Why not unlock myth and BC now?

[Ninix]

They generally cannot just "unlock" features from an upcoming patch early. Software development doesn't really work that way, not for a project as big as an MMO.

I mean, sure they could do it, but it would not be a quick snap-their-fingers kinda thing. It'd take some amount of time and effort, which would be much better spent working on actual content for the new patch.

[PlanckZero]

Why not just release 2.2 right now? Hell lets cut to the chase and just release 2.3 since people are going to rush through the 2.2 content a week after it's out anyway.

[Mikara]

Unlike the topic, which is actually a reasonable question.

Why not just release 2.2 right now? Hell lets cut to the chase and just release 2.3 since people are going to rush through the 2.2 content a week after it's out anyway.

Do you have any more terrible suggestions? If so I would like to hear them.

[Deathscythe343]

what I don't understand is why they left the loot lockout on CT and didn't remove that in 2.16. Once 2.2 is released, no one is going to touch Labyrinth anymore anyways.

This is something that I think will have to happen with the release of patch 2.2. Why would anyone run an raid to get 1 piece of ilvl 80 gear per week when they can run an raid to get unlimited ilvl 90 gear per week? I mean, sure people will still need to gear up for coil, but really what percentage of the player base is that? Now, I am fine with waiting till the end of the month for the patch, however once that hits, SE basically makes CT worthless.

[ErnestoGiovanni]

I don't think coil will be unlimited drops i think you'll be able to get loot in each turn like CT, once a week. It sounds like they are allowing us to farm for that 1drop instead of fighting that RNG. Unless i am totes wrong, but I've not seen anything to state otherwise.

[Jaykos]

I don't think coil will be unlimited drops i think you'll be able to get loot in each turn like CT, once a week. It sounds like they are allowing us to farm for that 1drop instead of fighting that RNG. Unless i am totes wrong, but I've not seen anything to state otherwise.

Totes wrong.

[Mikedizzy]

I do not think it has been stated anywhere that coil 1-5 drops are going to be unlimited. I think they are going to be a 1 per week lock out just like CT for each turn. So you can farm each Turn for the piece of gear you need which in turn will help you gear faster if you can find competent parties.

[Rufalus]

No I think you will be able to loot on everything in coil with no restriction, dont need to wait a week. With no cap of myth, there doesnt need to be any lockout on coil 1-5 either. They are helping everyone catch up with any i90 they don't have yet, because i100+ is coming to be the new thing to work for.

[Roris]

Well at least it's only 3 more weeks of suffering, there's also going to be new myth crafting mats so everyone would just stockpile myth beforehand and crash the markets even faster than they already are the instant 2.2 hits, if people aren't already saving their myth for that.

[Ooshima]

I do not think it has been stated anywhere that coil 1-5 drops are going to be unlimited. I think they are going to be a 1 per week lock out just like CT for each turn. So you can farm each Turn for the piece of gear you need which in turn will help you gear faster if you can find competent parties.

No, read the Q&A again, it's full unlock:

Q: Will the difficulty of turns 1-5 be eased? And will the weekly lockout be removed?
A: Since we’ll be adding the second installment of the Binding Coil of Bahamut, which exceeds the difficulty of the first installment, we'll be removing all the limitations on the first five turns of the Binding Coil. The weekly limitation will also be removed, so you can take on the first five turns as often as you like

And in another separate Japanese interview, it is also confirmed that myth tomes weekly cap will also be unlocked. Basically all i90 related content will relegate to Darklight status because they will raise the new item level cap with new set of BC loots, Leviathan weapon and new tomestones.