How hard is Alexander Normal

[ChandraNoctis]

Because so many people are running it right now for relic drops, it's super easy for most groups through the duty finder.

Occasionally I got a group with a lot of new people just at gear level and then it was a bit more challenging but from my runs yesterday 85%+ were easy fast clears (A1-4), the others involved one wipe or a longer run due to failure to do mechanics.

Prior to the relic quests it seems there were more inexperienced and lower geared groups (looking for the gear upgrades) and so a higher wipe rate.

[Februs]

Because so many people are running it right now for relic drops, it's super easy for most groups through the duty finder.

Actually, if anything this is the one thing that might provide additional "difficulty" to this content right now.

Alexander Normal is ridiculously easy. Sometimes it can be a little annoying (A2, I'm looking at you), but there's nothing particularly difficult about it. There's barely any mechanics worth mentioning (If you've cleared T5 unsync'd then you'll laugh all day at how easy the "mechs" of Alexander are), and the current average gear level makes Dps checks a joke. Dps checks weren't ever really a thing even when Alex first released, so no worries there. As long as you're roughly ilvl 175-190 you'll be fine.

The "difficult" part, right now, is dealing with your party. Because of the Relic grind, there are more and more groups turning up in Alexander Normal that skip mechs or act like general asshats because they're trying to clear as quickly as possible. Progressing without Ready Checks, ignoring buffs, not bothering to ask if new people know what to do.. etc. All of this is common place nowadays, because people are bringing a Farm Party mentality into the DF. So you might find that you feel rushed or overwhelmed, or just generally are not learning what to do because the party isn't slowing down enough for the new people to keep up. It's not the Raid you have to worry about. It's the people who run it.