Quote Originally Posted by Cirque-it View Post
After working on this content for months and currently being on E8S (stuck on Icelite dragonsong) this is my conclussion on the matter

E5S = WAY too hard for a first boss end-tier savage encounter... there are people in there that are new to FF14, new to raiding, new to MMO's in general... They just hit lvl 80 want to get into Savage raids, end up in a party finder E5S encounter and have a horrific experience.... E5S needs to be Nerfed like crazy!!
If you're "new to level 80", you don't jump into Savage. You start working your way to Endgame by jumping into Extremes first. That's the stepping stone into Savage. Jumping in completely unprepared for something that actually punishes you for making mistakes (and even then, you can get away with a lot even in Savage) is only the fault of the player who jumped in expecting more faceroll content.

E6S = Still a touch too hard for a second boss encounter, but pretty decently tuned in general. I think E6S should be as hard as E5S is now
See above.

E7S = Perfect. Its the pre-end boss to an end-tier, its beautifully designed, and is exactly what it should be
In what universe is E7S a "beautifully designed" fight? As a healer, I literally do nothing but DPS for nearly two minutes straight.

E8S = I dont really know yet because we're still working on the very last phase (Icelite song and Wyrms lament 2) I dont see how ANYONE can Party Finder this boss with a group, UNLESS every member of the group already has this boss on farm in their own respective static raid groups.... BUT... this being the very last boss of the raid tier, I guess its okay to force people into the social aspect of the game. (Either join a static, or dont clear this boss)
E8S is honestly the only fight that really lives up to the name Savage, in my opinion. Most Savage fights now are shadows of what they used to be. That said, I do have my criticisms of Light Rampant as a mechanic - but so do most raiders.

I just still think its a little bit hypocritical that a game whos ToS states you cant use 3rd party software has a boss thats impossible to clear without at least using a third party communications software (discord).....
Discord isn't against the ToS lol. You're not thinking of the correct third-party tools. And it certainly isn't needed to clear any of the Savage fights. Really, the only fights that would really require Discord would be the Ultimate fights. Though, I'm sure really good players could manage that without voice chats.