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I'm just glad that I got to experience Barb on content, it's my favorite EX in the entire game and like you said I'll be comparing any EX to it for years
Happy before you make these videos do you ever stop and ask yourself, literally who cares?
I fully agree with Barb and Golbez up at the top, they're so fast paced and hectic, but just a little bit of cluing yourself into the fight lets you feel so much more in control. I also personally quite liked Rubicante, but that's mainly because I did it blind by myself in PF with no guide. I figured out the fuses and where was safe for all of them, and the tricks to find them was really cool for me. I was able to burn through the 100 totems within the first week because I enjoyed it and optimising the fight so much.
Also Zeromus is pretty solid but I just cannot stress how much I hate meteors. You have to be so focused on getting the mechanic correct, there's a massive amount of stress on the 1st group to get it right, and you don't know whether they did until someone dies. Even then you don't know whether that death was on the 1st group, or them not finding the right spot, and it's kind of hard to verify.
And I totally agree with Endsinger being at the bottom. Part of it was the hype of the .1 trials being good, but also I think everyone could see the amazing potentials you could do with some of the normal mode mechanics. And even what was done in Extreme, they really could've pushed that way further. Not to mention the lack of a final phase where it was the Group using Dynamis (LB3) to thwart her plans. I'm glad they touched on that during TOP final phase but I wish it was in the Extreme in some way as well.
barbariccia was the faust of the abyssos raid tier, change my mind
Pretty much the exact order I would rank them in with one exception (and you touched on it); I would've dropped Golbez down to 4, putting Zeromus and Hydaelyn above it, namely for the amount of body checks that often led to groups disbanding over a different person making 1 mistake and dying right before those checks (looking at you, Double Meteor).
Barb was the best one this xpac IMO, and it isn't even close; even stupid simple "dodge the things" where the days of playing shmups as a kid paid off dodging all the orbs being flung our way. Think it would make it in my top 5 EX trials from the game in it's entirety, alongside Titan, Thordan, Shinryu and WoL.
opinion weakest expansion for trials to date .still good but i didnt enjoy them the same way i did in the past. Golbez was my favorite
Barb really reminds me of fights like Sephirot EX, where you have a lot of things to either know they're on the way, or need to react quickly to. It's dope.
Barb was certainly fast paced and challenging but it was extremely frustrating as randoms kept dying.
I gotta place Zodiark a couple spots higher simply because I was my static's danger dorito working out the puzzle on-content. That kind of spatial awareness check just clicks with me on a personal level.
Barb EX is absolutely top-tier though, no doubt.
I had expected to differ with you, but our lists are exactly the same. No question on number one, I think everyone agrees Barb is best. Endsinger is worst.
Barby and Hyd are the only EX's I wanted to farm for fun. The others felt like an obligation but those two were just… very enjoyable. That said I haven't stepped into Zerex yet so I can't comment on that one too much.
As a healer main, Barb was also my top EX of the expansion by a mile. Lots of movement, but most things were pretty comfortably slide-castable. Mechanics were tough enough that people died in droves, yet the combination of lenient DPS check and dearth of body checks made it extremely recoverable. Finding the hole to hardcast a rez in that final tornado dodging section feels so good.
Barbi being number 1 is how it should be, I loved barbi's prog experience, doing this fight blind was a blast and the ptsd from the fellas who did DSR and saw playstation the first time was a nice bonus lmao
Zeromus gets a decent bump for me for just not having really any body check mechanics. As much as I like Golbez, farming him was miserable because there were so many instances where a single mistake could wipe the party. I feel like the two biggest issues in Endwalker fight design were bad pacing and frustrating body checks, so trials like Hydaelyn, Barbariccia, and Zeromus end up near the top for me because they're fun, decently challenging, but you're allowed to make mistakes.
Also Barb and Hydaelyn were actually moderately interesting when it came to keeping melee uptime, which is pretty surprising considering how free uptime is in savage raids.
I really liked endsinger ;~;
Endsinger was so fucking sad… I hoped for an epic 2nd phase with "With Hearts Aligned" blasting… But no. Just sad bird. Mechanics were neat though.
EDIT: Swap Hydaelyn and Zodiark, and I 100% agree with this ranking btw.
Barb was easily top 3 of my favorite EX fights. Putting SOS and either Thordan or Sephirot in the other 2 places.
The top 2 extremes both have raging gales that tear you asunder. Coincidence? I think not.
I agree wholeheartedly with your list
Zodiarks critic is imo no fair (bad, because you can follow the dorito player)
Barb EX
May the Ping Gods ever be in your favor
almost the same to me. just 1 and 2 swapped! hehe
Endsinger EX really embodies the spirit of Endwalker: Stale, lacking in content, makes you wonder why it's incomplete
I enjoyed all the normal modes. Still haven't worked up to trying extremes. Thanks for the video
Wow you can really see your personal gym progress over the years good work Haps !!
Endsinger is the boss that was most in need of an additional phase.
Does any other fight have more phases in Normal than EX?
honestly for me, my least favorite is Rubicante, such a snoozefest. I agree with Barbarichia being 1st, but I'd put hydaelyn at rank 2, Golbez was fun but I feel like I was enjoying myself more with hydaelyn
I see
this is literally my list too
endsinger is a massive disappointment every final boss on expansion is always has this phase 2 as the real fight and its a massive spectacle
Ultima weapons don't have 2nd phase, but the mechanic alone is decent for its time.
Thordan is utter BS difficulty in a fun way
Shinryu is a massive spectacle
Hades is just perfection it has 3 phases actually 3 PHASES not just 2 but 3!!!!
Ensinger is well nothing
Endsinger EX didnt even have the music from phase 2๐ข๐ข๐ข
Barbariccia was my absolute favourite Ex in any patchโฆ I enjoyed farming her!
For me personally, Zeromus's theme sounds like a Terraria Calamity theme
this list is like the exact inverse of what i wouldve chosen
Oh my god yeah Barbarricia was so damn fun. More fights like this please. I can't wait to do her again on Unreal.