Forked Tower and temporary event cards ruined TT cards collection

In the past there were some arguable choices, like the putting the card only past stage 30 in Eureka Orthos. But this topped every arguable decision. I feel like adding a "one time only" event card (Elmer III) and another behind savage lvl content is too much. (maybe the Noctis and Clive card also suffer from the event problem, but for the noctis one, we knows the event comes back every expension).

Having all cards but one or none at all is the same thing when it comes to collection. You decided to gatekeep TT card collection Behind savage (and from what I collected, it's not even a garanteed drop) and event that you might miss. Great job on ruining that too.

I feel like this isn't getting much attention.
This is literally the only card I am missing.

Fun fact, this is the only card locked outside of normal content. I thought it's just inside Forked Tower, I didn't know it was also random. Yikes. I really despise Forked Tower tbh. Horrible piece of content.

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Originally Posted by tsuchii

I feel like this isn't getting much attention.
This is literally the only card I am missing.

Fun fact, this is the only card locked outside of normal content. I thought it's just inside Forked Tower, I didn't know it was also random. Yikes. I really despise Forked Tower tbh. Horrible piece of content.

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Because square thought that would be fun you know. You already have an achievement to run 100 forked towers, so players will naturally get TT card after... quite some runs no?! Amazing idea!

But then you have other side of players that's going to tell you that you have discords and it's really easy but its just you.

I thought event cards eventually get added to the TT card vendor at the Gold Saucer, unless I was wrong about that.

Not happy about it either unless they add an alternative way to get the card later. And even if they do, I’m still mad about the field notes being there with no Normal mode to farm for them.

Eureka got an NPC to play to win those cards, and Bozja’s were purchased with zone currency (field notes also didn’t require doing DRS…). And don’t get me started on the Eureka Orthos card featuring the level 10 boss, but you can only get it from RNG silver sacks above level 30. >.<

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Originally Posted by Aidorouge

I thought event cards eventually get added to the TT card vendor at the Gold Saucer, unless I was wrong about that.

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I went to check on a lower lvl reroll, and if the FF characters card are sold in the Gold Saucer, the Elmer one isn't.

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Originally Posted by Khryseis_Astra

And don’t get me started on the Eureka Orthos card featuring the level 10 boss, but you can only get it from RNG silver sacks above level 30. >.<

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At least they learned and the new deep dungeon one is available in floor 1 to 30, even if it's rare.

You can still do Forked Tower runs. It's also quite possible they will add an NPC for it. There is actually precedent for them adding Field Operation TT cards to an NPC. Same for alliance raids.

I can't quite follow. May I asked which card this is about and where exactly it's obtained?

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Originally Posted by CNitsah

I went to check on a lower lvl reroll, and if the FF characters card are sold in the Gold Saucer, the Elmer one isn't.

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Oh right the Elmer card, I was thinking the FF cards when I heard "event cards" and forgot about that one.

I suppose its always possible for the event to come back around... but there's no telling when that might be. I'm still missing some of the weapons/mounts from the Yokai Watch event myself because I couldn't reach the zones I needed to do FATEs in, and the last one was almost TWO YEARS AGO. (April 24, 2024 to June 26, 2024)

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Originally Posted by Aidorouge

I suppose its always possible for the event to come back around... but there's no telling when that might be. I'm still missing some of the weapons/mounts from the Yokai Watch event myself because I couldn't reach the zones I needed to do FATEs in, and the last one was almost TWO YEARS AGO. (April 24, 2024 to June 26, 2024)

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Like the FFXV event, it's often between X.55 and the next expansion. That's when put some events back to fill the void at the end of the extension.

The Elmer card was given #9999 (funny FF number) so that it wouldn't conflict with achievements. Like the EX cards, it's kind of not part of the normal set. (I wish it appeared on the EX page, but that's a minor nitpick.)

And I'm calling it now. King Elmer will come back every May for Make It Rain. Every year. Which is soon!

