On Artifact Armor.

[MakkotoParinne]

Won't the same thing happen to the level 71-75 Relic Armor, or Empyrean Armor for that matter come 99?

Why would they implement trials for one set and not the other set of similar acquisition? Adding NQ Artifact Armor to the list of trials would just be complimentary due to the Artifact +1 being as difficult to obtain as Relic +1, in a sense being more complete (as well as harder trials if you don't want to get the +1).

Square Enix is a mystery, as always.

[Teraniku]

Either they will or they won't. While I wouldn't mind upgrading my Gallant Leggings +1 into something more useful, I won't lose sleep over it. I'm just glad we're getting relic upgrades and they are TotM and not Synergy.

[Alhanelem]

Either they will or they won't. While I wouldn't mind upgrading my Gallant Leggings +1 into something more useful, I won't lose sleep over it. I'm just glad we're getting relic upgrades and they are TotM and not Synergy.

What's so wrong with synergy? I'd honestly rather have to do a single synth, however tricky it may be, than have to turn in 1000 Absolutest Virtue Bracelets.

[MakkotoParinne]

Synergy isn't preferred because the augments are random and irreversible. What if you did your synth and got something ridiculously stupid, while someone else does the same synth and receives an amazing bonus? Not many people get what they want on the first try.

Think of it like the current trials for +1/+2 Empyrean Armor. It does a direct jump between stats, statically, making it much better while still retaining the gist of what it originally had on the NQ/+1.

[Camate]

We do not have any concrete plans for artifact armor upgrades. If we were to implement them it would be around the time when we adjust Limbus content. However, we feel that Homam and Nashira adjustments take a higher priority, so we can’t make any promises.

[MakkotoParinne]

Understood.^^

My opinion is that it wouldn't exactly hurt anyone by implementing it (a lot of the pieces would be decent with proper upgrading), it would just make sense in regards to Relic Armor and the similar difficulty of attaining/+1'ing it.

Thank you for your feedback Camate, I appreciate it!

[Concerned4FFxi]

We do not have any concrete plans for artifact armor upgrades. If we were to implement them it would be around the time when we adjust Limbus content. However, we feel that Homam and Nashira adjustments take a higher priority, so we can’t make any promises.

I'm willing for limbus to be a two part update, homam first and whatever else your cooking but please no af1+2, that's just not cool.

[MojoJojo]

What's wrong with AF1+2? I wouldnt mind trying to beef up my Ninja Chainmail....

[Greatguardian]

What's wrong with AF1+2? I wouldnt mind trying to beef up my Ninja Chainmail....

I want new gear, not a rehashing of gear we got 5+ years ago.

Why do people want all of this old gear buffed? Only reason I can think of: Because they already have AF1, and they want good gear without having to go out and get it.

[MakkotoParinne]

If you read my post, I asked for it because it makes sense to do; they are upgrading Relic Armor which is already old and useless/outdated/situational. If they are making that good/better, why not the first set? Making the sets better breathes life into existing zones, and makes Dynamis/Limbus/Einherjar/etc worth doing again. We won't have to play in a do-over of old zones for entertainment.

Everyone wants new gear, I suppose. Once the 99 cap hits, I wonder if the Empyrean Armor would be obsolete at that point, as well.

Also, that's a pretty judgmental opinion. I don't know how it is on Cerberus, but I've never seen level 95's running around in full AF1 (or without AF3, for that matter) on Leviathan.