Easing of old content for new/casual players

[Zirael_Foxfire]

I do appreciate that internet and hardware considerations are present but I don't believe nerfing content to the point that people with a reasonable system and connection find it utterly banal is the solution.
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I feel that echo is a sufficient crutch.

My argument, and producer's argument is that echo does nothing for someone who physically doesn't see landslide or divebomb marker on their screen in time. If you're on PS3, divebomb marker just straight doesn't get drawn on your screen (albeit, half of the time it does, but half of the time doesn't). You get carried if the rest of the party is overgeared enough even if you know exactly that you need to run up hill when you see the green marker. SE have released the game on PS3 (which I think was a mistake, just like keeping FFXI on PS2 for 12 years was) and they need to constantly take responsibility for that. I've seen them say "PS3 limitations" way too many times when refusing to add some features.

[...] Echo straight up gives Garuda/Ifrit Ex wins away as long as people sorta know what they're doing.

And that was the dev's intention.
As long as you sorta know how to play your job and as long as you sorta know what to do, you have a chance to win.

The fight was added almost exactly 7 months ago. Everyone who knew exactly what to do is long done with the fight. Hell, I'm long done with Levi and Moogle already. Those who aren't bacause they missed the boat or play too casually; can log off or pay someone for win/loot.

I'd rather them have a fighting chance themselves than farming gil and ending up without any sense of achievement.
Landslide, weight of the land, divebomb and twister are not fair mechanic for a casual player. And at this point it is only the casual player that has any real need to play 2.0-2.1 content, so Devs should evaluate that content from those players' perspective and assess the barriers in it from the perspective of those players.

This discussion and announcement that Titan and Ifrit wins won't be needed any more to access Leviatan and Moogle EX started after producer Yoshida went to Australia and tried playing Titan Ex from there. Apparently he sucked at dodging. Who knows, maybe he even got kicked from party after two 'mistakes'. I'm sure when he plays in Japan he has no problem perfectly executing the fight.