The Final Day needs an iLv Sync. NOW.

[HyperiusUltima]

I've taken a bit of time to go back to Endsinger, and depending on the iLv and skill of the party you get, Endsinger is now being killed before she gets to her end sequence that includes the Scions of the Seventh Dawn. This is akin to skipping cutscenes in Castrum Meridianum due to the fact that the end of the fight LOSES ITS IMPACT.

In DF, we were able to reduce Endsinger to 22%; and was killed right after G'raha Tia spoke. This poses a potential issue, as you get an increasing buff each time they speak.

With a controlled PF group, averaging iLv 636, Endsinger was reduced to 22% without Echo, 17% with 10%, 1% with 20%, and 0.1% with 30% or more(with smart holding); but could not be pushed any further.

This presents a major problem with the fight design, as the soundbites the Scions do at the end sequence are not played due to Endsinger dying after she finishes her own soundbite. I highly recommend that iLv Sync to 560 is forced to allow the fight to play naturally as it did during 6.0.

[Rongway]

Just give her a buff when she casts her ultimate that doesn't let her drop below 1hp, and make it wear off after the last Scion finishes speaking.

[HyperiusUltima]

Just give her a buff when she casts her ultimate that doesn't let her drop below 1hp, and make it wear off after the last Scion finishes speaking.

That still doesn't work very well for the feel of the end sequence. She already does not die until she finishes her soundbite; making it so that she won't drop to 0 before then makes it feel more artificial and jarring. The iLv Sync by itself is enough to fix the problem.

[Rongway]

The iLv Sync by itself is enough to fix the problem.

For now. It's not a future-proof solution. The only way to guarantee for now and after any possible future changes to damage formulas, stat scaling, and job adjustments that story bosses finish their scripts is to make them unkillable until their scripts finish. If all they do is give it an IL sync, we'll be having this discussion again next time there's any major change that makes lower level content easier to clear.