Why encounters with a difficulty slope are bad

[Krr]

Did he even said that ? Titan EX is fine and fun, of course if you don't get screwed by your ISP.

Yep. this interview right here that he didn't know how badly lag affected old 2.0-2.1 fights like TEX and Twintania until he played them in Sydney, and couldn't even reliably dodge attacks like Landslide and Weights on those connections because of how much easier and smoother they were in lag-free Japanese ISPs.

If you look at all the fights since SCOB, the timing windows to react to mechanics on 'hardcore' fights have actually gotten significantly wider as a result.

[Warlyx]

my main issues is repeating the first phases again and again and again and again until u learn the last 1 enough to win...by the time u learned last 1 , the first phases are done blindfolded....

[Almalexia]

my main issues is repeating the first phases again and again and again and again until u learn the last 1 enough to win...by the time u learned last 1 , the first phases are done blindfolded....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skill

Shiva EX is the perfect fight in my opinion

This is a model EX encounter. It's not too easy, it's not too difficult, and the AI has some variance to keep things interesting. It's not full-on, sear-you-in-the-ass 1.0 Ifrit EX random, but maybe we will get there one day.

[Talia_Hailwind]

Shiva EX is the perfect fight in my opinion,

Always something different happening,
Moves that keep the tank awake,
The right amount of movement,
No cheap instant death mechanics, (mechanics where if you mess up you only take at most one guy with you, AND NOT THE WHOLE TEAM unlike coil. ),
Pre fight tactics (two people in the same safe spots),
Laughing at newbies sliding on the ice,
Recoverable,
A decent dps check,
Can be single or double tanked,

And best of all......

The boss is always facing away from the group (SORRY TANKS)

[Ashkendor]

No cheap instant death mechanics, (mechanics where if you mess up you only take at most one guy with you, AND NOT THE WHOLE TEAM unlike coil. ),

If you don't get the adds down before her Diamond Dust cast, she wipes the raid.

She also has a hard enrage that does the same thing.

The boss is always facing away from the group (SORRY TANKS)

What, you thought we were running behind her to dodge Glacier Bash?

[Zaft]

I actually really enjoy difficulty slopes. It's one of the things I love about many single player RPGs. You're fighting a boss and it's difficult but totally doable. But as you get further and further, he fights harder and more desperate, and by the end it's a mad dash to beat him before you just completely run out of steam. The damage output is immense, you're running out of consumables, maybe there's a time/turn limit, etc. Fights should get significantly harder as you near the end, because the enemy should be pulling out all the stops to prevent his end.

[Niqote]

My favourite fights in the game so far in no order are:

Ultima, Titan X, Shiva X, Cerberus, T5, T11

[Ooshima]

Fun fights?

Lets have Demon Wall back to it's original difficulty, attuned for current gears

[Slirith]

Fun fights?

Lets have Demon Wall back to it's original difficulty, attuned for current gears

Great, nightmares here I come!~

[FranSeara]

Fun fights?

Lets have Demon Wall back to it's original difficulty, attuned for current gears

This would be ok for Hm Ak but not for Ak. Why, Ak is still part of the relic quest line. Most players going thru for relics are just new to level 50.