the new trial is too hard

[Gilraen]

Wow... maybe they should just take out all the players and put in NPCs who automatically know what to do so that people never have to work with other players for anything involving the main story.

What's so hard about asking what needs done, observing to see what should be done... you know, learning? I haven't done the fight but it sounds like I'm in for a 'treat' if players are complaining about having to, gasp, work together like they did every other fight in the game!

[Donarudo]

Did this fight twice this morning. First group I came into an already progressing scenario. We failed. Second time I got a fresh run. I shared what I was able to see from my first fight considering I didn't get to see it all. We wiped twice re-evaluated the situation, insured we all thought we had it figured out. With 15 minutes to spare we defeat the fight. This was a DF party mind you. We coordinated while events were happening, we adjusted as we saw certain adds come up, we marked targets. As the second tank the other tank and I partitioned off the bridge he was right side I was left.....we focused on keeping adds out front to the cannon gunners could place well aimed shots. The morale of the story is, we talked about it....we figured it out, and were able to make logical decisions based on our own feedback during the fight. Last I will sat that this fight in no way shape or form is even remotely hard as long as you communicate (period)

[Hachi-Roku]

Doing the binding coil of bahamut is actually an integral part of the storyline and you need to go experience it

[Viirin]

I took today off work to try and have fun and experience the ending to the awesome story and ive been stuck trying to beat this for 4 hours now like seriously why would they make the main story impossible to beat

anyways I just want se to know I probably wont ever be able to beat this cuz I don't have much time to play during the week and now ill never be able to play the expansion

Work out the mechanics and it will become a cinch. It took me a little over an hour to get through it, and it should be easier now as more people should know what's up, with guides posted online and whatnot. It's a fun trial, they don't need to change a thing.

[Zfz]

The first party we had failed for 1 hour straight because the melee DPS insist they should be on the boss, and both of the ranged DPS who said the canons are too far away with super short range.

As tank there was nothing I could do except keep failing...then I queue as healer to get a proper view and we clear it in one go with 6 first timers because people used the canons properly...

[CatsBesErrwhere]

New trial iz be so mighty hardcore that i cant even connect to the servers or update the game

[Azper]

We managed to pull off a win on our 3rd try and made steady progress on the first 2 attempts. It's not bad so long as people pay attention and, I don't know, work together. Like you're supposed to do.

[Purrfectstorm]

My DF group beat this on the 3rd try. I didn't think it was that hard.

On the subject of hard content though, I think we need less not more. I like content where I can just DF up and go and have some hope of winning, not just be wipe-city for hours with people getting mad. I do think dungeon content is too easy though. I don't expect the game to cater to me personally but harder, more interesting dungeons and easier endgame raids would be my preference.

People complain about all the "experience only" groups well you need experienced people to beat the harder fights. It feels like the game would be more inclusive if that was not so much the case. On the other hand, games thrive off some degree of exclusivity; people grind so hard to feel special for a couple of months (having gear, mounts, titles, etc. that few others have). So it all depends on what your personal philosophy is.

I don't really like the casual/hardcore dichotomy but I guess the question has always been: should the game be more casual i.e. social or more hardcore i.e. achievement and gear focused?

I think SE is trying to find a middle ground the best they can.

[Mugiawara]

Wait, did I read this right?
We FINALLY have some hard content outside stupid EX Primals and Coil?
THANK YOU SE!

[Kerwin]

I completed this on my 4th attempt. (2 DF groups.) It just needs coordination. It will become easier once people realize what mechanics mean.