The problem with allowing Turn 2 Rage strat

[Jyskal]

It isn't broken. The ticks are there to warn you that ADS will commence his sequence when the timer runs out, which will wipe any group who are not prepared for it; if you're going with the Allagan Rot strategy then his 'enrage' will likely wipe you when it starts.

Yeah, but I don't see how with this strategy, there is any need for the Allagan Rot mechanic anymore. Probably the enraged mode should be buffed up or changed to be less forgiving. Otherwise Turn 1 - Turn 4 is just like a walk in the park? Or so to speak.

[Ashira]

Yeah, but I don't see how with this strategy, there is any need for the Allagan Rot mechanic anymore. Otherwise Turn 1 - Turn 4 is just like a walk in the park? Or so to speak.

Let's not kid ourselves into thinking Coil is harder than it actually is. Most Free Companies have 1-4 on farm and more and more groups are farming Turn 5 aswel now; with or without Allagan Rot, Turn 2 is still easy. You can also remove Allagan Rot from the fight by simply taking out the bottom node, the Quarantine node, is it? In actual fact you could remove all of his abilities by killing all of the nodes if you liked; would that too be considered an exploit or a broken mechanic? You could even eat the High Voltage with the Haste buff, since you'd have nothing else to dodge.

I see the enrage method as either a strategy for PuG, groups without voice communication or groups who want a stress free ride into Turns 3-4.