Current State of End-Game Contents - A Blog Post from A Japanese Player

[Kuwagami]

I love how you apologize like you're being hurtful.

It's called being polite

LEARNING?

What is there to learn in a tank and spank?

WHAT!?

Aiatar (Brayflox story mode) is a tank and spank fight. Yet there are a few gimmicks to know (OMG poison pools, gotta move)

On a certain extent, Ultima is also a tank and spank. HM version has a tank swap, and there are a few things to dodge, but mostly you just hit a dummy while some shit happens around. Especially in the phase with no primal power.

Tank and spank isn't necessarily a joke. Mobs usually hit really hard and you have to keep up with tanking, healing and dealing enough dps to get the shit done before no mp/CDs left. And at equal gear the fight remains hard no matter how many time you did it.

Ya I don't agree with the OPs suggestions, but the issues he brought up are too true to ignore. We are going to bleed players to Wildstar and the likes unless we do something to appease the casual/mainstream players stuck on Titan or whatever. Making content more accessible over time through something more comprehensive than just echo buffs is a start.

from what I can see, wildstar is trying to become "the most hardcore raid game ever" with..... only insta death mechanics. FFXIv has nothing to worry about losing people bored of the system to wildstar