Quote Originally Posted by Themarvin View Post
Stop acting like FT is high end content for starters, it is not, it is in fact quite a beat mainstream, if anything that is.
This is from the live letter, translated into English by Square Enix:

Quote Originally Posted by Naoki Yoshida
As for entering Forked Tower itself, the current entry method allows players to increase their chances of being selected by inserting multiple Sanguine Ciphers. We believe part of the reason why groups are having trouble reliably entering the dungeon with all of their members is the lack of a menu to see "who" inserted "how many" ciphers, so we hope to alleviate the situation by displaying this information.

Additionally, the current entry method allows players to jump in without a cipher, but this feature and the lack of a difficulty warning when unlocking Forked Tower led to conflicting mindsets between players who entered the dungeon together. To ensure that all participants understand the challenge that awaits them in Forked Tower, we will be changing entry system to always require at least one cipher from every player.
It also includes factors like death limits which is what they tend to put on "high-end" versions of content.

They confirmed that their intention was that we would figure out optimal or "braindead" strategies and then begin carrying first timers through - because that's what happens with a lot of high-end content if we're honest. But their intention was not achieved due to the entry system issues that made it hard for pre-formed groups to even get in together and made them play instance roulette and wait ages for a weather.