(05-23-2014, 01:20 AM)synaesthetic Wrote: Bottom line, as far as I'm concerned, a boss is not truly difficult and challenging if getting better gear makes it considerably easier.
Then as far as you're concerned there is no "truly difficult" content in any game anywhere that has a gear system that isn't purely vanity.
Even Monster Hunter - a /very/ skill based game - you can equip armor sets that increase your defense and apply skill bonuses (something like giving you a faster roll or more defense against paralyze, etc) that makes certain fights considerably easier to deal with, is not truly difficult. And that assessment is flat out wrong.
I help people with turn 5 now and then. At this point a good number of endgame people are over-geared for it, yet they still manage to wipe on the mechanics. So yes, having the echo buff and newer gear makes it considerably easier to deal with, but it's still something that's difficult to pull off and challenging - until you've got enough practice with the mechanics. I think people will still manage to wipe in difficult content like turn 5 and (lol) turn 7, 8, and 9, even months from now when they're full i110 and having a much easier time with it thanks to the gear.
