Re: the Crystal Tower, it unlocks fairly early on in the patches and you can clear it completely as soon as you unlock it, the msq lock for it is just at a pretty rough point. It doesn't help that the quest list is very overstuffed at this point and taking a quest but not having it in the five shown hides it from the map by default so it becomes harder to remember they're there.
In term of doing the coils the way it was intended for the challenge. It is still possible nowadays. You can go in with a group of 7 other people, tick min ilvl and no echo and have a good time. There is still people doing that content, although it's easier to go with a static than pf for it if the objective is to do them all.
@@marcmad55 yeah I've seen other Sprouts go through it on other channels and streams, looks great. But a static is my problem lol I've not been social enough in the game or outside of it to find one, maybe once I've done the MSQ, but that's my focus right now.
Congrats on reaching Heavensward, where the fire is hot and the steel is cold! While it is a shame you weren't able to get a group together to do Coils '''legitimately''' (lol), I'm glad you were able to at least enjoy the story. Enjoy your journey in 3.0 and beyond!