Shinryu Ex needs a nerf

[Bourne_Endeavor]

I vote for nerf but it's probably too late now since 4.2 is near now. One of the reasons 4.1 didn't feel like a complete package in my opinion is because shinryu ex wasn't something most of the community could strive for in a reasonable amount of time. Patch 3.1 is known as one of the worst patches ever and they repeated the same mistake by making Shinryu Ex like Thordan Ex, in my opinion. Didn't the raiders get ultimate bahamut?

To me the best times of FFXIV were when a lot of the community was actually interested in the time required to clear/farm these Extreme primals like sophia, susano, lakshmi. Everytime they add the Thordan and Zurvan like primals it really ruins what could be a fun time for most of the community. Raiders are still running omega and savage, that should be enough specially considering the ilevel on shinryu ex weapons is something raiders don't even want/need. If we study each patch one by one, you'd come to realize that the best ones had the "easier" extreme primals.
It gets your FCs involved, your linkshells, it's really the best time.

Shinryu wishes he was at Thordan's level. He's more comparable to Nidhogg and simply demands players pay attention. But yes, lets make him deadbrain simple like Susano who was being rolled over day one. Zurvan, likewise, has no business being compared to Thordan. He was a complete pushover if you actually knew how to play your job. Unfortunately, he exposed just how many people can't perform a basic opener. Frankly, Soar isn't even a difficult mechanic, people just wanted to brute force it. As for Ultimate, it's intended for the extremely hardcore crowd hence the paltry .02% clear rate. This is a fight that demands 95% perfection over an almost twenty minute duration. Even good raiders simply don't want to dedicate the sheer amount of prog hours necessary.

The best weren't the "easier" ones. People were already complaining how boring endgame was before Omega dropped because Susano and Lakshmi rolled over. How about your (generalizing) FC pay attention to mechanics? Shinryu isn't an overly difficult fight. He simply won't let you stand around wailing on him while he tickles you.