Add another "STAGE/UPGRADE" to R/M/E/A weapons.

[Afania]

Is posible have another update for Relic, Mythic, Empy and Aeolian weapons?. The reason for im asking for another update is simple

Some superior 3 weapons and Reinsejima Tier 2 weapons are surpassing R/M/E/A weapons. I understand maybe the dev-team made the SU3 weapons to give the casual public a chance of play content but sadly this is not working, people still asking for R/M/E/A to allow you join to the /yell groups.

This post is made of the perspective of a dude with a full-time job with obligations, somebody can play 2 hours per day, so in average that took me 2 months get enough money to farm a ultimate weapon.

I will use my poorly geared WAR as example, i have some valorous sets with 30 accuracy and 3% double attack, 5%WSD, 5%CHD, multiple ambuscade caps, Sul+2, Flamma +2 and 1150+ accuracy outside of moghouse etc. Even if my gear is PuG i know how perform my role decently

Sadly i find very frustating my AG UKON and my 9300/10k Plutons AG RAG are obsolete by a Montante +1, Zulfiqar and Raetic Algol. Is very unfair work for months for a goal knowing a weapon take you 9 runs of savage is better than any R/M/E/A =/.

So dev-team i really hope you consider this idea and make the ultimate weapons special again.

I don't quite agree because:
1) The entire concept about FFXI endgame gearing is that every gear is situational, no gear is "BiS" in every situation and it shouldn't be. The entire concept of Raetic Algol and Mont +1 is pretty much this.

• If you have MP buffs, Raetic is BiS, if you don't then it's not.
• If you need acc, or have strong crit-hit dmg augment set for MS zerging, and uses samurai's roll to mitigate rag's delay disadvantage, then ragnarok is BiS, otherwise it's not.
• If you don't need acc, then Mont +1 is BiS, otherwise it's not.

If you want to be absolute BiS in ever situations, you need them all. But even if you are not in situations that really favor it, all 3 GS above is far, far, FAR from terrible choice and more than capable of performing decently.

This is what makes the game fun. Real hardcore player get a goal to work on because "getta catch them all" and collect all situational gears so they're always the best in all situations. Casual players get a choice to obtain a decent GS for a few millions and still capable of doing good enough performance. Hardcore player gets rewarded on the same time casual player don't get screwed.

By buffing Ragnarok above all other alternatives, it destroys this balance and the result is:

• Hardcore players run out of goals once they finish 1 BiS weapon. Thus shortening the game's life span.
• Casual players won't have cheap alternative option if they can't afford a REMA.

It's bad for all of the player.


2) If I remember correctly, Mont +1 exist before AG weapons. Raetic is new, but the situation that it shines is really rare. So your "frustration" about REMA getting outdated after you spend the time and gil really isn't justified, since it's inferior to Mont +1 before they even exist.

I mean, if spending that much gil on an REMA is that horrible, why don't you just make a Mont +1 at that time and call it a day? But you choose to make a weapon, fully aware Mont +1 already exist, then after you're done you complained about it's weak (even though it's not), which really isn't justified.


I hope FFXI just stay as it is, by offering more and more situational gears for players to collect, and nothing is really clearly better than another by large margin, even if they cost 100m to build. That's what FFXI should be like, shit is situational.

Oh and if it make you feel better, I spent close to 180m on adhemar hands +1, it's only 30m now and I essentially lost 150m for absolutely no gain, unlike you who still kept a useful REMA. At one point of time I play even less than you (5~10hr a week) because I worked 12hr a day. I would still rather play FFXI full of REMA that's sidegrade to alternatives over other MMO.