Quote Originally Posted by Wildsprite View Post
I highly doubt Alexander normal will be more difficult because they made it sound like normal would be on par with the Crystal Tower raids(though I may have misunderstood). so I suspect you will have to wait and see how hard mode is.
From what I have read and heard, Alexander (NM is going to be around Coil with full echo and appropriate gear (i.e. i80 to i90 BCoB, i100 to i110 SCoB, i120 to i130 FCoB) in difficulty and have its world first clear happen within 1 or 2 days of release.