Which are your favourite Instances?

[SayoTharonel]

As the title suggests, I'd like to know which Instance(s) do you like the most and why?
Dungeons, Trials, Raids, Alliance Raids whatever, name a few.

Is it because of the atmosphere, the music, the bosses, their mechanics, the teamplay it requires or the scenario itself? Let me hear your thoughts.

I think I'll just go first:

Dungeons
Sohr Khai - I just loved this sky high feeling with Hraesvelgrs voice coming from the clouds, also the final fight was fun (too easy tho ^^).

Xelphatol - The music, definately the music.

Saint Mocianne's Arboretum (Hard) - I didn't really like the original Arboretum but the hard version is definately one of my favs. It's chilled, it features some of my favourite mobs (Korpukkur \o/) and the final boss is just adorable.

The Ghimlyt Dark - This one on the other hand gives you one exciting war feeling. Going in as healer or tank, pulling all there is at once and smacking those pesky Garleans to pieces. It's dark, it's intense, I love it. ^^

Trials
The Final Steps Of Faith - I just love every fkng aspect of this fight. The music gives me goosebumps everytime. Nidhoggs appearance is terrifying and the story behind is awesome.

The Royal Menagerie - Even though Shinryu isn't my fav boss as character, the fight is intense and a lot of fun. Also the atmosphere and the music are stunning.

Raids
Alphascape V3.0 - I love it, I hate it, or the other way around. I think you know what I mean.

Alliance Raids
The Wheeping City Of Mhach - One word: Ozma!

The Ridorana Lighthouse - This one knows how to make you suffer for every second you're not paying attention. Every single boss will slap you in the face and they hit hard. And I know that because I WHM most the time, honestly I've stopped counting the corpses. But! But I still enjoy it.


That's it from my side. Now you. What are your favs?

[Dyvid]

Dungeon:
The Antitower - Just a cool design idea, running around on and upside down tower along with the bosses.

Trails:
Tough one but I'll chose The Dragon's Neck because it was just fun to do and something so ridiculous

Raids:
Alexander: The Creator - Just fun all around

Alliance Raids:
Labyrinth of the Ancients - One of my favorite designs that require three different group doing three different things in order to win.

[Tizzy_Tormentor]

Second Coil Turn 9, everything from the visuals, the mechanics to my two favourite tracks, Tempest and Rise of the White Raven, just clicks with me, I loved progressing that fight all those years ago.

Orbonne Monastery, its the newest 24 man, but it left a very powerful impression, excellent music choices (including Vagrant Story music for Cid was a delightful treat) and the voice lines never get old no matter how many times I hear them.

Dun Scaith, the dark city in the void, set to that lovely music as you cross it, just perfect, all culminating in Diabolos' Wild Ride, which is hectic but fun.

Deltascape V3.0 Savage, easily my favourite raid fight this expansion, just a great cluster of fun mechanics at a perfect pace, progging this fight was a joy, all set to that great remix of FFV's boss theme.

Suzaku/Hells Kier, the transition gets me everytime and I am a big fan of the boss music.

The Final Steps of Faith, the climax to the dragonsong war and it delivers a hectic fight with 3 excellent tracks, starting with the soft Dragonsong, to the exciting second phase, culminating in a very strong final phase, all around excellent instance.

The Great Gubal Library, do I even need to elaborate? Its a very memorable dungeon, marching through an ancient library to a ice jazzy tune and even finding some entertaining reading material, also very fond of its hard mode.

Neverreap, okay, we all know this dungeon was obnoxiously frequent in early HW, but after a long time out of it, I like how it is affected by the time of day and I am a fan of the sea of clouds, so progressing through an island with that bright blue sky in the back is very nice.

[Jwrigh7784]

Honestly, I love most of the content. The music is what makes it for me. The music in this game is fantastic and I find myself often listening to different tracks on YouTube when not in game.

