I have read a lot of times that users are bricking their devices once they downgrade to 2.1. I am a little bit afraid about this. Is there a high chance to brick it currently?
I will buy a new "New Nintendo 3ds XL" tomorrow. It will have a default version of around 9.9 - 10.5 I think. So i will downgrade it to 9.2 and afterwards do the other stuff, like downgrading to 2.1 (as it says in the guide). Do you think it is safe for me to do it on a fresh device directly with the guide?
Or are the 2.1 bricks only because users do it wrong?
It's almost always user error, there is a step in the 2.1 downgrade that requires unbricking your firmware (n3ds only). As long as you follow the guide really closely you should be fine.
Oh and I did the exact thing you're planning on doing, a fresh console will work wonderfully.
Just keep in mind, the downgrade to 9.2 is probably the most dangerous thing you'll be doing.
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