Alexander (Savage) predictions

[SuperZay]

Accuracy requirements significally upped for all turns.
A1: Both bosses show up at start, have more HP and hit harder, there are more adds, and more rockets drop at the same time in different locations. Possibly some new mechanics.
A2: Overwhelming 8th and 9th enemy waves added, 3 bombs drop at the same time.
A3: Two tether pairs, more often knockbacks, 2-3 twisters, slimes have much more HP.
A4: 4-5 orb chains, healer debuff lasts longer and ticks harder, possibly 4 legs instead of 2, two mobs inside quarantine.

Whats your new mechanics predictions?

[MisterLucie]

Sephiroth shows up and kills your healers.

[myahele]

Maybe A1's Faust will be harder/ more of a DPS check? It'l be interesting because if you can barely beat him then there's no way you can beat the boss.

There were some runs I was in where Faust wasn't killed fast enough and the tank(s) died. Eitherway, it'll be a nice, gated, dps check

[Reinfeld]

Don't forget that in A1 you'll have to tank swap every time they go untargetable.

[Atlaworks]

More people will die to Faust and ask me why I did that to them

[AlphaFox]

Lots of crying to "nerf it"

[Ashkendor]

Each boss will randomly spawn between 3 and 15 "nerf plz" threads on the Official Forums.

Additional threads will spawn as these cycle off the front page.

[saber_alter]

A1: faust, and his adds will hit harder, preventing the team from ignoring adds.
Oppressor's proximity damage buff will be permanant, and they will hit harder. new mechanics added (?). spider adds will require less debuff stacks to get the effect, 3k tonze missile will wipe if it lands, and have a tighter dps check.
A2: everything hits harder. Jagd dolls buff eachother. spider tanks might have mechanics like dreads from turn 4.
A3: edge probably will guarantee your death if you land in it, human form will probably always require a tank swap. all mechanics less forgiving. vortex form adds might act like ifrit ex nails.
A4: i don't even want to think about it.

[Daralii]

Wouldn't be surprised if perpetual ray is almost a 1-shot unstunned.

I do not envy the people that will be doing A4 savage.

[Arrak]

I don't think A2 will have more waves. But with damage and health increases, we'll most likely need strategic vuln buffs and both gobwalkers snaring and stunning them.
In A3, I think in tornado phase the pool in the center will be larger and deadlier, making it more difficult to pick up the tether.