The Masked Carnivale is Some of the Worst Content in FFXIV

[JamieRose]

I really do not understand who thought that walling content behind an insanely overtuned set of fights was a good idea. I would really think that person should be fired.

Everything wrong with Masked Carnivale

Difficulty is set far too high without ability to adjust it.
A constant stream of OHKOs.
Very little time to react.
One mistake and you go back to start.
Mechanics that are ridiculously hard to read.
Drags on WAY TOO LONG.
NO CHECKPOINTS BETWEEN ACTS!!!

God I hate this content only PVP and Ultimates are worse content than this.

I would not be the least bit sad if it was erased from the game.

[Saraide]

The new one is a lot straight more intuitive and most of the dodgeable aoes dont even one shot you. Some spells are just more or less required to be used like diamondback, exuviation, fish and loom so you gotta get those. I'm sorry to say this but this really is a skill issue.

[tsuchii]

I disagree. I love my "difficult" solo content. Masked Carnivale is the closest we can get to a solo extreme/savage and I wish they will release MANY MANY more - maybe for normal classes next.

[JamieRose]

I disagree. I love my "difficult" solo content. Masked Carnivale is the closest we can get to a solo extreme/savage and I wish they will release MANY MANY more - maybe for normal classes next.

MC left difficult behind and went straight for "Trying to bash through a steel wall with your head."

[Jojoya]

MC left difficult behind and went straight for "Trying to bash through a steel wall with your head."

No. Masked Carnival went for "use your brain to figure out how to remove the wall". Thinking you should win by banging your head against the wall is the sure way to lose.

If you're not enjoying the Masked Carnival, skip it and do all the other things you can do with BLU.

[Myrany]

No. Masked Carnival went for "use your brain to figure out how to remove the wall". Thinking you should win by banging your head against the wall is the sure way to lose.

If you're not enjoying the Masked Carnival, skip it and do all the other things you can do with BLU.

Let me start by saying agreed. There is so much fun that can be had with Blue outside of Carnivale. No reason not to focus on that.

As a separate from the above thing. I think there are a couple of things going on here.

Many people have the attitude that absolutely everything must be completable by every player. This is patently impossible. Each player's ability and interest is far to varied for any game to achieve that goal.

I also think there is a misunderstanding of Blue. So many people tout Blue as being the completely solo content. That draws in players who might not have the skills to do harder group content. In reality there are many skills in blue you cannot really get without assistance from other players. I know, I am a solo player and am missing most of those skills because I have no group of people to help me get them. The other solo related misconceptions is that because it is solo oriented it must be easy. Some of the Carnivale fights are not easy. They take time, they take patience and they take learning from mistakes. Not all players are willing to do this.

Finally some people just have a strongly completionist nature and it grates on them to an insane level when there is something they cannot complete. Hence we hear the calls for things must be changed to fit ME.

So although I disagree with the OP. I in some way understand where they are coming from. My attitude is either adapt and learn to do it or as you said enjoy the parts you can do with Blue.

[Saraide]

I disagree. I love my "difficult" solo content. Masked Carnivale is the closest we can get to a solo extreme/savage and I wish they will release MANY MANY more - maybe for normal classes next.

That would actually be really cool even with the far more restricted toolsets normal jobs have.

[TheNight]

The new one is a lot straight more intuitive and most of the dodgeable aoes dont even one shot you. Some spells are just more or less required to be used like diamondback, exuviation, fish and loom so you gotta get those. I'm sorry to say this but this really is a skill issue.

It's technically better to use Bad Breath instead of Sardine if you are confident you can interrupt in time.

[Jeeqbit]

Difficulty is set far too high without ability to adjust it.

I haven't done the new one, but of the old ones only 2 of them were even remotely challenging, especially with the Stormblood abilities. Just got to keep doing it and it will become muscle memory like Extreme and Savage does.

If you struggle with them, you can look up the guides that are made.

I would not be the least bit sad if it was erased from the game.

It's some of the only solo content in the game that is the least bit challenging along with deep dungeons and bozja duels. Let us have it.

[JamieRose]

I haven't done the new one, but of the old ones only 2 of them were even remotely challenging, especially with the Stormblood abilities. Just got to keep doing it and it will become muscle memory like Extreme and Savage does.

If you struggle with them, you can look up the guides that are made.

It's some of the only solo content in the game that is the least bit challenging along with deep dungeons and bozja duels. Let us have it.

What makes you think I haven't done all that? When it's taking me over 100 attempts to finish something due ENTIRELY to a razor thin margin of error, the problem is the content.