The 3rd tier, aka "special content" after completing O4S was mentioned in the Frankfurt fanfest live letter.

It's healthier for the end-game community to have another sort of challenge. Look at things now because once you clear A12S, there isn't anything to do for the week aside from doing optimization runs with your group. Plus if you been clearing Creator Savage for months, some groups just get tired of just clearing weekly once they have everything they need for their jobs. By having another layer of content for the mid-hardcore groups, that will keep more raid-tier players in-game longer. Instead of just dabbing in-and-out like it is today.


Quote Originally Posted by Arutan View Post
Again, I'm not against any reward in it. I just don't trust the community for not whining when seeing all that stuff out of their reach, and the devs to not listen to their whining.
It's nothing different than what it is today. You don't clear A12S, you don't have access to a i275 weapon, mount, possible Best-in-Slot gear, etc.. You aren't getting the top ilevel weapon handed to you on a silver platter, not even for free when they add/nerf the anima steps.