Quote Originally Posted by Goliathreborn View Post
I still have small hopes of this producing some extra alexandrites and possible, a price drop for them (yea right)

Time will tell.
Note: I'm working under the assumption that you're not already midway through your weapon, if you are this doesn't apply to you.

No offense, but people "waiting for a price drop on Alex" are the reason there will never be a price drop on Alex - just like there was not a price drop on AC when the supply was increased 4 separate times. On my server, AC is still more expensive than it was when Timeless Hourglasses were 1 million gil each.

With every increase in supply comes an increase in people who think that they might be able to start a Mythic/Relic "now that it's easier". This influx in demand ends up off-setting and even reversing the price drop originally associated with the supply increase, making Alex/AC more expensive for everyone involved.

Supply increases are the single worst reason to start a weapon. It just hurts everyone involved, and completely screws over people's initial expectations upon starting the process. People end up needing to pay 150M for a weapon they thought would be 80M because the price went up instead of down, and realize that they can't do it and quit midway with thousands of Alex/AC just sitting around because "They might finish it someday".