over again, learning his moves in a process, and eventually got a satisfying victory?

Variant already gives you unlimited heal, unlimited 20% MIT with a strong shield, while boss fights are barely harder than dungeon fights, the barrier is as low as it can get. And no, boss' HP isn't too high, your damage is just too low, they are equivalent to dungeon bosses. How long until dungeons bosses die? Like 2+2+3 minutes? Well, I just ran variant solo with meme 1.94 GCD SAM build with just 640 gear, and killed first boss in 3:01 and second in 4:21, which totals to same time as all 3 regular dungeon bosses.

I dont like the rat
but the Samurai and monkey tiger thing is great imo I haven't figured out secret boss yet

I found it passively unfun.

My only issue is that it feels like their health is really bloated. It just becomes a slog.

You want to talk slog, try completing it after 3 people are down.

Makes the normal solo health pool feel short.

I prefer it over normal dungeon structure. Bosses and difficulty are fine, encounters are perhaps a bit too long.

However, and despite putting limits on myself, like "only one path per day to avoid burnout" I ended up losing interest quickly, to this day I don't have the 12 paths unlocked and I don't feel compelled to go for it.

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Originally Posted by Deo14

Do you remember good times in gaming where people got killed by a boss, and instead of complaining that it's too hard after they died once, they kept yeeting themselves at the boss over and over again, learning his moves in a process, and eventually got a satisfying victory?

Variant already gives you unlimited heal, unlimited 20% MIT with a strong shield, while boss fights are barely harder than dungeon fights, the barrier is as low as it can get. And no, boss' HP isn't too high, your damage is just too low, they are equivalent to dungeon bosses. How long until dungeons bosses die? Like 2+2+3 minutes? Well, I just ran variant solo with meme 1.94 GCD SAM build with just 640 gear, and killed first boss in 3:01 and second in 4:21, which totals to same time as all 3 regular dungeon bosses.

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As time goes on, more and more this playerbase become welfare recipients

I plan to run a few rounds once I get in the mood to play again. I think Saturday I'm doing Bozja though because my goal is to be selected for a duel...even if I get spanked in seconds.

I do feel like the HP tuning needs some work because in its current state it feels like you generally get faster runs by soloing then doing it with other people, plus the mechanics are easier that way.

The only actual downside is that if you ever die you have to restart the fight, but pretty much nothing can one-shot you if Variant Rampart is active.