Voidwatch Drop Rates/Loot Distribution

[ThaiChi]

I agree with this, this event is very interesting to me, but all in all, frustrating -- especially when we work really hard on these NMs which are not easily held because of AoE standard attacks, Weakness inflicting special attacks, Encumberment infliction, debuffs that cannot be removed, Tier 4 High element AoE spells and -jas.

These admittedly provide a very big challenge to our LS and that in itself is enjoyable, but oftentimes we're holding the our Tier 4 Voidwatch NM for nearly 30 minutes trying to use the proper weaponskill, reload our blue magic, land appropriate enfeebles and (hopefully) doing everything right and what we're supposed to be doing for this battle system, yet at the end of the fight we are rewarded with craft items we just give to an NPC for gil anyway. It seems like giving us this weakness targetting system has revolutionized the way we play FFXI, but in this, control of the treasure has been taken out of our hands again and just given all to chance.

I got an Irrwisch Ring without trading any cells, and just from quickly killing the NM that dropped it. It didn't feel any different than getting my Strendu ring with full spectral alightment and a full proper battle. I have a fellow LS member, who may very well be posting in this thread, that has gotten around 7 Strendu Rings -- maybe even more. Its pretty upsetting seeing that someone who needs that not be able to get it but someone who has one (or two or three or seven) have to drop one to the floor.