Cleared arcadion for the first time tonight, we had two wipes in four bosses, me and 3 of my friends went in completely blind.
This was the most fun I've had in ffxiv in content that isn't story in a very long time, if not forever.
We're also pretty casual, I play a lot but am mostly a crafting/leveling/dungeon person, and my friends have lives and responsibilities, so they have about 4h/day. ;o;
Such high quality fights! And I could deduce most of the mechanics on first try. Like, it's okay if it's too hard for you, but it's perfect for me and my friends.
I'm sorry you few feel excluded by this, but if they cater to you, it won't be as good for me and my friends and I'm not naive enough to think there's a perfect compromise. :P