Quote Originally Posted by NoahArks View Post
But like you said. While the next coil will have 130/135 gear, like 80% of the people in the game won't be able to enjoy it and will just be hitting the i100 or i110 and will be stuck there only having the same content, till a new update comes and they can finally do it themselfs, but this means they'll always be one update behind.
Coil is a sort of performance test. And since SE design this game to try to be accommodating as possible, coil is the only content that is catered to the "hardcore" and "skilled" segment of the players.

If one can't put in the time and dedicate plus doesn't have the skill to do so, of course you can't clear coil - the 80 or whatever percentage of players you'd like to refer to. It is NOT possible for everyone to be on the same page unless the game is specifically catered to either casual or hardcores where there are no segmentation of contents (ie, remove coil and FFXIV would be basically a full casual MMO).

In any case, for the causal Joe who can only play a couple of hours a day, what's the rush? There are still players trying to clear Titan EX which is 2 patches ago content. So what if you're technically 1 patch behind when you don't even have the time to put in to clear the content?

For the average Joe who could deal with grind and able to put in enough time but stuck at coil, I guess constant practice and improvement is the only way to go. Coil really isn't designed for everyone.

Like I said, either make it a causal MMO or hardcore MMO if that's the issue. But you will lose either side of the customers entirely - which is not SE going to go for, which they are trying to accommodate both camps. There are casuals leaving, there are hardcores leaving, but at the end of the day I guess being accommodating is still better than losing either camp.