Just an anecdote from Reddit: (emphasis mine)

Quote Originally Posted by well___duh
THE WORST PART OF P8S IS WHEN EVERYONE DOES MECHS CORRECTLY, NO DEATHS, NO DMG DOWNS, BUT WE STILL CAN'T MAKE PHASE 1 DPS CHECK.

XIVANALYSIS SAYS EVERYONE HAD NEAR FULL UPTIME (98-99%) AND NO NOTABLE MISSTEPS IN THEIR ROTATION

ALL BUFFS WERE ALIGNED AND HIT EVERYONE

EVERYONE POTTED TWICE

WE HAD SNAKE FIRST

BUT EVERYONE HAD SHIT LUCK WITH LOOT THIS WEEK AND THE HIGHEST ILVL IN THE GROUP WAS 613 (ONLY ONE PERSON HAD A SINGLE 630 ACCESSORY).

OUR COMP WASN'T META, BUT DESPITE DOING NEARLY EVERYTHING RIGHT, THE FACT WE STILL COULDN'T MAKE THE CHECK (AND JUST BARELY! 500 DPS UNDER) SHOWS HOW BROKEN THAT PHASE IS IF YOU'RE NOT IN A META COMP. WE SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE 615+ ILVL AND/OR A META COMP TO DO A 610 FIGHT.

EVEN DSR (WHO'S SYNCED ILVL IS 605 AND BIS RIGHT NOW IS 600) WASN'T AS BAD AS THIS. P3 NIDHOGG'S DPS CHECK HAS NOTHING ON PHASE 1 P8S

THIS WAS A PUG IN PF BTW, NOT A STATIC