Best Gear in Coil needs to end

[Velhart]

They can at least give the impression that this is what they're aiming for at some point. Right now there's no indication that they're ever going to break away from this steep vertical progression model that makes content obsolete before it's even released. I understand that this game hasn't been out for as long as FF XI but people become disillusioned about these things rather quickly if they don't see attempts at progress early on.

When does it stop being ok when there's only one end-game raid that drops worthwhile gear? 2.3? 2.4? 3.0? There has to be a point where the lack of content becomes something to hold them accountable towards.

They would only break from it if it wasn't working. As you can see, it is working. They might find ways to play around with the formula, but I doubt it will lead to a dramatic overhaul that you think might happen. All content that drops ilvl95-100 is worthwhile most definitely, Coils is just the area for BiS. If SE were to manage two raids at once, not only would it be much harder to balance them both out, but take much more time to develop both simultaneously, meaning we wait longer for each patch.

I believe it is more of a psychological thing. Coils feels like one raid because of the area and how it is named, when it is actually going under a WoW formula for raiding. The difference is with WoW, you did go to a completely new area per major patch. Like with the WoTLK expansion, you went to Naxxramas > Trial of Champions > Ulduar > Ice Crown Citadel. Here it is just going to different spots of the same area. Granted it is just an opinion and how you decide to perceive it, but I do like feeling like I am go to a new area for raiding each time. I am okay with how it is now however, but maybe in an expansion we can go to different feeling areas per major patch, just to help make things feel fresh.