Is this.... Midcore Stuff??

[Xairos]

Spent the whole day in the new Raid and the mechanics make it feel like more Midcore content that is perfectly suited for FCs.

I want to say thanks SE for ramping up the difficulty a bit!

[RexVex]

Me and a bunch of people wiped proudly this morning doing Rabanastre.

[BillyKaplan]

Most 24 content is like that on release day, wait and see how fast before people faceroll through it

[Catwho]

Spent the whole day in the new Raid and the mechanics make it feel like more Midcore content that is perfectly suited for FCs.

I want to say thanks SE for ramping up the difficulty a bit!

After the 5th failed DPS check on the 2nd boss I finally caved in and left.

Yes, it is the first day. Yes, 20/24 of us were new.

No, that does mean it is okay to fail a basic DPS check five times in a row.

[Kuzonoha]

Yeah I really love this. I tried pugging earlier and we couldn't get past the second boss. I thoroughly enjoy the mechanics and the fights themselves. Figuring out how stuff works is one my favorite parts of these content patches.

[Lilseph]

Maybe the raid is okay, and maybe all these players were underperforming. These raids on day 1 seem to be "harder", but as people gear up and learn the mechanics, it gets easier overtime. Your experience differs completely compared to mine, as we were trying to figure out mechanics this morning. The DPS check didn't seem to be that bad.

[Moonfish]

My friend and I are having a load of fun (no sarcasm.) Our first group disbanded on the second boss, but our second group made it to Rabanastre with 15 minutes left and managed to get a taste before it kicked us out.

[SuperZay]

It's a bit overtuned. Our full party except tank kept dying on 3rd boss to his ultimate attack (with everyone HP topped) because we had two WHMs. Other two parties survived every time because SCH/AST shields. Devs should take these things into consideration.

[MrSmiley]

It will even out in a week or two, some raids are weak out of the bag, others need a little time. Mach was like this too.

[Spirlia]

I'm loving it. The fights are genuinely fun.

However, what I don't love is people thinking they can just stand around (on dps) and not do anything like any other raid. Even after we have been wiping for like 10 minutes on one boss.