Lack of midcore content

[Sylvain]

IMO the first two tiers of savage have been extremely midcore all of Stormblood. I always just pug em up as if I would an ex trial and it usually takes the same amount of time to clear. Shinryu and Thordan were outliers even compared to savage, more like 2.5s or arguably even on the same difficulty as 3. I think there's an equal amount of MC as harder content, it's casual content that there is disproportionately too much of. At the very least they could add hard mode dungeons or something. I know it's a casual game but still...

I agree the first two tier of savage are rather easy and exactly have the kind of difficulty i'm refering there as "midcore"

But unfortunately, "it's only two bosses you do once a week"
Unless you're extremely unlucky with your group, that's done within 30-45min when server reset on tuesday

I agree with Lala Yuki, everything up to Sigma 2.0 savage is "casual" content, but then again 3.0/4.0 are not hardcore by any stretch and the hardest part is finding a group.

Sure the game could use more extreme/savage fights but you also need to push yourself because savage is the content you are looking for. .

Oh I know that too well, I used to be in a very hardcore guild in WoW cata (before university and "life" kicked in), the problem I currently have is that the people I play with just aren't savage player. (especially my bf)
So... I somewhat progress slowly trying to make them come with me (doesn't work all that well)

And i'm just stuck in that eternal loop of

friends: there's nothing to do
me : we could do os6 ^^?
friends: no fuck pf people just keep dying on stupid stuff
me: yeah.... but when it's done you can join kill group and it's faster
friends: don't care. let's do expert
me : yay... expert #cry

As much as this is very personal issue, I'm pretty sure many player would kinda enjoy more stuff in between savage and expert

Tsukuyomi is a great fight. It's simplistic but creative. It's easy but not too boring.

Byakko on the other hand, goddamn. That 2minute interlude you can't skip zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZ. They should really let you be able to skip it if you can dps the tiger down in time.

Unpopular opinion but I really enjoyed Shinryu and Thordan. It's nice to get a couple of trials that aren't a complete face roll.

I kow right! Tsuku is just an amazing fight (dps check is easy so you can easily carry new player too)
I personally really loved Byakko, but I agree the interlude could have been more exciting, perhaps if it wasn't scripted and actually something random.
And I love shinryu but god finding a group for that boss is hard.

[Squintina]

he problem I currently have is that the people I play with just aren't savage player. (especially my bf)
So... I somewhat progress slowly trying to make them come with me (doesn't work all that well)

And i'm just stuck in that eternal loop of

friends: there's nothing to do
me : we could do os6 ^^?
friends: no fuck pf people just keep dying on stupid stuff
me: yeah.... but when it's done you can join kill group and it's faster
friends: don't care. let's do expert
me : yay... expert #cry

As much as this is very personal issue, I'm pretty sure many player would kinda enjoy more stuff in between savage and expert

Sounds like the problem is you and your friends have different expectations.

If you can somehow convince them to do Tsuku Ex, but not O6S, that's just strange. O6S is not insanely more difficult than Tsuku Ex. Actually, I would say O6S is actually easier than Tsuku Ex because at least no one has to remember sides based on text. And if they don't want to do TSuku Ex, even if they did add more trials, I fear your friends may not want to do them anyway.

If you take your friends out of the equation, you could just go PF O5/O6S - or join normal raids using the Duty Finder (which, given the various ..."skill" level...of people in Duty Finder, can sometimes be more difficult than their Savage counterparts - nothing like having people who get 6 vulnerability stacks in kefka normal)

You can also do POTD 180-200, or do old EX trial fights synced at min ilvl.

Next month there will be the new HoH(as you know, which will have the difficult parts starting much earlier on), and the Monster Hunter collaboration which has already been stated to require a level 70, and may have 2 difficulties. This hints at a trial or something similar.

[Sylvain]

sbip.

Do not under estimate the power that the word "savage" can have on someone

[Squintina]

Do not under estimate the power that the word "savage" can have on someone

Tell them to get over the word lol. O7S and O8S are definitely harder than Extreme trials. O5S can also be harder/easier just depending on how good people are at learning and dealing with mechs (specifically remembering Remorse, which has wiped plenty of PF groups I've had the leisure of joining in for funsies). If this is the kind of mech they can handle, then it's also an extreme level. If it's not, then it's a savage level.

But not being willing to try just because of the word and then they tell you there's nothing to do, well that's just strange.

But you do have the other options of doing old trials synced, as stated in the post.

And if you really can't, and you're all drinking age...Well, I've had a lot of fun doing Normals while at least 4 people in my party were intoxicated Dealing with people messing up because of drunkenness can add a real level of difficulty.