Quote Originally Posted by TaleraRistain View Post
Raiders *already* get something extra in exclusive phases, exclusive bosses, exclusive song drops, exclusive mounts, and exclusive gear. It's not going to kill them to do Normal mode like everyone else for the story. Soloers make the choice to join with 7 others in a raid to see the story. Groupers join 4 more people in a raid to see the story. Savage raiders have to put up with being bored to see the story. Everyone gives up something from their normal playstyle to gain something else. It's equally balanced.
Ironically, several raiders, myself included, would prefer Savage to be unlockable without having to complete Normal and without any story. Why? So we can later go back and watch the story unfold without having to rush through it for week 1. Putting said story in Savage just means we'll skip it since the whole purpose of Savage isn't story but doing challenging battle content. Look no further than E8S. What was the biggest complaint besides Light Rampant? Her minute long cut-scene before going into second phase.