I'm not going to answer to the rest of your post because this will be my last one here and I can't really be arsed to spark more arguments, but let me address this bit.

Quote Originally Posted by Litre View Post
No, you don't have to memorize, but it sure helps a lot, because you're multi-tasking combat too. So if you know the next 3 moves that are coming up you can prepare for them and focus more on the combat.

Once again that comes down to bias, this may be easy for you, you are probably a very skilled player, but for many others they need to memorize at least the critical sections or they get overwhelmed.

I understand there's encounters that are impossible to beat for some people. And I argue that if they cannot beat them they should not be nerfed just so they can, end of story, because the content that can actually be marked as "impossible for some people" is Titan Ex, Twintania and Coil 2.

Titan Ex next patch will no longer be required to access Leviathan and Moogle, which effectively is like giving everyone a free kill.

By the time Coil 2 is open to the masses (I assume by the time Coil 3 hits, so 2.4), T5 will most likely not be a prerequisite to enter it as well as free entry to any turn, just like Coil 1 today.

Quote Originally Posted by Gormogon View Post
Personally it boils down to.

A.) Those that want content to be joyful.
B.) Those that want content to be exclusive.

Those part of the B camp have a very big issue with A because they interpret joy as only meaning lazy and easy. No matter how much you say otherwise and no matter how many times it is explained and showcased they wont hear it.

It's an issue that hasn't be resolved for decade but throughout that course of time I've only heard 1 Lead Designer give his 2 cents on the matter.
When you describe the people on group B to your grand children don't forget to add the fact they had twisted horns and wings as dark as their souls.