Okay, I have a lot of grievances with the posts in this thread, as a lot of you don't seem to engage with the fights in this game besides "orange floor bad." Before you read any further, I think if you aren't looking to play with or at least reach out to other players to help you through this content already if you have these issues with it I think you should. if the didn't teach you something correctly to the point that you can't clear this content, then we need to fix that. the design philosophy behind the new content differs from what it used to be, and if you don't understand how the new sandbox works, you won't have fun playing it.
If you are really having issues learning and understanding how any of these dungeon mechanics work and how they're telegraphed, feel free to ask, as it seems like a lot of you are walking into these dungeons expecting to see slow punches that you can dodge with no effort. ALL of the new dungeons have the fundamental structure to be capable of reading the telegraphs they give and solving the puzzle, and there isn't a penalty for stopping damage to solve the mechanic. orange puddles aren't your only telegraphs, much of the new dungeons make use of alternate methods of reading mechanics that they have been using regularly since Endwalker other than reading the floor puddles. Checking the title of the spell the boss casts and observing the boss/arena are some of these other telegraphs that are most common.
That is not even to mention that by the time you're this far in the game, it is by no means unreasonable for the devs to expect you to understand your job, or at the very least, for the telegraphs and mechanic conventions you that you have been shown for upwards of 4 years now through 2 expansions worth of content plus dungeon/trial reworks. if you play the game the devs are offering you, it is easy and rewarding. but if you choose to ignore what pieces of the puzzle it gives you and face-tank every part of the game, well, you see where you are right now, don't you? the dungeons are engaging and intuitive this expansion is if you choose to engage with them.

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