[Anienai]

1. The Vault
2. The Singularity Reactor
3. The Ghimlyt Dark

[kidalutz]

Dungeouns ARR
Brayflox Longstop The music , the happy gobbies when you rescue them the first real sense that your dungeouns aren't going to be candyland. it was and is and hopeshall always remain perfect.

Castrum PraetoriumThis so much this, while people will continue to complain that it's got too long, and too many cutscenes I consider this dungeoun the Penultimate endgame of ARR the moment that you can truly say I am the hero of this world I have saved everyone and I shall stay here a bit longer to enjoy what I've accomplished.

Trials ARR

Ifrit The first showing of just what kind of threat the beastmens "gods" can be if not thwarted, the realisation and call to arms to combat them so no others need to die becasue they were tempered As well as a moment of crisis when you realise that the scumbag Merchant was among one of the ones that got culled d you feel satisfaction or do you feel that what becomes of him cheapens the others lives that were lost because of his actions. Lots of things.

Dungeouns HW

The Aery You finally feel as if you have helped the people of Ishgard in a far more penultimate way by giving them the time to finally think of a future for their children that isnt about waiting for them to likely die fighting dragon hordes.

The Antitower It was hands down my favorite Dungeoun in the entire expansion I LOVE FIGHTING CALCABRINA!!!! (VIVA FF IV!!)

Trials HW

Final Steps of Faith Hard Fight and I loved every minute of it finally putting an End to Nidhogg for good, saving a friend. It felt glorious.

Dungeouns Stormblood

None I really didnt care one way or another for any of Stormblood Dungeouns The rehashed stormblood boss music that I heard countless times before just about everywhere I travelled regardless if it was different remixes made everything feel repetitive and monotonous. Even seeing the Mist Dragon boss illicited a meh from me both due to it's weird location (Not in a valley filled with mist but a white sanded desert?) was everything harder? Most definitely but the locations and music were a letdown.

Trials Stormblood

All of Them Unlike the dungeouns the Trials of Stormblood were top notch the bosses were fun they were led into with great storyline and the music was original Top Notch workmanship here. Loved it.

Raids

Coil of Bahamut Coil 1 Turn 1
Alexander Soul of the Creator
Omega Alphascape v 4.0

Alliance Raids

World of DarknessCerbereus sold me on this raid.
Void Ark
Orbonne Monasterybeing such a FFT fan that i bought a psp just to play war of the lions all because it had balthier instead of cloud this entire raid series made me tear up but this one was the best far less 12 references far more tactics refferences

[Gemina]

Really tough to choose. I'll pick one from each xpac

2.0:
The Keeper of the Lake - Great dungeon design, and fun bosses. Midgarsormr and his theme own my heart.
The Bowel of Embers HM - Watching this trial on YouTube is what brought me into the game.
The Final Coil of Bahamut - Bahamut and Answers. Need I say more?
Syrcus Tower - I really enjoy the music and fights against Amon and Xande; Great opportunities to use rescue in these fights as there is always someone standing in limbo. I wish I could have done these when they were relevant.

3.0
Sohm Al HM - Music really gets me pumped.
The Final Steps of Faith - Epic. Just so effin epic!
The Heart of the Creator - You know what? I still haven't got past this fight without getting KO'd at least once. Very challenging fight to heal for me.
Dun Scaith - I can't help but be one of MANY who are obsessed with Scathach. Every single boss in this encounter are well designed.

4.0
Shisui of the Violet Tides - It doesn't matter that this is a leveling dungeon. I love everything about it. Location, music, bosses, lore, even the damn trash pulls.
Hell's Kier - I actually got teary eyed during this fight. Plus she has the most heartbreaking story of all the Four Lords. Easily wins.
Alphascape V3.0 - Thought I'd choose V2.0? I want to, believe me. But it would be out of bias. V3.0 is just too damn fun though! Freakin Starboard/Larboard continues to wreck PUGs.
The Orbonne Monastery - If I had to choose just one instance to be my favorite, this would be it. No explanations needed. Y'all know how amazing this raid is.