Final Cosmic Tools workstation

"We've used all resources on this so we couldn't create new workstations, please understand". Not that people will care that much as most just sit afk and let the work do itself. So much fun in crafter relics.

This is from the same company that thought 5 recolours of the same mount, 3 of another mount and 2 of another 2 mounts was acceptable rewards. Plus the end reward for the tool grind is a furnishing which isn't sold by vendors if you happen to lose it.

Final crafting stations being original ARR is a fitting statement for how lazily designed this content has been.

Less concerned about the workstations (which do suck, though) and more about the quite frankly insulting reward you get for getting all of the mastery points which is... Just a small furniture item. Not even a giant thing like the one clock you can get from PT, or the stuff from PotD, just... A tiny tabletop item.

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Originally Posted by Infindox

Less concerned about the workstations (which do suck, though) and more about the quite frankly insulting reward you get for getting all of the mastery points which is... Just a small furniture item. Not even a giant thing like the one clock you can get from PT, or the stuff from PotD, just... A tiny tabletop item.

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Mastery points are so easy to grind for that they already are giving you too much on that end tbh, it's pathetic as a grind if anything.

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Originally Posted by VeyaAkemi

Mastery points are so easy to grind for that they already are giving you too much on that end tbh, it's pathetic as a grind if anything.

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I mean yeah they are easy, but so is everything else in there barring getting golds on everything (which with some missions is actually kinda challenging). I didn't expect a mount or anything but a dinky little housing item is wild.

I think at this point a week into the patch or thereabouts, it is clear that this isnt an oversight its an intended cost-cutting. Otherwise they'd be more like to have said something about it like the bugged Cosmic Exploration crafts using the wrong modifiers or the Ultimate bugs.

I am a long-time lover of FFXIV, and I have very much enjoyed a lot of Dawntrail and Endwalker despite their shortcomings. But this is just indefensible for this little effort or care to be given to the players.

Like, how can the crafted Gold Thumb tools have better workbenches than the tools we have spent the entire expansion building. Its an insult.

Honestly I would have rather CE got thrown in the trash and we just got more Island Sanctuary updates. Sure the content was more braindead spreadsheet simulator but the rewards were malms better.

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Originally Posted by Sparky_Mage

Like, how can the crafted Gold Thumb tools have better workbenches than the tools we have spent the entire expansion building. Its an insult.

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...b3c7180b21041&

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Yeah has real "You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about" meme energy.

Since the ALC station does have the glowy, bright appearance, it seems like the others not having it is an oversight? I mean, why would they change the station for only that job?

It would be nice to get a statement about this issue from the devs, there's a post in the bugs section as well about it that hasn't been replied to: https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...ols-Aesthetics

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Originally Posted by Mithris

Since the ALC station does have the glowy, bright appearance, it seems like the others not having it is an oversight?

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No, it's always like that, only the ALC station glows, likely because you attach the tool to the station to work it, but the Lodestar tools work the exact same way, and I believe the Skybuilders' tools as well tho I haven't checked. Here's a quick comparison between Lodestar CRP and ALC:

https://i.postimg.cc/63M6gf6W/image.png

Following up on what Veya said, that coupled with the fact they fashioned the glow/emblem on the lvl1 workstation for ALC means these trashy workbenches are intended. CB3 just didn't care and wanted to wash their hands of Cosmic Exploration.

I actually loved DT's story, but with how phoned in their efforts on Cosmic Exploration and Occult Cresent have been have been the most disappointing parts of Dawntrail to me.