The new raid tier is awesome!

[Carin-Eri]

Admittedly terrible at the Raids themselves - hopefully will learn, but they're very fast-paced and I struggled/failed to react quickly enough for the majority of them.

Have to say though - honorable mention to the music. It's absolutely superb, and have to give them credit for making four unique tracks (although I'll concede that the 4th Raid's music has a leitmotiv of the first one, which makes perfect sense in context).

And speaking of M4 - 'Give it All' gave me goosebumps! Incredible track - an absolute banger! - and the lyrics kick ass too - particularly this part:
Look in my eyes, now know you'll understand
(Somebody Help, My misery is taking me )
Made up my mind, no there ain't no going back
(Somebody come, I'm losing what's left of me)

Made up my mind, now my heart's demanding
Ready to fight, till there's one left standing tonight, lightning will strike
<and when you fall>, you're gonna give it all to me

How can you not be hyped with music and lyrics like that?!

[TaleraRistain]

Love the fights, love the music, intrigued by the story, and I even ended up using the fending coat appearance because it has a nice punk look to it.

[Ryaze]

Why do you refuse to use that accessibility option? Wouldn't it solve the issue?

I don't know about protanopic-colorblindness, but as a deuter colorblind person the "color blind settings" in FFXIV are a joke. They don't actually help with clear readability and the distinction of AoE/mechanic markers amongst floor coloring and background noise. They shift the ENTIRE color spectrum for the whole game and it doesn't help the actual problem. So not only does the game now look like shit because every single color has now shifted in tone, (for the Deuteranopia settings the game now looks washed out, and all color vibrancy is gone) but the problem of certain mechanic markers having a tonal difference too close to the surrounding environment isn't fixed at all. If SE were smart they'd let you specifically customize the color of AoE circles, etc.

Honestly, it's like whoever created their "accessibility settings" doesn't actually understand what color blindness is.

[Martto]

hard disagree, the music is childish and grating from m2/m4, the snapshots are worse than ever. the theme is repulsive in m2. i like the idea of the battle arena with the crowd and the commentary etc is all a neat idea, but the visual aesthetic for it all is way too extra and again, childish. and being forced to do it, or be weak and die to every other aoe is a bit of a slap in the face

How are snapshots "worse"?
I am of the opposite opinion actually, I think it's good we have a bit of punishment for standing in AoE's, you're not supposed to sleepy on the raids, even if they're normal ones.

[CidHeiral]

I don't know about protanopic-colorblindness, but as a deuter colorblind person the "color blind settings" in FFXIV are a joke. They don't actually help with clear readability and the distinction of AoE/mechanic markers amongst floor coloring and background noise. They shift the ENTIRE color spectrum for the whole game and it doesn't help the actual problem. So not only does the game now look like shit because every single color has now shifted in tone, (for the Deuteranopia settings the game now looks washed out, and all color vibrancy is gone) but the problem of certain mechanic markers having a tonal difference too close to the surrounding environment isn't fixed at all. If SE were smart they'd let you specifically customize the color of AoE circles, etc.

Honestly, it's like whoever created their "accessibility settings" doesn't actually understand what color blindness is.

Oh I see. That makes sense.