Quote Originally Posted by Kietsu View Post
What really has me intrigued is that the difficulty apparently doesn't come from a DPS check - so that's one way it would fit in below Savage difficulty.
Not really, it's all about how mechanics are handled. A DPS check doesn't define savage content or not. In fact, DPS checks are the easiest thing to overcome in MMOs. It's handling other mechanics that's what makes fights what they are.