Quote Originally Posted by BokoToloko View Post
We still overpowered Diabolos when he tried to kills us with his huge wiping ball. We're plain powerful, even if we die trying to solo Elite Hunts. And we can't disregard that the Echo wouldn't make us come back again. For now, I think we're at about the same level as the Ascians, if not more powerful, thanks to the crystals.
I have made it clear within my other posts in this thread that the blessing of Hydaelyn boosts our own powers, however it is not to the point where we are immortal or Primal-like. A good explosion, well aimed gun shot, blade stab etc. would make us a goner IF they were in a cutscene, which is more lore based than the fights themselves. In your Diabolos example, we have 23 other people attacking with us to overpower that ball, how would we have done it lore wise? If the battle was turned into a cutscene, I would expect Hydaelyn's light would once again save us from it, as with Ultima in the elevator.

If we didn't have Hydaelyn's blessing, we would be dead at Ifrit. Her power makes us stronger, strong enough to take on Primals, but we our selves are still mortal, still prone to mortal deaths. That makes Ascians still quite a few leagues ahead of us