5.3 Preliminary Patch Note

[Ultimatecalibur]

Umm, sorry but no. It being the same as some completely unrelated FATE that most new players would never encounter, because who the hell does FATES, doesn't count as a telegraph. If that mechanic appeared in a story or tutorial instance that was mandatory prior to going into AV then you'd have a point, but as it stands Coincounters attack is just crap design. For most people AV will be their first encounter with that mechanic; and it being a 1-hit kill prevents any learning and adjusting.

During ARR it was hard to miss The Eyes Have It. It was just off the path when traveling to Whitebrim for the MSQ and Coerthus Central Highlands was one of the FATE grinding hot spots (which was the primary way to level during 2.X). AV was a lot harder to find in that it was an optional dungeon that required taking a detour to unlock it and was only required once you were trying to become a second lieutenant in your grand company.

It was very reasonable to expect knowledge of the FATE when entering AV during 2.X. Only afterwards were players often missing out on expected knowledge.