Byakko... HM or EX ?

[Dualblade]

I can't speak for Shinryu since I didn't try that one, but Byakko does feel a little easy compared to Susano EX. Though that could be because there was a wider range of gear players might be using by the time one gets to him, VS Byakko being right at the high mark for the patch previous to him. That said I found him to be the most fun of the EX fights thus far (partly because it made me think of Touhou, then about how the devs who worked on it must have wanted that Automata cross-over to happen. And also cause I liked it.)

If we can have a simillar fight to Byakko when it comes to enjoyability while upping the difficulty a couple hairs, i think we'll be in a good place. If we have something similar to Byakko's second phase it probably needs a bit more RNG to it.

As far as the "tank lb cheese" goes, it does kinda suck that the only time players ever see the Tank lb is when it is an absolute requirment rather then as something that could be helpful but other strats don't require it. The only time I personally remember seeing/using it outside of A12 (and also knowing both Bahamut and A12S need it) was against Cloud of Darkness when the stacks got to high. Which given that both DPS and Healer LB get used way more often makes me glad to see we are getting to use the Tank lb a bit more. Course I may be forgetting other times since I didn't really start trying to do EXs till SB since Sephirot.