1 week savage delay and everything that plays into it

[Raven2014]

I have a couple questions for you:

- Given the fact that week 1 clear is something a very small fraction (hardcore raiders) of an already small portion (general raiders) of players, why everything have to be balanced and carter around those people?
- If week one prog is enough to break a static, I think that say more about the static rather than the fight. I once was part of a hardcore static that was aiming for week 1 or 2 clear, and let's say it was toxic enough that I told myself never again.

This sound more like a constructed issue born from ego rather than an organic one.

but if even we are barely able to clear the dps check, week 2/3/4 raiders are not motivated but disencouraged.

No, not really. Personally I clear 1-3 in the first 2 weeks, with the last floor in the 3rd or 4th week and we're perfectly happy with that. Generally that's the pace my static goes at well. We're all solid players, in fact most of the member have 1 to 3 ultimate under their belt. But, regardless the skill, we simply can't invest enough time for week 1 clear. Not all players (in fact, I dare say this apply to more players than not) cant afford to take day off from work, drop everything for one week, or even play every day of the week. (My static goes for 3h/day for 3days a week, and we can't afford a single hour more).

If you and your static can, more power to you, but please don't ask stuff to be balance around you and yours when like I said, you're an extremely tiny part of the community. A very showy part maybe, but tiny regardless. Given I already see people already attempting to prog and clear the last floor in Party Finder of all places, I think the difficulty is on point.