Quote Originally Posted by Renathras View Post
Can you point out another encounter that isn't a Savage where there are objects like that in the field (a) not placed by players (includes debuffs bosses place on players for them to drop), (b) that you must hide behind, but also (c) that will explode when hit by another mechanic occurring at the same time, and without any clear indication this is happening (that is, HydEx's crystals don't shatter or break apart to indicate they exploded in any way; players just take a massive burst of damage and have no visible indication of where it came from since that part of the fight is saturated with light effects everywhere)?

I would wager not.
That's moving the goalposts. You said there were no normal fights where players had to hide behind things that they did not control the placement of. All the things I listed are relevant to that claim.