Dawntrail normal content is NOT hard. Stop whining

[Banggugyangu]

I agree with this in principle. I firmly believe anyone can do anything in games provided they dedicate enough time to it and have no disabilities holding them back.

That said there are a lot of people in party finder gated at M2S that I don't believe will be overcoming it until they obtain better gear and are then able to do enough damage to clear while making mistakes that heal the boss. There are also a good number of people in M3S that are mechanically pretty sound, able to make it all the way to enrage somewhat consistently, but lack the knowledge or consistency to keep their rotation clean going throughout the fight.

Savage is quite difficult compared to normal content. You need a good amount of patience, a willingness to learn, and the ability to bounce back from failure. Even though Dawntrail has more people playing Savage than ever before, it is still an extreme minority of the people who play FFXIV.

Threads here on the forums have been pointing to a perceived increase in difficulty in normal content like the dungeons, if these people feel like the level 100 MSQ dungeon is too frustrating to do multiple times, I don't think they would want to do Savage.

I don't disagree with any part of this at all. Anyone CAN, but not everyone will do it successfully. As you said, it comes down to patience and willingness to learn. If you're not getting mechanics, keep doing reps and you're going to get it eventually. If you're hitting enrage, then practice your rotation. Eventually a combination of both will click.

*Edit* I do want to stress, though, that as I said before, while savage IS more difficult to clear, it's not because the execution of the mechanics is any more difficult. It's a combination of less obvious telegraphs and less forgiving punishment.