Famitsu interview with Yoshi

[RiceisNice]

its the high end content for the top 1% of raiders, tough even casual groups who already got full 210 should clear it without problems

a3 normal seems to suit you more if you have neither gear/skill nor the determination/time to learn the mechanics

That's an oxymoron. 1% of raiders =/= casual raiders.

And even then, "casual" definition differs people by people, but it doesn't change the fact that the general census is that A3S and onward is incredibly overtuned, the clear rates are concerningly low (admiringly by the developers, who intentionally designed these to cater to the high end raiders, so wut?), mass server transfers for a "better raiding scene", and that Normal mode can be done with even someone that's afking outside of the boss arena because it's so loose and undertuned comparable to a 24-man raid.