So Variant Dungeons,what we want for them?

[magitekLuna]

Expressing concern is fine. Issue with threads like these is people confuse expressing concern with critiquing the content before even getting their hands dirty with it. This isn't something like job actions where players can make educated guesses with near pinpoint accuracy with how new skills and changes will play out in PvE content. They can do that because they've been grinding savage content for months. This is entirely new content.

If you're not aware of the difference, as an example, a player who is curious if Island Sanctuary will have gardening capability is expressing a genuine concern. A player who says that the gardening capability will make or break the content is critiquing it before they've even played it. I hope that makes sense.

There are even players already calling the more difficult versions of this "Savage". This will only result in the players lashing out about the dev's dismissal of their expectation disguised as a concern. Right now, this content should be seen as nothing more than the dev's first attempt to provide a new kind of dungeon based on player feedback of providing a different dungeon experience to the community.

You're #2 concern is an actual concern, and a good one. But they have already mentioned incentives to keep players interested in the content. A concern I have is will players still want to run it after they have viewed all the cutscenes? A concern I have is will this content be required for future relic steps?

It's ok people take it as they want. Can't help it.

[Kolsykol]

I just hope that Savage is actually hard and not like ARR and Heavensward Trials '' hard mode ''.
Savage dungeons don't need to be accessible for everyone, people who don't like harder content already have almost the entire game catered to them, including two modes of the Criterion dungeons.

[Tlamila]

I want them to be fun.

[TaleraRistain]

To me the only disappointing part is that it seems to be branching but not randomized. That, I don't think, is gonna work out how they want it to; that sounds like we're gonna see all but the 'most efficient' path get completely abandoned about three days after the content's launched.

I'm less concerned with this point since I can just go in solo in the story mode to take another path. I believe that mode can also be matched, and just won't hold to roles, so it won't really matter too much if grouping trends toward one path. We won't miss out on side areas like we do now until we can unsync a dungeon.

[baklava151]

I imagine the boss fights will be mini-Ex/Savage fights for four people. I just wonder what trash pulls will be like. Will they just scale their damage and health up? Give them more mechanics to watch out for? Environmental hazards to avoid? Regardless I'm looking forward to the new content even if there aren't much specific details, it'll be nice to have harder content that only requires 3 friends to jump into.