Is the drop rate on this just impossible? Because I find this situation extremely frustrating to the point I don't see any reason to continue this anymore. I'm just going to leave the reforging at 109 and say to hell with attempting 119 because either the drop rate is non-existant if I try to solo. I've gotten 3 of the rare/ex guns but not a single Celaenos cloth (unless it's glitched as Raxa!?!?) even if I get multiple weakness triggers.
I don't have time to play this game for eternity for one single item needed. The cost is pretty terrible and by the time I actually get enough money to purchase whatever is available on the server, someone else buys it, or there is none available.
Why not just make those particular items for reforging equipment a Records of Eminence >> Content >> Voidwatch >> Defeat: Celaenos xx times for Celaenos Cloth reward so that way I can actually get the item that I need and actually accomplish something instead of banging my head against this dog awful timesink wall? It forces the prices down since it is more accessible to achieve, and more people can do it themselves.
I have work, I have other games I want to play, and I have other things to do in my life as well. It shouldn't take months years to receive only one material drop (if any) to reforge one piece of equipment because the drop ratio, and weakness trigger requirements are so random and ridiculous that it can only be accomplished by 12+ people when everyone else has moved on to new content (again) and have no reason to assist those left behind.
I'm about to drop FFXI because there is another title coming out in a few days that I'll have to re-allocate my subscription money towards that instead of this as I find it impossible to accomplish something simple again that was made unnecessarily over complicated by sadistic (or just plain ignorant) programmers. I prefer more fun over frustration, because games are supposed to be entertaining, until someone forgets the entertainment part and it just becomes an annoyance to "play".
This is ANNOYING.