No sense of fear in this game.

[KeiranOlive]

That Clockwork Bit near the Adamantite node in Azys Lla is kinda scary...

I've actually seen a level 60 miner and his chocobo take down that clockwork bit.

And, as someone else mentioned, if you want heart-pounding adventures just try endgame crafting. Is the most terrifying thing in this game. Every failed hasty touch makes you sweat. You have an 80% chance to HQ that i170 BSM main hand tool. And then...normal quality. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Over a million gil worth of mats down the drain. True story ;_;. So scary.

On a serious note, I like the idea of S ranks going on a rampage and needing to be stopped before they decimate all the low level characters. Makes the maps a little more dangerous sometimes, but not all the time.