What's the point of always "changing" the tomestones?

I did read somewhere on reddit that the names are in relation with the big boss of the moment. For example mendacity are tied to Kefka for obvious reasons. I didn't bother to check all the others names to see if it is a valid theory though.

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Originally Posted by Kleeya

I did read somewhere on reddit that the names are in relation with the big boss of the moment. For example mendacity are tied to Kefka for obvious reasons. I didn't bother to check all the others names to see if it is a valid theory though.

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I saw that which obviously hints that we'll have FF7 bosses in Alphascape :/ much disappointment

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Originally Posted by Iscah

Also, a question since this is the first time I’ve been at endgame for a “tome changeover”, is there any difference in the price when they’re converted? Does an item that cost 100 creation now cost 100 poetics, and the number of tones transfer over? Or do I want to be spending all my creation tomes before the structure changes?

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The creation gear wont go over to poetics(its still level 70 just weaker then the newer alternatives - poetics is for previous cap levels gear). It will most likely show up on the centurio seals vendor(check the vendor at the forgotten knight for an idea of price). Crafting mats will probly transfer to mendacity but at a discount(likely with newer mats showing up for the new recipes as well). Mendacity gear will still be mendacity gear, but youll be able to earn the tomes more quickly and with no more 450 per week limit so you can gear up to that level faster. Creation tomes will no longer buy anything(or come from anything). When you log in on patch day youll have as many of them as you did when you logged out previously. They become orphaned without a use, though youll be able to trade them in 4-1 for mendacity until they get removed(probly 5.0). Whether to spend all your creation pre-patch or horde them up for an extra mendacity boost is a personal choice. As a crafter ill probly horde mine(being more or less done with the current tier of crafting stuff), but im also only a single-class fighter so gear doesnt take as many tomes for me. After the patch anything that currently pays Creation will swap to paying Mendacity(in the same amounts), and likewise current Mendacity payouts will swap to the new Genesis(so same payouts, but new/swapped names). And you didnt ask, but the Genesis tomes will buy 390 gear at the same prices as the mendacity set is now(the weapon also requiring 6 or 7 weeks of clearing alpha 4) with the 450/wk earning limit holding back a quick gearup.

One thing I've always been curious about, why is it 450? Why not 500? (or why not 400 for that matter...). I doubt we'll ever get an answer for sure, maybe it's just because it's equivalent to running expert 5 times (with daily bonus).

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Originally Posted by worldofneil

One thing I've always been curious about, why is it 450? Why not 500? (or why not 400 for that matter...). I doubt we'll ever get an answer for sure, maybe it's just because it's equivalent to running expert 5 times (with daily bonus).

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Sometimes you're like 5-50 short of buying a piece so you have to wait until next week. Probably that, :(

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Originally Posted by worldofneil

One thing I've always been curious about, why is it 450? Why not 500? (or why not 400 for that matter...). I doubt we'll ever get an answer for sure, maybe it's just because it's equivalent to running expert 5 times (with daily bonus).

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it's not 500 because they do not want you to be able to buy a small left side piece per week. it's not 400 because they want you to be able to get a large left side piece after 2 weeks. the tomestone cap and the cost of the items are closely related so that players can only get the amount of gear per week that they want us to get.

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Originally Posted by Kleeya

I did read somewhere on reddit that the names are in relation with the big boss of the moment. For example mendacity are tied to Kefka for obvious reasons. I didn't bother to check all the others names to see if it is a valid theory though.

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If Tomestones of Creation and Tomestones of Verity were the respective endgame tomes for 3.0 and 2.0, I would say you were onto something here, but each of those were introduced post 4.0 iirc.

It also creates an artificial sense of "newness". If we are just constantly grinding out the same tome it would become more stale on a psychological level. By simply renaming the tomes they are giving us a "new" reward to work toward. We me know on the surface that it's just another tome but on an unconscious level we are seeking a new and better reward. It's a little jedi mind trick that games use to keep the same ol same ol seem fresh.

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Originally Posted by Kleeya

I did read somewhere on reddit that the names are in relation with the big boss of the moment. For example mendacity are tied to Kefka for obvious reasons. I didn't bother to check all the others names to see if it is a valid theory though.

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Esoterics = The Manipulator
Lore = Brute Justice
Scripture = Alexander
Creation = Exdeath
Mendacity = Kefka
Genesis = ???

It's really loose in HW but kinda fits in SB

Especially if the leaks for the final raid boss hold true. That one's actually the MOST fitting

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Originally Posted by Aquaslash

Reason: WHY IS THE SPOILER BOX /HB? THAT'S DUMB, SE

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I think that’s to do with the forum coding, not a decision by SE. I’ve been on other forums that use this square-bracket formatting code that also used the HB spoiler tags. I’m not certain what it stands for. Hidden Box perhaps?