99 Empyrean Trials.

[Arcon]

You are by far one of the most smug bastards ive ever met on this forum. It's funny because you always say you don't white knight SE but you sure are quick to defend them every time.

Point out where the hell I'm defending them. I'm not kidding, quote me. Your sense of entitlement is ridiculous because you seem to assume that you represent the core of anti-SE ideas. You think if I tell you that you're a moron I'm agreeing with SE? That I approve of this trial because I pointed out to you that your argument is retarded? Just because I disagree with them doesn't mean I have to agree with you. You think whenever I go against someone who is anti-SE that must mean I'm their asskisser, which in itself is a retarded assumption, but in this case I didn't even attack your anti-SE rambling, I attacked your intelligence, because you obviously lack the required reading comprehension of a first grader if you don't know what the fucking word "majority" means.

You can say 51% is "technically" the majority, but it differently seems what they implied when they announced Stage 1 and Stage 2 has changed from now to then.

The planned difficulty level for the corresponding Magian upgrade trials will be such that a majority of players with the appropriate level 95 equipment will likely be able to complete them.

For the mentally challenged:
majority of players = roughly more than half
will be able to = will be in a position that they can defeat ADL semi-regularly
likely = probably

They said so from the start. And since they announced the 5 Umbral Marrows, you've known what they meant by it. You act so fucking surprised about this now, as if they suddenly came up from behind you and fucked you up the ass. They didn't get your hopes up, you did it yourself. Which is pretty fucking ironic considering your anti-SE streak. If you're really convinced they're so incapable, then you shouldn't have trusted them in the first place.

The trial might be unfair, stage 2 might be completely retarded. None of that changes the fact that you're an idiot.

[Dragoy]

Time consumed == Difficulty

I just can't quite see it, sorry. =/
I'm sure there are other methods of making things challenging than put a 'time-sink' on it.

Or is it... PS2-limitations?
A-haha... ha...

And that's all I'm going to touch on this borderline hilarious topic. \ö/
Have fun~

[newmonkey]

Marc i told you sent me a mule with the money you need for the dross and i'll get you them today i'd bring them to you but my xfer isn't up for 2 weeks

[macross]

I'm sure in 2 weeks i'll still have made little progress hehe.

[Trisscar]

Mis post, sorry.

[Atomic_Skull]

Within 30 minutes of servers coming up yesterday there were already people running around with first stage lvl99 relics and emps.


SE: "Working as intended"

[macross]

Killed 4 flans today, got one dross from that. Was given to me by a buddy who was 2 boxing her ninja alt for procs.
That taru is a reseller, not gonna buy from him. Plus I don't want to pay 1m for them. Pretty much gouged price since they use to sell for 100-200k each. Cinder is already 500k in many baz, dross will drop I hope too. Too many dreamers buying the dross, hoping one day they will collect 1500 plates and be able to make 99. I know Ihina did his in a week, at least his shell sold their drops to him. Only a few will in mine, the rest rather hold onto them and dream they will finish one day, or rather sell to non LS just to spite me probably. Guess they rather I don't finish it or something I dunno?

We've already completed 2 relics to 99. Hopefully mine will be done next in the next few days, if I'm next in line to get em. Absolute joke to finish relic trial, dunno why you think empy is so much easier. By the time you buy 1500 plates we'll have finished 10 relics or more to 99. In that time we'll have killed another 60 rex/ogres, and I bet you I'll still have no where near 60 dross, as the stupid drops are too random, and you need too many of them.

[Geabrielle]

Why do relics keep coming up in an Empyrean thread?

That out of the way; I can understand the upgrade to 99 weapons are supposed to be an epic undertaking. I'm alright with that. But I still have beef about even making it to 95 with that glaring 1500 plate beast of a trial and the lack of circulation of said items. The fact that are expected to purchase the items as well as work towards them in the event is also understandable, but when said items are not being put into circulation because lack of interest in certain mobs, many have gotten the drops they wanted, etc and keeping such a massively glaring requirement for 95 that's pretty much shoving the 8 balls up the poop shoot.

THERE WILL BE ABYSMALLY FEW 99 EMPYREANS BECAUSE 95 ARE A CRAP SHOOT PIPE DREAM.

I'll repeat. I'm alright with the freaking 60 dross, it's been finalized. FINE. 99 weapon. Challenge. Got it.

The 95 however, is butt-plugging the progression and unless you're a gillionaire with nothing better to spend it on, or are incredibly lucky on pouches (IF people even bother with Hahava, Aello or Qilin anymore) everything's fine. But since this isn't the case, at least on Valefor recently, we need an intervention or you just wasted our time and yours.

[wish12oz]

Why do relics keep coming up in an Empyrean thread?

Good question, but then we got the special Olympics veteran dslove posting again, so it's not surprising.

[Randnum]

Sorry, I was essentially responding to Camate, who covered all the upgrades in the post that was made at the time.