The MSQ Endwalker Trial Bosses are WAY too hard for newer players to FFXIV

[ForteNightshade]

The second trial normal mode is about on par in difficulty with Shiva extreme when it was new. Story mode fights have come a long way in difficulty since ARR.

Very similar too where you have to watch which weapons she switches to know which attack is coming.

No it isn't.

Shiva EX, while among the easiest EX fights of ARR, is still quite a step above the second trial boss of normal. First and foremost, she absolutely shredded tanks back then. Which certainly isn't the case for any of the Endwalker normal modes. None of the story fights even come remotely close to EX difficulty.