DPS checks vs mechanics

[Thoro39]

People did complain, actually, but not as much. In Ark, you could still pass it with a few deaths. Savage, on the other hand, requires everyone to be alive as well as beating the timer.

On our last a3s kill, our bard died about 4 times in final phase(where dps matters) in addition to getting the boss a damage-stack through embolus mechanic fail (making me force to tank in tankstance more than usual), but we still killed it with about 20 secs ahead of enrage. We were actually amazed to be able to do this, so just keep trying, even if your dps dies a couple of times. Feels really good too!
But yeah, I dont see too much room of error in A4s as it is now with available gear and inherent dps check, at least for our group, but I see it being doable with 1 or 2 unnecessary deaths if everyone else is on top of their game.

So yes, what i want to say with my anecdote is, the savage dps checks might be challenging, especially alongside difficult mechanics, but from what I hear from people, some are kind of exaggerating it's severity.
If anything, I think it was more the mechanics that's breaking some groups up tbh, a3s is pretty convoluted to grasp at first and a4s isnt very exciting by design and very drawn out. On topic of A4S, I think it's main difficulty lies more on the required coordination and the amount of outgoing damage the healers have to deal with, the A4S dps check is in comparison to the A4S healer-check pretty timid.