ATTN DEVS: Attaining Mythic Weapons Needs To Be Reconfigured

[Kiriah]

I love back in 2006 when they said Mythics would be the casual-player's alternative to Relic weapons.

*laughs pop on her screen and quickly wipes it up*

[Windwhisper]

Make Salvage soloable without the 3 people entry obstacle and we are good. Because usually people exploit the game mechanics by force disconnecting and soloing after anyhow. Salvage can be solod and there is no reason why this obstacle exists, not anymore since 99 cap.

[Edyth]

Happy Monday everyone!

We have still been seeing quite a few requests for increased Alexandrite circulation to help facilitate players’ journey towards their mythic weapons.

While Alexandrite can now be obtained in Nyzul Isle Uncharted Area Survey, circulation is increasing, but the volume is not quite there yet. One reason for this is that Salvage activity is much lower now than it was previously. However, as we will be expanding Salvage and revamping it later this year, we will the amount of Alexandrite in circulation should see a steady increase, so we’d like to ask you all to give us some time until then. Once this is implemented we would like to hear any feedback you have in regards to the amount of Alexandrite in circulation.

I truly expected the next mythic-related developer post to ruin my FFXI life and squash my hopes and dreams, but this didn't do that. Alexandrite supply has definitely increased, but so has the price. Mythic weapons cost over 600 million gil for the level 75 versions. Level 99 relics and empyreans cost less than level 75 mythic. Increasing supply may just mean that there will be more jackasses (more accurate term than mule, with extremely close animalistic meaning) sitting with 4000 alexandrite at 20K each in their bazaar. Increasing supply with Neo-Nyzul doubled alexandrite prices. Why? Because they still can't be farmed solo, your helpers always want their cut out of the few that piddle into the loot pool, only a couple enemies in Salvage and Nyzul can even drop alexandrite, and in Salvage, you have to trudge through grueling nudity before you can even think about farming alexandrite. Unless the Salvage revival is similar to the Dynamis revival, 30,000 alexandrite will still cost both arms, both legs, and more body parts than one human has.

[Keyln]

The key thing here is that the devs need to increases not only the amount of supply, but the access of the supply. The biggest problem right now is that Salvage still requires a minimum of three people to enter, so one can not simply walk into Salvage solo and farm Alexandrite. The one thing that the devs can do to make earning a Mythic much easier is to increase the access to the supply of Alexandrite by making Assaults and Salvage entry allowable with solo party members.

[Fusionx]

I think adding solo content for alexandrite would be better than simply relying on a revival of Salvage for more circulation. Circulation is great, but it needs to be most easily obtainable so the price will drop.

[Jackastheripper]

Wait, wait, wait. Complaints that a weapon name "Mythic" is to hard to get. Really?

[Arcon]

Circulation is great, but it needs to be most easily obtainable so the price will drop.

Only if the price will drop, people won't do it anymore. It needs to be comparable to Dynamis in terms of making money for people to actually do it. If the price drops, that is no longer the case and people won't do it to sell anymore, but only to keep. Hence, it will hurt the amount of Alex in circulation.

Wait, wait, wait. Complaints that a weapon name "Mythic" is to hard to get. Really?

No wonder they call you Jackass.

[Samosa]

Being able to enter Salvage and Assault solo would be a good start. At least that way those working on Mythics wouldn't have to rely on 2 others to be available.
The main reason the supply of Alex was so good a few years ago was because everyone wanted the gear from Salvage. If the devs can recreate this, then there is a good chance that a decent amount of Alex will enter the market again.
If the only change is an increase in supply of Alex available from Salvage, then yeah, it probably won't get much cheaper.

[Myo]

You guys are beating a dead horse.

On that note; I wonder if the new expansion will introduce a new version of "Legendary weapon" that Rune Fencer and Geomancer can also use...

[Scribble]

The only thing wrong with mythics is alexandrite supply, which SE is trying to address, but not really doing a good job of.

Seconded. Maybe thirded or more I guess. I didn't really read through the rest of the thread as it could have ended here XD