Difficulty of normal content.

[MakariaZofura]

For me, I started in Stormblood, and I witnessed Shinryu Week 1. To hear they had to nerf the fight made me sad, because I personally LOVED the chaos I LOVED the challenge. (Lmfao and now I get replies it didn't get nerfed at all? All those years I believed my old FC leader lmfao xD! THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW <3. Validates more the pint of: getting better MATTERS)
That fight alone, as a new player, as the highest level content I was able to do, tempered me into the player I am today.
Looking at cast bars, looking at boss tells, looking around the arena, etc. etc.

That week, I was going for my mentor crown. I needed 1000 coms or dungeons and I was on 999. I thought, eh, quick easy trial roulette on my scholar should be no problem. Ended up spending over half an hour coaching sprouts through Shinryu. Was a huge pain, but felt great afterwards.