Disappointed by Alexander (story) difficulty, fear Savage difficulty

Alex Savage difficulty most likely will be on the same level as normal coil was in 2.0, much lower then second coil savage.

Then get better and raid Savage when it comes out

I find it funny how people call things easy when clearly they aren't. Maybe mechanics "seem" easy enough. But paired with 7 other people (maybe all strangers) things can get tricky.

Yes, Alexander is able to be DF'd. Yes it can be cleared in 1 day. I did last night. But I wouldn't call the fights easy. I kept reading on the forums all day yesterday that they were easy. I set my expectations too low. Then proceeded to wipe constantly to F1 and F2. I pick things up fast, so at a certain point it was me relying on party members, but that's just how it has to be sometimes. I had a ninja friend spend 30 attempts at F4, while I went in with him later on and it only took me about 6. Just the way the cookie crumbles. But these fights are no pushover. I'd say its about medium difficulty for almost-hardcore players.

Maybe you're giving your "easy" rating based on a hardcore static group. If that's the case, then you're in luck because Savage is around the corner, but there are lots of casual players like me that don't have time for a hardcore lifestyle anymore and this difficulty is perfect.

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Originally Posted by Brundlefly

Maybe you're giving your "easy" rating based on a hardcore static group. If that's the case, then you're in luck because Savage is around the corner, but there are lots of casual players like me that don't have time for a hardcore lifestyle anymore and this difficulty is perfect.

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Exactly. I am in a static that does all the hardest content, but 90% of my FC are not - and frankly, they get sick of running CT or wiping in PF/DF coil. And despite being in a static that does the hardest content, I happen to enjoy Alex NM

Alexander NM is like Crystal Tower.

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Originally Posted by Nektulos-Tuor

Alexander NM is like Crystal Tower.

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Can you have 5 people stand outside the arena for half the boss, people DCing and nobody cares, run around mashing your keyboard and still clear Alex NM?

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Originally Posted by OliviaBadger

Can you have 5 people stand outside the arena for half the boss, people DCing and nobody cares, run around mashing your keyboard and still clear Alex NM?

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With how easy people are saying it is. Probably.

However, I would round that down based on calculation.

So only 1.6 people would be afk!

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Originally Posted by Nektulos-Tuor

With how easy people are saying it is. Probably.

However, I would round that down based on calculation.

So only 1.6 people would be afk!

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Haha.

Well, it is easy yes. But it's supposed to be. A lot of people on my server are enjoying it, and the casuals like the difficulty level of it, so I think the game needs it. Most of the people complaining that its too easy are the raiders - of course coming from things like savage SCOB its gonna be faceroll. But we have savage alex in less than 2 weeks, so I really don't see why casuals having an easy raid affects the HC players in any way.

IMO the tuning is right for a story mode. First and foremost, this is a final fantasy. As such, story is one of the most important aspects. How many people completely missed out on the binding coil story due to it only being tuned to the hardcore. Savage will be in 2 weeks, have better gear and provide the level of challenge the hardcore raiders are looking for. If NM is so easy that it offends you in some way, take 2 weeks and come back to savage. Don't just take to the forums and insult players who actually didn't get it cleared the first night.