The first couple of savage fights are still mid ore.



I think the problem is the definition 9f mid core has changed as the games life has progressed.



As more casual players have joined, they see ex as insurmountable and savage as even worse.



Back in 2.0-4.x, ex content was done by a lot more people, casual savage statics and groups were a thing. Heck, I was queueing for some ex fights in df in stormblood.