New Unreal is a an all around miserable experience.

[Reinha]

The enrage is a little too strict, and it seems like several people are just glossing over that. It's true the vast majority of runs haven't even made it that far, but the DPS check is likely a factor in people losing faith. You'll even see "wipe" calls if so much as two people die, even though every single group has a RDM and a SMN. If they don't cut out about 2% of his HP, I'll probably start asking people to bring potions. I used some this past week and noticed you can fit two in the second phase. A 5% damage increase on even a few people for 20% of the phase could negate some of those enrages.

Wait, people don't use potions in current extreme and harder content? I thought melds, food and potions were a baseline expectation whenever seeing the enrage is a possibility. It could partly explain why some people consider extremes to be insurmountable obstacles.

[VictorSpoils]

Wait, people don't use potions in current extreme and harder content? I thought melds, food and potions were a baseline expectation whenever seeing the enrage is a possibility. It could partly explain why some people consider extremes to be insurmountable obstacles.

Nobody does Extremes at minimum ilvl so potions are pretty much forgone. I don't check everyone's gear but I assume at least most have melds (however much that helps in Unreal) and generally most people have food. IDK if potions were needed for Titan/Shiva/Leviathan, but they definitely weren't for Ultima lol

[Sunhwapark]

I thought melds, food and potions were a baseline expectation whenever seeing the enrage is a possibility. .

People usually only care about food, sometimes they will ask others to pot if possible, but usually it's only like 3/8 members potting anyway.
Imo people don't really look too muhc into melds nowadays, it's very rarely called out unless you're something like BLM melding skill speed and tenacity then someone will of course question your intentions.

In my opinion on the Chaos DC at least, people tend to be more relaxed about food/pot/meld in anything below the 3rd/4th Savage fights.

[Iyrnthota]

People usually only care about food, sometimes they will ask others to pot if possible, but usually it's only like 3/8 members potting anyway.
Imo people don't really look too muhc into melds nowadays, it's very rarely called out unless you're something like BLM melding skill speed and tenacity then someone will of course question your intentions.

In my opinion on the Chaos DC at least, people tend to be more relaxed about food/pot/meld in anything below the 3rd/4th Savage fights.

This is news to me as well, I thought food/pots/melds were pretty much standard.
Food always in any content extreme and above.
I tend to save pots when practising, but in any clear/farm parties, or if I think we're close to a clear I'll pot.

[hagare]

Wait, people don't use potions in current extreme and harder content? I thought melds, food and potions were a baseline expectation whenever seeing the enrage is a possibility. It could partly explain why some people consider extremes to be insurmountable obstacles.

Does meld even matter in unreal?

Yes i have and i've got my 4 clears already

I went DF instead. Already got my 2 clears after reset