Yoshi-P: "If you want more engaging content, go play Ultimate"

[ty_taurus]

I really don’t like debuff check mechanics. I don’t see why those mechanics aren’t just given different types of telegraph indicators that communicate the same information in a much clearer way. I mean, I know the answer is “to make it harder” but it’s only harder my a smidge, and not in a fun way either. Making the challenge about squinting at a tiny icon to know what you need to do rather than some numbers overlaying your character is a really artificial way of adding difficulty.

[Absurdity]

I really don’t like debuff check mechanics. I don’t see why those mechanics aren’t just given different types of telegraph indicators that communicate the same information in a much clearer way. I mean, I know the answer is “to make it harder” but it’s only harder my a smidge, and not in a fun way either. Making the challenge about squinting at a tiny icon to know what you need to do rather than some numbers overlaying your character is a really artificial way of adding difficulty.

I'd put it in the same group of "difficulty" as reading Nael quotes to figure out the mechanic in the middle of UCoB, not fun at best and annoying at worst. Difficulty through bad UI isn't exactly high on the list of good mechanics.

...and very likely to just make people use 3rd party tools.

Pheonix is another fight that feels like you are fighting a boss who is just vomitting mechanics at you actively trying to kill you not playing a stage play with

Though to be fair most of the coils bosses feels this way (I guess except maybe melusine), but coils barely feels like it belongs in this game anymore

Coil felt like their attempt at a WoW-style raid, something they completely discarded in Stormblood, when every fight just became a circular or square arena with a big bad in it.