Bozjan story locked behind Extreme-level Rank 10 Castrum critical engagement

[Payadopa]

So we finally get content that's not tied to Savage and the like and is also more challenging than pretty much everything else that is considered to be more casual and you want it nerfed already? After one day? Smh If anything, we need =more= between cakewalk and raiding in this game.

[Hakane_Mitsu]

In the trend to make more and more content palatable to hardcore players, casual players are left in the dust and are left out of content like Bozja because the story is increasingly locked behind difficult content like the Castrum critical engagement at Rank 10.

We already know that this critical engagement is difficult and 1. requires enough people to be at rank 10 in the first place to have a good chance of clearing and 2. have difficult enough mechanics that a random pick up group can't easily clear it. I am not against content being hardcore as a casual player as long as they're optional and detached from casual family-friendly content like Eureka or Bozja.

However, what is not talked about right now is that the rank 10 critical engagement unlocks a significant story twist in the Bozja storyline, with 10+ minutes of cutscenes and worldbuilding that will undoubtedly mean that the next tier of Bozja will have a prerequisite of Extreme-level Rank 10 Castrum critical engagement.

This hurts casual players like me who can't do Extreme content and already die repeatedly to the Red Comet, because it is unlikely that I will ever clear this content, and what's worse, I'll never be able to unlock the next tier of Bozja because I cannot complete the storyline. Please give players an option to receive 50% Echo to complete the engagement with the understanding that they will forgo the Bozjan coins. I think this is a good compromise for older gamers like me.

I'm sorry but I found this hilarous, I cleared lastnight with 31 randoms and it was a bit tricky but I would NOT put this on the same level as Savage / Extreme.

All you're doing is a broad selection of fates to rank up to even enter Castrum.

Two words;

Git Gud.

[Driavna]

I finally got around clearing all the current plot (got very lucky) and... the raid is equal to a 24m raid but chances to a full wipe are real. Also, that Obey mechanic from the last boss is nasty.

Acompany all this with a thigh timer and how your mattle go bye bye as you learn the encounters. (I dropped from 190k to 155k)

I doubt I will do it again until my char is capped at the very least. Not that much interested on the armor to be fair, so I will probably will farm cluster/fates/easy critical encounters until that is done.

[Infindox]

I'm sorry but I found this hilarous, I cleared lastnight with 31 randoms and it was a bit tricky but I would NOT put this on the same level as Savage / Extreme.

All you're doing is a broad selection of fates to rank up to even enter Castrum.

Two words;

Git Gud.

I think it's less Git Gud at this point and more "hope that decent people actually are in this instance" or even ANY rank 10s.

[Zohar_Lahar]

They should increase the recruitment time for Castrum Licus Latore in case of other on-going critical engagements active .

[EorzeaHero69]

What fight is that supposed to be? I'm curious about how hard it is.

Not that hard imo. I was actually able to clear the fight in only my first run with only 2 wipes against the final boss, where the dps check is a bit rough, but still doable with enough dps, with 33 other people.

[Voidedge_Ragna]

Red Comet is not Savage by any means, it has 3 patterns and only the second one can be difficult because they choose the black aoes which usually grow in size to rotate.

About Castrum ... mate its been 2 days, if you sign up for it you get like 10/12 ppl and they surrender, let ppl level up and look at this post in a week.

When Anemos was out someone calculated it would take 1000h to get a single relic ... it was more like 10h ... just give it time. If 48 ppl enter the fight you have a lot of rez in it, and since even tanks can rez and since there is no "no rez penalty" like in BA which it cleary tries to replicate ... you are fine.

This content is meant to last you 2 months not 2 days, you will get your clear ... and if you cant play well they will drag you by the neck and get you through.

Also if this is relevant for the next Bozja step im very sure they will nerf it or buff us so ppl will not be left behind.

[TalithaSolarien]

The main problem is indeed currently actually finding people to do the fight. Had it pop up twice yesterday, once with 8 and once with 16 players. Obviously no chance to do the fight. What is really annoying is that you actually get punished by queing for the fight as you will loose Mettle when you have to abandon the fight when not enough players show up. Not a mechanic to encourage participation in the fight. That fact that you can't change classes makes this even more difficult, a party with 8 dps has simply no chance. And not everyone is familar with the new Logos system.

This fight needs some serious overhaul to make it PuG compatible. Starting with a mechanic that will simply abandon the fight when not enough players queue.

[Hanayumi]

Its about as hard as 24m raid, the general issue right now is the lack of players doing it, still not many folks 10+, some think its going to be hard, and worst, castrum offen pops when there is CE going on already... Enlisting is way too short for it, feel like they need bump it up to 5-7 for enlisting then maybe another 5-7 for entering/prep, of which folks can just enter if they missed enlistment but it hasnt been completely filled.

[Infindox]

This content is meant to last you 2 months not 2 days, you will get your clear ... and if you cant play well they will drag you by the neck and get you through.

While true, the issue I'm seeing is that the Castrum is grindable (the glamour is in there), and if this is still a problem after the weekend comes and a lot more people have played, I think there's a design flaw somewhere.