Pathfinder 2E Mark Seifter wants to set the record straight: Feats and Improvisation in Pathfinder 2e (Video)

[Teemu]

It's possible I'm not remembering the rules myself; isn't Coerce an out-of-combat ability?

Yes but it doesn’t change the situation. You can be in a tense face off against foes without rolling initiative.

 

[Eric V]

Ah, ok. I understood "facing off against" as a combat situation.