Alexander Normal difficulty...

[Chibilidawg]

Alexander Normal IS mid-level raiding.

No, from the sounds of it ("cleared in a day or two" & "to relax and enjoy the story), it's straight up easy-mode.

And Alexander Hard will be overly difficult for a mid-core player (equivalent to "FCoB Savage").

Point is, the game desperately needs 3 difficulty tiers (for raiding, at least).

Dungeons have their easy, leveling counterparts & the tuned-for-level-50 alternatives which are quickly out-geared (turning them easy very fast, because a lot of them are mechanically light).

24-Man's just have their one easy difficulty (same as dungeons, quickly outgeared & becoming "zerg tower" in no time).

Primals are just perfect I think... except I think this game needs to implement a much harsher ilvl sync on its hardest difficulty settings (e.g. EX Primals).

I would say pre-nerfed, non-echo SCOB was perfect raider midcore.

Now, it's important to note that "raider midcore" & plain midcore are very different.

When I say raider midcore, I'm emphasizing some sort of effort put into accomplishing the raids, gearing for it, & forming up.

Midcore in general tries to keep their gear in check I would say, caps their Poetics for the week at least, but doesn't necessarily min-max to the extreme or contemplate the meta or strategies in their sleep. This' partly why I wouldn't consider the 50 Dungeons or the 24-Man's midcore due to them turning into zerg-fests pretty quickly as a result of their mechanical lightness. Maybe pre-nerf Pharos could count but that's about it for 4/24 Content.

I typed this in a major sleep stupor just as I awoke so I'm probably not giving the best or clearest picture, but this gives you an idea.

Implementing EX Dungeons, a third Raid Difficulty, & Savage 24-Mans would be PERFECT.