Difficulty of normal content.

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This is the previous mega-thread that we had on this topic: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...-to-increase./
You'll see that most (not all) replies are ragging on OP for being "elitist" (you will find that word many times in the replies).

frankly, I think OP in that thread is being extremely disingenuous. to say that content has not gotten more difficult and complex since ARR is absurd. if he wanted a more legitimate discussion he could have said the difficulty had not really gone up between shadowbringers normal content and EW, but he chose to speak in extreme platitudes that are objectionable. I agree that harder normal content is more fun and we shouldn't be able to autopilot just because we have good gear, but I don't think that thread was a legitimate attempt at discussion.

the other thread doesn't really read like "most replies [are] critizcizing him" it mostly reads like a pretty fair discussion around difficulty, player engagement and player retention. granted, with a lot of "people suck and they'll get mad if you make it harder" posts thrown in.