Too much memorization, not enough RNG on raid fights

[Vahlnir]

I might add, on top of that our servers dont help either. For example when i did Emerald the first 2 times i was fine could basically walk around his orbs, while yesterday i died like 5x bc no matter what i did i could not avoid them...

It probably depends on your ISP, your location and what you are running the game on. I have had no issues whatsoever. I'm not saying the servers are great because they really are not. But the problem, specifically yours, might not be the game's doing.

[Krotoan]

This sounds like a very specific new encounter though.. as you have to remember which combo the boss "charged" since they'll sometimes wait between several moves to release it.

Personally I have an absolute crap short term memory so It's a little harder for me. I understand why people might complain.. but that's the only "memory" game I have a problem with. Learning WHAT bosses do hasn't really changed at all. Most of them will always have a "prep" cycle anyway where you can refresh your memory of what moves they do.

[Hyperia]

This sounds like a very specific new encounter though.. as you have to remember which combo the boss "charged" since they'll sometimes wait between several moves to release it.

Personally I have an absolute crap short term memory so It's a little harder for me. I understand why people might complain.. but that's the only "memory" game I have a problem with. Learning WHAT bosses do hasn't really changed at all. Most of them will always have a "prep" cycle anyway where you can refresh your memory of what moves they do.

That mechanic is the worst of them but far from the last of them. That was what finally broke and destroyed my desire to raid in this game. It does not belong in a casual / story mode raid, its too complex, too fast, too unforgiving. I have a bad short term memory so that mechanic is just never going to click for me. After trying the encounter four separate times with an average death count of twelve per run, I just quit and walked away, destroyed, dejected and crushed. It was the most soul crushing experience I had in this game so far and I... I just don't want to feel that way again. The second half of the new trial also left me feeling battered and bruised so I don't have that as a refuge. So I have really nothing left to do... its sad and just breaks my heart thinking about it. I never wanted to be here but here I am and it just brings me to tears at times thinking about it.

[Krotoan]

That mechanic is the worst of them but far from the last of them. That was what finally broke and destroyed my desire to raid in this game. It does not belong in a casual / story mode raid, its too complex, too fast, too unforgiving. I have a bad short term memory so that mechanic is just never going to click for me. After trying the encounter four separate times with an average death count of twelve per run, I just quit and walked away, destroyed, dejected and crushed. It was the most soul crushing experience I had in this game so far and I... I just don't want to feel that way again. The second half of the new trial also left me feeling battered and bruised so I don't have that as a refuge. So I have really nothing left to do... its sad and just breaks my heart thinking about it. I never wanted to be here but here I am and it just brings me to tears at times thinking about it.

A couple things that help me deal with it: Friends on VC calling out which one it was, marking up one player who CAN do it and just following them. Honestly it only has to be done maybe once a week, if that and you can skip the equipment entirely for tomestone stuff OR you can skip that particular one entirely after passing it once. I also had a problem with the Warrior of light trial where you had to memorize what he "charged" for his strike, but I used the same solutions.