Gating interesting content behind artificial side leveling

[Nora_of_Mira]

So the people doing the content have something to do from 4.5x to 5.0.

Yoshida: Yes, we organized "the public dungeon" as end content for those who finished the whole story and this will be really hard, so i don't want players to force themselves to do it...although i know players will end up trying to reach for it.

and

Yoshida: Yes, you will need to gain the "right" again before you try again. It's clearly not somewhere casual players would want to go. I'm sure there are players who are fine with taking time to take it down and slowly progressing, but __it's a raid and you have a high chance of receiving a death penalty. Which makes players really anxious, so i really advise players not to force themselves to do it.

and

Yoshida: Hai. The public dungeon i spoke about isn't really a part of Hydatos if you ask me. Hydatos concludes just like Pyros and Anemos. The "public dungeon" is for those who have done everything else in Eureka and have nothing else to do. The weapon upgrades and the story can be done without touching the public dungeon, so please don't worry. You can casually enjoy Hydatos like the other Eureka areas.