So Second Coil has been destroyed

[RinKaen]

You pretty much need have the most recent endgame content unlocked on the first day or you will lag far behind.

Are you on a dead server or what ?

[LunaHoshino]

Are you on a dead server or what ?

I'm on a large and active server. At any given time, 95% of the SCOB parties that you'll find in PF are either farm parties or progression parties with messages to the effect of "Must know up to phase X or we will kick!" True learning parties for SCOB are few and far between; most require at least some level of progression in the fight, which can only be obtained by - surprise! - learning. It's much easier to find learning parties for the EX Primals than it is for SCOB.