What's the point?

[Helel]

I see the 99 +1 empyrean weapon as a trophy item, nothing else. The actual glow is kinda cool!

Yeah, because then we know exactly who to point and laugh at.

[Demon6324236]

What you need to do is find the trial number of the weapon 99+, then search that number at the trial moogle. It will give you a option of keeping the weapon.

Wow, didnt know that... thanks

[scaevola]

We have, and it's not much (you can try them on the test server yourself). And that's not an accident, SE said themselves that they never intended to make them great. They wanted it to be a sign of achievement more than an actual upgrade to the weapon.

My favorite part is how afterglows do not stack with and are overwritten by aftermaths, so you most likely can't even use the afterglow to help the friends who got it for you.

[Arcon]

My favorite part is how afterglows do not stack with and are overwritten by aftermaths, so you most likely can't even use the afterglow to help the friends who got it for you.

I guess if you're selfish enough to abuse your friends to get 250 marrows just for you it clearly means that you don't care about getting them any relic weapons of their own, so they won't have any Aftermath to overwrite it with. Maybe that was the point SE was trying to make? Afterglow as a consolation price for all the pour souls slaving away for the one guy with his shiny weapon.

[Dragoy]

Yeah, the first time I tried them on the test-server, knowing what they require, I figured the 'glow' is actually the tears of the character from all the misery and nonsense. ^^;

There is a tiny little part somewhere in me thinking it's a good idea, it's only that the fact that it requires the same item as the previous trial makes it all come crashing down, beating it to ridonkulous. It really needs to be some other item you need for it, since you are obviously 'sacrificing' a lot by either not helping a friend or few get them, use them for your other weapons, or even sell them.

I can imagine it creates grief of sorts amongst players as well, and this should not be.
Why not change it require a different item, or hell, change it to 'defeat Arch-Dynamis Lord 6666 times' or something. >.>;


Blah ! !! !

[Arukia]

With the cost for 99+ afterglow you can just spend the gil to get your fellow friends some relics and it will help more than the aura itself hahah.

[Demon6324236]

With the cost for 99+ afterglow you can just spend the gil to get your fellow friends some relics and it will help more than the aura itself hahah.

Same thing I was thinking, Relic Afterglow is about 25 relics in worth, I would rather just buy everyone in my linkshell a relic and be better off lol.