What's the point of the 4/8 person party buffs?

[Griever]

Why is it weird? Most MMORPGs keep a tight control over group numbers. By adding a buff like this, simply missing one person in a 8man group not only means losing the contribution of an extra member... it means losing 5% accuracy and survivality from the remaining 7 on top of it.

In the end it's about the content being designed with these systems in mind. Old NMs weren't.

It's pointless to go back and make sure all of our current content feels "right" when so many rehauls are coming. I'm willing to bet all the old content will be even easier after the battle and job system rehauls.

Agreed, but survivability is kinda questionable when NMs were doable with 5 to 8 man long ago. And now they're even nerfing NMs, right?

The game should be good to both casuals and hardcore..but this is a little to much carebear mode IMHO.

[Arcell]

Agreed, but survivability is kinda questionable when NMs were doable with 5 to 8 man long ago. And now they're even nerfing NMs, right?

The game should be good to both casuals and hardcore..but this is a little to much carebear mode IMHO.

They never said Nerf. Adjusting can just as easily mean tailoring the fight to be challenging with 8 players.

[Griever]

They never said Nerf. Adjusting can just as easily mean tailoring the fight to be challenging with 8 players.

I hope you're right, cuz that'd be the only challenging thing we'd have atm...