Difficulty of normal content.

[Jinglypockets]

It wasn't long ago that I finished the Void Ark series of raids from Heavensward, which seemed brutal enough given the number of instat-kill mechanics and how over half of them involve doing things you've never been asked to do before until that exact moment, so a lot of surprises and a lot of wipes, especially with this being Dynamis where a lot of people either haven't gotten to do raids in general or have only become accustomed to Crystal Tower. And that would *seem* like an accomplishment

I say this with the utmost sincerity: If you had the mentality to struggle through any raid with a group of people who hadn't seen it before, enjoyed overcoming it, and you look forward to the next challenge, you already have 90% of what it takes to be successful in *any* content of *any* difficulty.

Of course the victory meant something, but it's not the last step in your journey. If you were to run Void Ark again, you'd find that it's much easier the next time around. You're a better player as a result of having beaten Void Ark, and now you're more prepared for the next challenge. As you go through more content, you'll experience more new bosses who introduce more unfamiliar mechanics. You'll mess up on a large percentage of them because of the unfamiliarity. Some of them will be harder than others to learn, but they'll all teach you something that will make you more prepared for the next raid.

This is how you get good.

Don't worry about whether you're keeping up with everyone else. A lot of us have a headstart on you, but who cares? That doesn't do anything to diminish the value of struggling through and overcoming content that was new and challenging to you.

Just focus on enjoying your own journey.