How doo you think shinryu stacks up compared to the other ex primals?

[AkashiXI]

I find it interesting (and rewarding in a PF) that the last phase is easier than the first phase. I feel they balanced the fight to give you the hardest challenges within the first 4 minutes, which is actually refreshing. If you think about Thordan, his hardest stage is the second to last, which is why most saved tank LB for it. Nid Ex was his entire last phase. Does this make Shin Ex anti climatic? I'd say no, given the visual rewards at the end. Overall I feel the fight is well tuned, with s great mix of DPS, heal, and tank checks.


Edit: To answer your question, I think Thordan was the hardest primal for its time/iLevel, then Shin Ex. Maybe we can consider Titan EX being first, if we account where the play base was at the time.

[silverlunarfox]

Edit: To answer your question, I think Thordan was the hardest primal for its time/iLevel, then Shin Ex. Maybe we can consider Titan EX being first, if we account where the play base was at the time.

This....

God I remember those Titan days.....those were painful...

[Welsper59]

I find it interesting (and rewarding in a PF) that the last phase is easier than the first phase.

I'd say this is an underappreciated method to long boss fights. Sometimes, it's quite a relief to have difficult fights throw the hardest parts of the fight at you early on, then slightly dumb it down from there. Perhaps even have a DPS check of sorts at the very end, akin to how The Lich King was handled in WoW. Definitely was one of my favorite boss mechanics and I greatly appreciated the quick story driven final phase.