Trashfire is not even close to an accurate descriptor of this thread, but;

My huge issues with job design aside;

From what we saw of the story, I think it looks good and I'm actually looking forward to it. While EW disappointed me, I do enjoy Estinien and Y'shtola a lot so I'm glad we're continuing with more of them, the new Reaper character looks like she'll be interesting.

Excited for the new dungeons, I read somewhere that Criterion Savage is meant to be done in full Savage BiS? Which is an interesting and bold choice if true, and one quite frankly I think I'll end up liking. They can't provide an Ultimate every patch so the game having something to do combat wise once you've cleared the tier and geared is a good one, especially since it wont require coordinating with 7 other people and instead just 3.

Holding my thoughts on Island Sanctuary until I actually get there and try it myself, but the rewards seem really cute so I'm sure I'll do it for those casually if I'm not a fan of how it works.

The new tier's gear looks cool, and I'm unsure if the particle effects are for normal mode or Savage, but if they're for doing Savage, I think that's another interesting choice and a good one. I know a lot of people have complained about Ultimate titles and weapons being the only "prestige" gear in the game, and while I don't think it's prestigious to do Savage at all, I don't have an issue with Savage gear having a bit more flair than just being a dyeable version of the normal mode.

I also haven't watched much more than the trailer but the fight against the giant tree with the triangle arena looks like it's going to be a hell of a lot of fun. I'm glad they took note of the positive reaction to how they utilized the arena in P2S to make the fight interesting and they're leaning more into it. Square/Circle arenas for every fight was getting boring, so if you're going to make us do the dance, build on some fun and interesting arena designs - and I'm very stoked to see that they've taken that feedback and seem to be playing with it more. I can't think of a single fight in all of Eden that wasn't just Square or Circle arenas, so this is a good step IMO.

All in all, issues with job design aside (and if you know my post history you'll know probably 90% of what I do is complaining about the state of healers and Scholar) I'm actually pretty excited for this. I wasn't planning on doing the new tier at all, but now I think I will, just on DPS this time.