Availability of HMPs, Riftcinders, Riftdross

[Pups323]

Actually your logic is wrong:

1) Your preferred solution doesn't mean its 'fair'. Mathematically, there is 0 difference between reducing the number needed by 1/18, and increasing the drop rate x18. Overall it will take exactly the same amount of time to complete. So by you preferring one method over the other is faulty logic, when there has been presidence in the past to show that SE is willing and able to do one, the other, or both.

2)Just because you killed 50 mobs with max lights and got 0 HMP doesnt mean its a 0% drop rate. You expect 3/50 fights to drop a pouch. But just because you didnt get 3 pouches in 50 fights doesnt mean its 0%. You could do 50 more and end up with 5 pouches and still be in the realm of acceptable statistics. And if each pouch contains 3~15 HMP, that means on average, every 50 kills your getting ~9 per pouch and about 27 plates per 50 kills.

3) If the increase the drop rate, to 18x its current level, you would be averaging 500 HMP per 50 kills. And would need roughly 150 kills to finish.

4) If they keep the same drop rate, but decrease the number need by ~1/18 to 100, you would need the same 150 kills to finish.

You dont think by increasing the drop rate x18 you wouldnt flood the market to the point where 1500 HMP would cost considerably less? And could be bought in seconds for little gil ?

Did you even think it through or do you just post first?