Binding Coil of Bahamut - Current difficulty level

[Carvaka]

So I have finally unlocked the first set of coils. Playing as Tank, Wod gear left hand side and 120 non upgraded (yet) right hand side.

Curious as to how the coils play out now. I tend to watch videos/take notes etc.. prior to runs. But with nerfing that has gone on, instances can be pretty different in videos compared to runs.

Is it worth doing a bit of research still, or is watching a quick vid and then jumping in and giving it a go the best way?

Don't want to be the coil noob wiping everyone.

[Blessedbythesun]

I would still suggest watching vid guides as well as video of playthroughs from a tank perspective, because there are many mechanics that still need to be performed, knowing where to position yourself, pulling mobs or bosses, and what CDs to use that are still essential for survival and holding hate. You can probably still get away with DFing T1-4 and T6-8 IF the random players are on the same page, but T5, T9, and FCoB will crush anyone who fly in blind, don't pick up fast enough on the mechanics, and/or half prepared.

[Nutz]

I'd say mostly the videos will still be relevant. I haven't dipped my toes back into Coil recently (I played 1-5 a lot when it was new, but not much else), but mos tof the things will be the same, just more lenient. Turn 1 is almost certainly different since the attack up stacks won't destroy you, so people do that in a more streamlined simple manner. T2 has been a joke since people figured out the enrage strat, T4 I'd imagine plays out about the same but now with downtime between phases that was more or less absent before. T5 has to be done in pretty much exactly the same manner, though death sentence is less of one.

[Garlyle]

Turn 1-4 are almost negligible. It's a good idea to understand what's going on, but you can honestly jump into Duty Finder and complete them almost 100% (Skip 3, btw, it's literally just a trash segment). Why? Because a lot of the actual strategy can be negated. T1 and T4 have damage output and enemy health so low that you should easily be able to just tank and spank everything. T2 is also super easy because of its low HP and even if you do the intended method, should be over before much of anything can go too wrong (If a group has trouble with that, you can wait out T2 and engage the boss at the end right before its enrage timer runs out, then powerheal through it, as it's actually simpler).

T5 onwards, however, are where things get tougher. T5's DPS, survival, etc. checks are vastly easier now, but it's a test to see if you can learn and react to mechanics, tank busters, etc.; you still have to execute the mechanics because many are still deadly. T6-8 are more leniant, as many things that used to be "this will kill you" now just heavily damage you, but will still require a level of execution. Videos are hella useful from 5 onwards to understand what's going on in the fight, because you do still have to execute - they're just more recoverable now.

T9 onwards may have echo now, but the fights themselves aren't nerfed beyond that, and will require you to still execute everything properly, largely using the same strategies they always were.

[Cirgellon]

Ive done turns 1-7 over the past two weeks. I watched a video guide for each turn and then ran it. I haven't seen anything in any of the turns that was different than what the guides showed, so I don't think that will be a problem.

[Seryl199]

If anything, there may be certain strategies to circumvent or ignore mechanics, but you can't be faulted for doing the battle the way it was intended. Such strategies should be discussed beforehand, especially with new players in the party. For example, in T1, instead of the original method of splitting and feeding Caduceus, teams with enough DPS can merge the snakes, heal through 8 stacks of the damage buff, and burn the snake down in one shot.

[Carvaka]

Also, I play on a JP server, so most PUGs speak JP. Has made for some interesting communication strategies in the past. May make coil a bit more tricky.

[ShaneDawn]

I would just skim through the text guides for 1-4; they're pretty much a faceroll now, although you want to know the general gist of it.

Read and watch a guide for T5 though. While it's vastly outdated, it still introduces a lot of mechanics to handle.

[Yumi_umi]

You watch the vids to "understand" the mechanics, not to just go ok i copy.
Then you use it to arm urself, which will allow u to be more flexible if the party skips phases etc.
just don't beat urself up if u mess up because this is year old + content and ppl should be happy for ppl at least giving coil a try.

[PetiteMalFleur]

Op, please make sure you understand the accuracy requirements for each turn. If you don't have the accuracy eat food or swap out pieces until you do. This is very important for dps and tanks.