emerald weapon extreme is quite possibly the worst extreme trial this expansion

[ItMe]

OP why do you think Emerald is so bad?
Before we can have a conversation can you elaborate please?

[grinkdaboy]

OP why do you think Emerald is so bad?
Before we can have a conversation can you elaborate please?

my first gripe with it is:

1) first phase is a joke. the most complex mechanic is orbs and then after at it's so trivial i wondered why they bothered. was the intent to make a reverse sort of situation with ruby? where p1 of ruby ex is so frontloaded compared to phase 2? if that's the case then they definitely missed the mark and could've just done away with it.

2) the audio and visuals are very boring. oh boy! GOLDEN emerald weapon! oh boy! GAIUS!!! it's very drab and unappealing to me. we can laugh together all day about how diamond weapon turns into mecha-ifrit, but at least there's something interesting under the surface there.

3) the fight is more punishing on melee on account of how quickly things snapshot in this fight. forced downtime isn't fun, either. sure, diamond also had its share of stopping and starting, but the stopping never quite felt as long as it did in emerald. dodging exflares is boring.

[RocciaSolida]

I unironically think Emerald Weapon is in the top 3 worst trials in the game but thankfully I'm done with it

[GrizzlyTank]

OP why do you think Emerald is so bad?
Before we can have a conversation can you elaborate please?

Maybe he just hates the color green.