Quote Originally Posted by Melichoir View Post
TLDR - Skill ceiling has gone up, but probably not at the same rate as the average player skill has increased. It makes it seem like things have gotten 'easier' when theyve actually gotten harder, but we've gotten better faster averagely.
i want to agree but its really not the case. Midas did the whole "harder mechanic dance with easier dps check" and yet the fights were still harder and more punishing than creator-onwards. even ex primals have gotten easier ever since sophia. thordan extreme on release was pretty challenging, sephirot and nidhogg were punishing even if the mechanics werent too hard (remember fang & claw?). fast forward to stormblood and lakshmi was absolutely brainless, byakko ex could be cleared blind on the first run, etc. over the years, mechanics HAVE been getting easier and less punishing, and dps checks more lenient.