Coils of Bahamut... and its inconsistent challenge level.

[Istaru]

There is another use for unsync that I don't think has been touched on. I have used it for this and will use it for this reason in SB as well.

Teaching.

In a previous post, I mentioned that I had some people who wanted to learn and clear the old primals and coil. Which I taught them how to do them synced.

I used unsync as part of that process. I will do the same in SB for people who want to learn HW stuff as well.

Here is how it works:

Round 1) Basically the cream puff round, do it level 60 with level 60 gear. Easy peasy, continue on when the team can handle it by consistently clearing it with minimal failures.

Round 2) Time to put in some effort, still unsynced at level 60, but with level 50 gear. Things hit much harder now, not as bad as 50, but the fight is much more unforgiving. Same criteria to move on to the last round.

Round 3) Now dance, level 50 with level poetics gear. There is still a benefit in being somewhat overgeared, but ignoring mechanics is absolute death.

Round X) OMG, what the heck!! Clear it with an appropriate ilvl based upon its release. Such as i90 gear or lower for Titan EX. I never did this to anyone I taught, but would be willing to, but that really is extreme and has no tangible benefit.

What would the benefit of #2, #3 or yikes #4 even be? Mentor Roulette. EX primals are in there, SYNCED EX primals!! If you are a mentor, you should know ARR EX primals at synced level. You may get one and be expected to help the other players learn how to clear it. The mentor's response shouldn't be to leave or tell them to do it unsynced. That's what a BAD mentor does. Don't be a bad mentor, we have too many of them already.

I know other mentors that can't clear things in the mentor Roulette and that makes me a sad panda.

I know I'm stuck in the past and all that and don't play the game anymore, but, I will do the same again for HW content during SB. You know, be a nice person and teach. Teach people mechanics and work with them as they learn, rejoice for them when they become proficient since that will help them during SB to be better than they are today since mechanics are always repeated.