Criterion Dungeon Interview

[Noumenon]

Criterion isn't good content even if rewards are good. The mechanics in Criterion dungeons are recycled from Savage, and they're all extremely boring, apart from two this tier: Stormcloud Summons and Rokujo Revel, which are, finally something that is decently fresh. They are, however, better than Savage raids, which speaks to how lame, rehashed, and uninspired Savage is these days (the only exception in this entire expansion: P10S).

Tanking in Criterion Savage also makes you realize how awful the netcode and tanking mechanics are in FF14. It is extremely cumbersome to drag mobs anywhere in FF14, and the bizarre decision to have such a high level of collision detection between mobs needs to be reversed ASAP.

And the biggest failure of Criterion dungeons is that it is STILL a linear corridor with bosses doing scripted mechanics over and over again (again, Stormcloud and Rokujo are notable, and VERY welcome exceptions, but nowhere near enough innovation).

Criterion is not innovative and frankly they are a massive downgrade from Delubrum Reginae Savage. If you intend to get all the rewards (i.e. grind Criterion 25 times for the mount), it gets extremely repetitive and boring quickly.