Quote Originally Posted by Razielrinz View Post
Why oh why is it almost impossible for me to get my scroll of Meteor or Arise?
Because SE knows that adding better mage gear then they already have might actually give mages them a fighting (but not equal) chance with 2h damage dealers for power. Oh, except that Meteor won't be very useful unless you know five other Black Mages who are decently geared to cast it and even then it won't make you outpace a 2h job. Arise isn't perfectly special either because it revolves around dying, doesn't completely remove weakened, and in an situation important enough for it people should be providing their own reraise items, including the White Mage (seriously, carry a scroll of Instant Reraise for emergencies in your sack/satchel at least).

I think the main issue is that neither is really worth the cost, at least not when compared to what the price in gil would get you in terms of gear, even if you are gearing a mage job.

So if you want to get Meteor or Arise you'll have to find a static group that does Legion. Or hope you have a trustworthy shell and that doesn't put you at the bottom of a two year list. Or better yet hope you're a very lucky crafter that can gouge prices as much as possible without going for broke getting difficult levels. Or maybe you can farm ancient currency in Dynamis for a few weeks for two hours of every day and somehow forget that you're paying about a quarter of what a Kraken Club costs for a single spell. Or you can wait a few years and hope for the price to come down.