Provenance Watcher~

[Luvbunny]

Obviously they have learned NOTHING. They created Abyssea, perfect content that keeps people coming back for more and more and more. Now they vowed to never do that again - silly me, but if you created perfect blockbuster, you repeat it again with slight variation and not going back to the old ways of FFXI. Oh never mind, they are trying to move us all to FF14 Version 2.0, good luck with that.

[Asymptotic]

It could at least drop cruor.

[scaevola]

If you were getting the items you wanted you probably wouldn't be repeating it...

The thing is, Voidwatch really is pretty rewarding given the time investment via cruor rewards and is pretty fun besides, so I could easily see people continuing to pugfarm mid-tier stuff like Kaggen or Qilin or stuff with worthwhile rares like Lamorak or Belphoebe long after they get their ultra-rare drops, just like they did with every other NM except now you can warp right to the pop area, kill four times, and get out with 50k cruor + whatever else in a half hour. The great irony of Voidwatch's problems is that the event really is quite rewarding, but it's totally undermined by frustrating the players' natural inclination to set goals for themselves.

I agree that Provenance Watcher specifically would probably rot, though.

[Elexia]

Lol yes because we go into doing VW with aspirations of collecting every log in this game, right?

[scaevola]

We go into voidwatch with the aspiration of getting 50-70k cruor in about a half hour, with a chance (often a fairly substantial one!) to get uncontested items that are either rare/ex and are the best in the game or are rare and very close to the best (or can be used to craft said items) that we sell for seven figures.

I mean come on, it's not perfect but to act like it was all time better spent in other events if you never get a Meikogai is just silly.

[Tile]

It could at least drop cruor.

this, there is no reward for doing them unless you win a lot, atleast super Cruor and exp would be nice.

[Asymptotic]

Well you do get your own chest, but it's usually full of logs. Although I can hardly complain, because I've gotten a sword.

[macross]

They could have removed personal chests, and just have the dragon drop 1-2 things.

[MarkovChain]

Won't be surprised when it takes 30 kills to see a staff and staff rains from that bc for everyone else.

Melee SMN, I hear there is a melee rdm sword too. Now seriously, go back to nyzlulz for gear. I think the only purpose of the final chapter is to provide the world with scrolls of meteor and arise, just like the purpose of previous tiers is to provide the world with metal plates and cinder/dross. I've always said the gear from VW is mostly junk, it's not only due to pebbles. However I admit there are a few intersting drops in there, but not necessarily the best either, nyzul put the bar pretty high.

But seriously, melee SMN staves >_>, can we be serious a moment please ?

From an outside perspective (barely did voidwatch ever), VW comes with a few upgrades, usually minor/useless, and plenty of "not the best in their slot gear" that casual players can get randomly (I'm typically thinking of the decent H2H2 weapons in there). All this to lure the server into supplying the bazars with riftdross and cinders. It kinda works because except dynamis currency, metal plates and dross, there is not much in the bazars.

On the bright side, some people can seriously consider achieving a maxed out level 99 empy, because the supply is there (at a given time there are maybe 50 riftcinders of various prices in bazars and you only need 3000), and the new tiers added MP/cinder/dross as drops I think, increasing the supply and decreasing the prices noticably.

[Karbuncle]

I can't begin to accept that post was created by Pchan. It acknowledges some Voidwatch Armor, Doesn't insult anyone, Explains its reasons in a well thought-out manner and even shows both the Pros and Cons of a typical event, and has a dash of humor.

Glorious shortlived redemption aside, I tend to agree. Most of the voidwatch armor is pretty second rate, but when things like Relics exist, Creating first rate weapons is impossible. however, that new Shield/Sword/Staff really are the best new melee weapons short of the Legendaries. So that goes for something.

Nyzul Armor does hold king in most spots, but some Voidwatch gear is respectable, if only for some situational armor. like the DT body. Or the Cure Potency body.

But on a serious note. Melee Summoner Staff. I'm going to get it one day if my Account is ever reactivated. If only for the glorious lulz i can have when I whip that thing out in public and bash on things with it. I tried that once before with a type of staff, People didn't appreciate it. But this time will be different.