I haven't even done hard mode yet. Which leads to the same problem I have with Thordan EX and which I had with Bismarck and Ravana for the longest time - clearing content after the first few days is incredibly hard because all the good people are already farming and one tends to get stuck with the bottom line of players who couldn't clear it before.
That's fine though - I'm not gonna stop pacing myself and enjoying a new patch at my own leisure just to keep up with the people rushing through everything on day 1.
One has to have priorities, and since my satisfaction level seems to be infinitely higher than most people's, I think I'm doing something right, even if it means I won't have the shiny bird first