(Spoilers) Opinions on the 3rd fight of cruserweight?

[Xapapetsu]

I was wondering the opinion of casual players who don't run extremes or savage fights.

I absolutely fell in love with the 3rd fight of this tier and I feel like it's the best normal fight sqex has ever created, but I wanted an outlook from people who don't normally run harder content.

In my opinion it's hard but not too hard, I think an average group could clear within 3-4 wipes, the mechanics feel good and have pretty good telegraphs if you're use to looking for them, and the story is so much better than the msq story for dawntrail. These are just my opinions and these types of fights are exactly what I think the game needs to help players improve but I'm just a raider so I'm use to hearing my opinion doesn't matter.

[SnowVix]

it's easier if people aren't instapulling on day one of the patch

[Pokefan5]

Loved this fight tbh. it's punishing but fair

A very good entry to getting people to improve without feeling excessive

Though, I actually liked the 7.2 MSQ a lot too

[Arrius]

Hiding behind the corpses of the plants to block the petrification was a bit of a headscratcher for our group, along with the platform transition.

We eventually got there but a few cues were definitely obscured of how they had to be handled.

[CVXIV]

Hiding behind the corpses of the plants to block the petrification was a bit of a headscratcher for our group, along with the platform transition.

We eventually got there but a few cues were definitely obscured of how they had to be handled.

So that's how you avoid it

I was pretty confused at first because typically that's a gaze attack and nobody in my group knew so we were getting hit still despite being turned from the boss

It didn't help that doing that actually worked at some point, but now it makes sense that it was because the plants blocked the line of sight

Overall I enjoyed the fight and this tier a lot, it's definitely a step in the right direction

[Daralii]

Hiding behind the corpses of the plants to block the petrification was a bit of a headscratcher for our group, along with the platform transition.

We eventually got there but a few cues were definitely obscured of how they had to be handled.

Are there any other fights apart from Rathalos that use hiding behind a corpse as a mechanic?

[andromeda_kha]

Are there any other fights apart from Rathalos that use hiding behind a corpse as a mechanic?

t7 from the Binding Coils of Bahamut, don't exactly blame anyone for not being familiar with it lol.

[Alice_Rivers]

Are there any other fights apart from Rathalos that use hiding behind a corpse as a mechanic?

There is that Nier AR but I think this is the third time this mech has appeared in the game.

EDIT: Got beaten to it, make that the fourth time.

[Arohk]

Hiding behind the corpses of the plants to block the petrification was a bit of a headscratcher for our group, along with the platform transition.

Funny fact, the plants dont have to be dead, if they are still alive, they die to the aoe but you are still save behind them.

[Arrius]

Funny fact, the plants dont have to be dead, if they are still alive, they die to the aoe but you are still save behind them.

Probably? I can't say, since our FC group manages to stomp them before the cast was out.
However, confusion settled in once looking away was not the solution in this, which was usually the case in blind/petrification attacks. Figure the missing eye icon was a subtle hint for something, but we initially brushed that off.