Twisting Corridors: Layer 8

I did all 8 layers with a friend, we both got all the available rewards (pet, toy, title, mount), so no, you don't have to complete it solo :)

I've wasted well over 14 hours just on Layer 8 Floor 18 wiping on overtuned last bosses who have 1shot AOE mechanics and I am sick and tired of this.
Like cool in PVP you do an arena you get destroyed by the other team and you get some Honor, In PVE M+ you deplete a key but you still get Valor and Anima and 1 item drop.

Hell, perhaps you even have some fun doing Arenas or M+ but excuse me, where is the fun in Torghast? If it's solo it's tedious because it's lonely and and repetitive, if you go with others it becomes heavily overtuned and requires 100% focus from floor 13-18, so the whole experience and hours you put into it are NOT enjoyable and then what do you get if you wipe on floor 18 after 2-3 hours of playing...absolutely dog*!@# nothing...not 35 anima pat on the back, not stygia, nothing...It's honestly some of the worst and most overtuned content the game has to offer and it has had me seriously considering unsubscribing once and for all.

I've spent well over 14 hours total in Layer 8 which is already more than the time it took me to get from 1 to 7 and I have gotten absolutely nothing. No fun or enjoyment in any of my runs, extremely sweaty unnecessarily overtuned bossfights with mechanics I simply cannot deal with when they become overwhelming, no progress bar with % towards any reward, no anima, no nothing just wasted time which I pay monthly for btw.

Whoever made Layer 8 should get fired and god forbid even worse.

do we have to complete a solo to get the cosmetic or can we get them in group?