Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
But the story is an integral part of "that kind of content". "Oh, look, Bahamut is a threat to all Eorzea, what a powerful foe !...that we can beat while watching Netflix"

So, in fact Coil is an integral part of a story you didn't even play, and on top of that, that you probably wouldn't have cleared since 1.xx actually had challenging story fights.

Yes, it did, but it wasn't the only culprit. The other culprit is gear lifetime. Those two together reduced the raiding population because, suddenly, neither gear nor lore was a longtime reward for raiding.

So, if they stick to normal/savage mode to include people like you, they'd better improve the other incentive of raiding. Problem is, people who don't raid still think that they deserve equal rewards than raiders, and that's wrong. If the only thing that bothered casuals was doing the raid content, removing the ability to upgrade to i270 wouldn't actually hinder their progression at all.

And guess what? That challenge you want is being added as the third difficulty. So what if there is a normal mode, it doesn't diminish the satisfaction you get for beating the hardest version of the fight. Normal mode didn't diminish the threat of Alexander. That was a whole different issue. Lore-wise, you are the only one that beat it, no one else, so just because there is an easy version of the fight doesn't mean anything. The story is for everyone, it's literally the main selling point of Final Fantasy.

And I love how you just assume I'm a horrible player because I don't raid. Just because I don't like the content doesn't mean I don't try to be good at the game. I'm not top of FFLogs nor do I try to be. But I'm also not one of those DF horror ice mages. I know my opener and rotation. I work to play my class well. I even make pots and food because I enjoy crafting them. But I don't like raiding. Amazing right?

And no, normal mode wasn't a major part of what killed raiding. The major factor was people asking for more than they could chew, whether that was because normal gave them false confidence, or because they saw others clear final coil and thought it should be harder. As for gear, savage gear has always been better than the normal gear, I'm not even sure the point you are trying to make with that.

I'm not saying savage should be for me. I've said it many times that I'm not a raider. I'm happy with normal mode and just that. Are there people asking for savage nerfs? Yes, but they are fools and I've called them out on it. I even said in the very post you quoted that I don't want anything from savage, I just want my story, that's all. Please stop making me out to be some entitled cry baby. I don't want your gear or mounts or minions or titles. All I want is the story that normal gave me and I'm happy with it. Don't conflate me with the others.