Solo Binding Coils of Bahamut

[Eldevern]

Same problem, many people don't seem to be interested to do khloe book anymore then even unsync, most of time, there are not enough players interested. I experienced to launch pf with always the same result : people don't want to wait. One, two, three... not even ten minutes, and one leave and so on. After not even twenty minutes, waiting solo...

CT is hard too, even after the reset.

[Conquistadork]

Around 90 minutes to two hours. I am not for sure when prime time is but I usually either wait after 9pm or around 9am in the morning. I work all day so if prime time is in between there i'm SoL lel.


Oh, I see. Well I guess i wasted my money on this game then. That's too bad because I really like this game and its story and characters. Time to find a different game and cancel my sub then.

I think you are overreacting, there's plenty in the game to do aside from those raids. D:

I would party with you if we where on the same server.

[Avatre]

I think you are overreacting, there's plenty in the game to do aside from those raids. D:

I would party with you if we where on the same server.

As long as you're on the same data center(which you both are - Primal contains both Diabolos and Lamia) you can still do the quests together. It's the need to the rest of the people that causes the issue really.

[sarehptar]

Oh, I see. Well I guess i wasted my money on this game then. That's too bad because I really like this game and its story and characters. Time to find a different game and cancel my sub then.

...You bought an MMO and thought you'd be able to solo what used to be top-tier endgame content? I mean... you do realize this is a game designed for multiple players, which means that... fights have to be designed with the need for multiple people in mind.

That said, it's not as impossible as some people are making it out to be. Turns 1-4 can be solo'd, but Turn 5 you will need at least two to stop the Dreadknight; Turn 6 can probably be solo'd with 70 gear although if I was trying, I'd go PLD over RDM; Turn 7 you might be able to do with two; Turn 8 can probably be done with as few as two or three if you can skip the missiles; Turn 9 I've done with three; Turn 10 will still require at least two to keep the adds apart; Turn 11 does not actually require 8 people to get through the maze, not sure why anyone is saying that, but you do need to be able to split up and keep adds apart, so this one will likely never be solo-able; Turn 12 I've done with three could probably be done with two though; Turn 13 I've done with two.

Long and short of it is, if you can't find at least three other people willing to run you through this content, I really don't think you're actually trying. Do you have an FC? Have you tried a cross-world PF?

Edit: Just realized below you mentioned you haven't gone on to Heavensward content yet. You will not be able to solo any of the turns in ARR gear. If this is the route you want to take, doing things in chronological order, I would recommend just watching the cutscenes online.

[AphraelAmarantha]

I think you are overreacting, there's plenty in the game to do aside from those raids. D:

I would party with you if we where on the same server.

I'm only doing it for the side story stuff with Alphinaud and Alisae. I don't care about the drops or anything. I'm kinda a story whore, so I don't like doing things in the story out of order, so I haven't moved on to Heavensward because I want to do BCoB and Crystal Tower first. It sucks that this optional content has some interesting story stuff locked behind 8 man and 24 man raids that most people no longer want to do.

[LunarEmerald]

You don't need a full group. Make a party finder and after a few people join, go for it. You don't necessarily need a tank for most turns.

[Arutan]

So how high of a level and ilevel do I need to solo the turns with a RDM? I would like to get this raid done so I can see the story content in it, mew :3

I can solo T1 to T6 with full Mhigan/Susano/Lakshmi/Omega gear i316. Above that you'll be lacking heal and get screwed by mechanics.

doesn't the dreadknight mechanic screw this up?

The thing is to hone your black and white mana before twister phase to burst it and skip it.

[Rymm]

You know, I clicked this thread because I was interested in soloing Coils as well, never having done it myself either. I was then pleasantly surprised when I saw the OP was from my server and had resolved to send her a tell in game asking her if she wanted to join my husband and I in trying it later. After several successive posts full of rude, snarly attitude toward people actually giving good advice, I've already changed my mind. No wonder no one wants to join your PF if you act like this.

Best of luck getting your story quests done, OP.

[Dzian]

It's not your level that makes it difficult to solo it's simply mechanics. Even at level 100 you'd probably still need 2 people minimum to do t5 and deal with the dread night mechanic..

(Though chances are by then players will be doing a million dps and kill it with a single auto attack)

Mechanics are the issue. Was a discussion the other day about soloing the 24 mans. And mechanically speaking you could not clear lota with less than 15 people no matter what level they are. Because you wouldn't make it past stamps without 4 on each pad and at least one smashing it.

[AphraelAmarantha]

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I'm not in an FC because I don't want to burden them with my drama that I always seem to have, even when it's unintentional. In addition, I don't like guilds, always some cancerous shit that happens. Here let me give you an example of the shit that happens when I join one:

1. PSO2, join a guild for fun stuff, guild leader eventually backs out because they don't want to take responsibility and disbands the guild.
2. Help form another guild for fun, then I get accused of turning people against each other when I had nothing to do with it. All I wanted is to run quests, help people out and have fun, you know, play the game?
3. Guild shrinks in size, I'm stuck running a dead guild because I have no evidence to prove my innocence and people believe the first thing that comes out of people's mouths.
4. Someone starts a rumor that I'm impersonating people when I don't even have the vanity items to do that shit. I do not impersonate people, btu again no proof so peopel gravitate towards the one who starts false rumors (For their credit they eventually apologized and said they were in the wrong)

And this was just in PSO2! And people wonder why I hate guilds/teams/alliances whatever you want to call them. I do not try to start drama but when my very character is attacked, I have to defend myself from such idiocy. I have no desire to continue to experience this shit in any more games. In addition, since I am the only common element in all this, it must be my fault, right? So just to shut people up, I keep away from guilds as well because maybe it is me.

My BFF has told me the FFXIV community was nice, they are great and stuff, it was another reason why I decided to start playing. But you know what? I haven't seen it. And I'm gonna have a long talk with my BFF when I see him again because I feel that he lied to me about this game. :/

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I just want to cry. I'm not trying to be rude. I hear their advice, but it's not advice I can take. And when it feels people are trivializing or patronizing me I get pissed because they have no clue. All I want to do is play the fucking game and experience the story and side stories. That's all. Is that so much to ask for?