Quote Originally Posted by Phoenicia View Post
You almost sound very valid here, except, in the entirety of ARR (2.0 to 2.55), casuals had no problem playing the game with Coil being out of reach for 98% of the player base without paying someone to get them the clears.
I'm one of those 98%, so I'm really happy with the Alex Normal. If 98% of the players who pay are casuals, I understand SE to satisfy them, and not the 2% hardcore raiders. You can skip the cutscenes in Normal mode and wait in Savage to watch it...