Quote Originally Posted by linay View Post
Trials and alliance raids exist in between expert dungeons and normal raids.
A lot of the trials are closer to easy than challenging. Just looking at the SB Trials, the only ones that required me to think and react well were Shinryu and Tsukuyomi. Susano'o and Lakshimi were leveling trials, and while actually more difficult than their EX versions due to forced sync, they're definitely no Titan HM. The rest of them I walked in blind to and didn't even die, didn't wipe, just saw the "don't stand here you dummy" mechanics and did the needful. Vast majority of dungeons were like that too. Mind you I main healer, so when a piece of content actually forces me to participate as a healer, it's always a welcome surprise. It's usually the midcore content that does that best- I need to heal, I need to be situationally aware, but I don't have to stress so much about optimization like Savage/EX demands.

Alliance raids are the only content that really hit the sweet spot IMO. Ever since VA there is at least one boss that will punish inattentiveness and lack of skill without making a comeback hopeless. I wish there was more content on that level of difficulty.