Discuss new relic upgrade

So no gil sinks like buying a DET 4 materia that costs 800k a pop?

If no gil sinks then hurrahh!!! I rather have a grind fest than a gil sink really. I failed a sh** ton of those Det 4's. Ugh.

This step looks fun. Shame about having to do everything else before I can get anywhere near.

Has anyone looked at the stat change/reset possibility? If so, could one get to novus and start on nexus whilst gradually resetting stats?

Just finished a Syrcus Tower and got "The Artemis Bow Novus emits a blinding light!", only did 2 things since logging in and starting the "Soulglaze" quest, Tam-Tara (Expert Roulette) and Syrcus Tower and both gave the same message.

According to the Novus/Nexus reset description, you don't have to re-do the whole process, all stats will be transferred to a clean sphere scroll, so then you remove each stat individually, re-meld the new stats and re-apply them to the Novus/Nexus.

If this is correct, this is the BEST relic upgrade yet.

I got Blinding from Main Scenario
Brilliant from Low Level
Bright from High Level
Nothing from Guildhest
and Gentle from Trials.

I wonder if the new person bonus has anything to do with the brightness of light?

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Originally Posted by Alukah

According to the Novus/Nexus reset description, you don't have to re-do the whole process, all stats will be transferred to a clean sphere scroll, so then you remove each stat individually, re-meld the new stats and re-apply them to the Novus/Nexus.

If this is correct, this is the BEST relic upgrade yet.

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So in theory you could just fill your relic with cheap materia to get it to Novus then gradually swap out stats to balance. That sounds awesome. Perhaps I will actually work on my atma grind...

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Originally Posted by Kydi

This step looks fun. Shame about having to do everything else before I can get anywhere near.

Has anyone looked at the stat change/reset possibility? If so, could one get to novus and start on nexus whilst gradually resetting stats?

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You need to redo the full novus thing to reset stats if I understand it correctly

I accidentally melded 3 skillspeed instead of spellspeed cause I was tired and didn't read

and if I want to remove them I need to meld EVERYTHING again.

...Maybe my character hits faster with the staff now though

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Originally Posted by Alukah

According to the Novus/Nexus reset description, you don't have to re-do the whole process, all stats will be transferred to a clean sphere scroll, so then you remove each stat individually, re-meld the new stats and re-apply them to the Novus/Nexus.

If this is correct, this is the BEST relic upgrade yet.

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Is this true? :o I sure hope you're right

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Originally Posted by Alukah

According to the Novus/Nexus reset description, you don\\'t have to re-do the whole process, all stats will be transferred to a clean sphere scroll, so then you remove each stat individually, re-meld the new stats and re-apply them to the Novus/Nexus.

If this is correct, this is the BEST relic upgrade yet.

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Re..meld...? Materia re meld??

Does the message only popup when you beat it, and not display in the the chat log?
I've beaten garuda and levi hard and seen no messeges, garuda had my sword and shield equipped, levi had just my sword equipped. Also the zodiak glass says i don't have a soulglazed weapon equipped, is this right?

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Originally Posted by Sasha

Does the message only popup when you beat it, and not display in the the chat log?
I've beaten garuda and levi hard and seen no messeges, garuda had my sword and shield equipped, levi had just my sword equipped. Also the zodiak glass says i don't have a soulglazed weapon equipped, is this right?

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There's a popup on your screen and it's put in the chat log. Try relogging, swapping your Novus sword and shield off then back on, etc. The usual.