I personally like alexander better then binding coil, the goblin humor made me smile. But I especially like how a large population of FFXIV loves to B@m about the alexander A1-4 not being as good but boring when compared to coils T1-13 completed plot.

Review T1-5 cutscenes or synopsis, just like the current story in Alex, nothing amazing, nothing horrible. It's just a start of a new storyline.

Coils sense of urgency. Vs Alexanders boring nothing
Coil: bahamuts revival, calamity. Is one bad B.
Supporting info that calamity is bad: ARR cgi cutscenes

Alex: alexander fully operational. Drains all the E from the planet
Supporting info on planet drainage: Lore