Thread: Difficulty format for Normal and Savage will remain in 4.0

It's purely an excuse to say that rotations and CDs are the reason why we don't have an isolated practice mode.

The real reason that's obvious to anyone with a brain is that they want to artificially lengthen progression. Since the dawn of raiding people have constantly complained about CDs not resetting on a wipe. Only now are we finally getting it -- some 3 years later -- despite it being one of the most asked for QoL changes.

Really, are you also going to believe Yoshida's moral degradation argument for why GC restrictions still exist in PvP? Because I have a bridge to sell you if you do.

People want a practice mode because they want to practice mechanics. Obviously normal progression would still be used to map out your GCDs and CDs. But, for a lot of mechanics, familiarity is the most important thing and you don't get that without seeing it enough. Rather than waste hours repeating P1-6 of A8S just to practice P7, you would shorten the progression cycle of a mid-core static by weeks if they could just practice P7 until they were comfortable with the timing of mechanics before going back to regular progression to map out their GCDs and CDs.