Also, I'm calling this now too. At some point in patch 7.5x an NPC will have the Magitaur card. Because patch 4.55 added an NPC battle against Hetsukaze that just simply handed out 3 rare fate cards, plus one new unique one. So fighting Provenance Watcher and two others was no longer required. In fact I bet they were already planning on doing this with the Magitaur card. But if they weren't, they sure are now.

Hetsukaze

Kugane (7.9,13.6)

Patch 4.55

Rewards: Penthesilea Card, Dvergr Card, Provenance Watcher Card

No need to do the fates in dead content.

Crazy what you learn with a little effort in a google search.

There is no such thing as FOMO in this game, everything comes back, be it event quest re-run or Cash Shop.
Elmer card will be back during "Make it Rain" rerun as always. Just like Catastrophe said.

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Originally Posted by Catastrophe573

Also, I'm calling this now too. At some point in patch 7.5x an NPC will have the Magitaur card. Because patch 4.55 added an NPC battle against Hetsukaze that just simply handed out 3 rare fate cards, plus one new unique one. So fighting Provenance Watcher and two others was no longer required. In fact I bet they were already planning on doing this with the Magitaur card. But if they weren't, they sure are now.

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That's what people said about the Eureka Orthos card (honestly, pilgrim traverse is far more fair than EO, which had a difficulty peak at lvl 30 and, no start from 31 and card available only between 31 and 70, with every trash mob being a HP sponge with OHKO mechanic), and it's still not there. I really hope you're right, Penny and PW cards were easy to get compared to this one.

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Originally Posted by Croweyes

Hetsukaze

Kugane (7.9,13.6)

Patch 4.55

Rewards: Penthesilea Card, Dvergr Card, Provenance Watcher Card

No need to do the fates in dead content.

Crazy what you learn with a little effort in a google search.

There is no such thing as FOMO in this game, everything comes back, be it event quest re-run or Cash Shop.
Elmer card will be back during "Make it Rain" rerun as always. Just like Catastrophe said.

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As I said, people have been asking for the EO Card to be available elsewhere for several years, and despite having people like you claiming it would, because that happened with the HoH ones, it's still not there. So maybe let go of the pedantic tone.

And anyway, despite having the Elmer Card, I still thing it's shitty design.

Hopefully they add an alternative to the card and field notes because the content it's locked behind can't be unsynced even in the future.

For me it's the dungeon drops that ruined it for me. It's like a 1%/2% drop rate for a 20 minute dungeon. I'll grind trials no problem, but dungeons can absolutely slide on.

The biggest issue is you don't earn cards for playing the card game anymore. What's the point? All cards should be obtainable by playing the game with alternative drops in instances.

There's nothing stopping you from simply doing the content and getting the card, so why not just do it?

As if Forked Tower was a thing that you could do just like that...

I also hope they will add some npc to win the card from, like they did for Eureka.

They haven't added a Triple Triad NPC as an alternative since Shadowbringers

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Originally Posted by Underscore

There's nothing stopping you from simply doing the content and getting the card, so why not just do it?

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LOL you're funny

Good thing Forked Tower isn't Savage content :)

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Originally Posted by 0blivion

Good thing Forked Tower isn't Savage content :)

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As someone who has been in Forked Tower Blood and have enjoyed it, not really the point. The card isn't a guaranteed drop. I've met people who got quite a number of clears before the card even appeared for them, and not everyone wants to run it 100 times.

As for the EO card being mentioned here, that one actually isn't too bad: grab someone and run through normally, not using any of the poms that show you where the horde chests are, then when you get to the first set that has silver you use them all, beat the boss, then go look and see what you got. I would like to see it on a different NPC still, or possibly they will make the other DDs like PT in the future.... Who knows.

I looked on Lalachievements today while looking for something else and I noticed this card is actually the rarest one in the game, with only 710 people having it. I think in all my clears I only got 20 something cards, which is not the best odds, after my first clear I was really surprised it wasn't a 100% drop. I hope they add a player who drops it like they did with Eureka because that's extremely low.

I blew this card off because you're likely bound to get it from grinding the currency. I still haven't bothered to get the weekly tournament cards.