[DEV 1009] Kings update, drop rates.

[wish12oz]

It's random

It is random, but this is the average.
AVERAGE
Give it a year and there will be 1 new Defending ring per 40,000 wasted seals. That's how it works.
Which is also the problem, some random guy will get one first pop, and people who try to get it and are smart enough to use it correctly never will.

As a side comment: I've played since NA PC launch and I've only acquired 3000 or so Kindred seals, Leveling 7 jobs to 75 and almost capping merits before abyssea, and before Kindred crests/HKC's existed to take the drop slot of kindred seals. Maybe that information will help you put the average required into perspective.
40,000 is NEVER going to happen, it's just not feasible.

They will either leave it as it is or make it as common as a jelly ring, you know how this stuff works.

It doesn't have to be common, I gave a good drop rate percentage that would keep it rare but also keep it as an eventual goal people could realistically work towards. I just think 40,000 is a slap in the face and an insult.