How to make the 3rd raid difficulty work

[Arutan]

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.

But at some point you will just unsynch it and get what you want. Plus, the current difficulty is low, far more low than ever before, for more people to be able to get all of this. Because they whined to get it.

[jameseoakes]

But at some point you will just unsynch it and get what you want. Plus, the current difficulty is low, far more low than ever before, for more people to be able to get all of this. Because they whined to get it.

That or the clear rates where so low that they wanted to make content the people would actually do?

[Arutan]

That or the clear rates where so low that they wanted to make content the people would actually do?

When the clear rate is low, it means it's good. It's raid, not a walk in the park. Raid were always mean to be harder than anything else in a MMO, dedicated to end-game player to spend their time on it. The story mode exist for casual player to do it and enjoy the bosses and the map design without having to face the hard difficulty of the savage mode. The more time passes, the less we can differenciate both. A9S is a joke, anyone can do it eyes closed. A10S can be done as long as you have at least a half of brain.
Lots of people have stopped playing the game for weeks now 'cause they already cleared all floor times and times again, and we have to wait 6 months before the next expansion, with nothing to entertain us. Dun Scaith? Mean to be casual. 1h a tuesday and done. Zurvan? Well nope, low difficulty too for casual to enjoy it because normal isn't enough for them. Clear within an evening then bye.

[technole]

But at some point you will just unsynch it and get what you want. Plus, the current difficulty is low, far more low than ever before, for more people to be able to get all of this. Because they whined to get it.

Unsync? You mean when it's irrelevant like 6+ months down the line. I enjoy the rewards today while it's relevant, that is really all that matters. The fact that raiders get at-least a 3-month advantage on 270 ilvl is already good enough, and practically an entire cycle on the highest ilvl weapon that's okay too. If you don't raid, you don't need an i275 to do your roulettes or Dun Scaith weekly. Raids use the gear to make weekly savage clears easier. Or optimize, speed run, or try different things that lower ilvl or gear that has non-preferable stats doesn't allow you to do.


Even if the difficulty is lower than Gordias and Midas this tier, that is okay because it made YoshiP and the developers happy to see something obtainable. Yet the A12S clear rate was still pretty low compared to the overall population that had completed A9S. However this go around they don't have to worry about anything because anyone who wants the Alexander story can get that without difficulty. So they don't have to throw echo and all sorts of nerfs when the content is still relevant.

Still, the mid-hardcore want more to do. Even if it's a smaller part of the raiding community.