Quote Originally Posted by Lemon8or View Post
People didn't do it because it's a DPS check. People do it because the fight is easy enough to solo heal so they just want to get it done faster.

I don't hate echo. It helps me make up for other people that are not as familiar to the fight as I do. You don't really need 20% echo per se. It just helps people recover from mistakes. It also helps killing the heart before circle bomb that so many people aren't good at dodging.
If a certain fight is a dps check then it is reasonable to get as many dps as needed, right? Then in PF/DF team you cannot know how good other players are, so isn't it safer to ensure dps will be sufficient?
Everyone should understand that after a certain time of practice primal ex can be completed without echo, and it was proved in 2.1 many times. But echo is usually needed for people without enough practice, so they can complete the trial with a lesser learning time and gear.
Then statistic comes in place - all my garuda kills were at 15-20% echo while my friend did titan and ifrit at 20% (those fights are not much worth farming so it will be only 2 occasions). Based on statistic in 2.2 echo is needed for most of teams.