Edwin: That estimate too, though, is based on the idea that the average casual player is enthused about this system. You can probably triple or quadruple that guesstimate for your average casual, if they can even be bothered to put up with such a system at all.

The more I think about it, it's easier to get a Leviathan weapon than this; after all you can buy EX Primal carries. You can't sell the grind. What's in it for an Animus weapon right now is far beyond what a casual is willing to put up with in any reasonable amount of time, IMHO.

FWIW, I think it's meant to be an alternative high level weapon; High Allagan probably won't be a viable option until very late into the current patch cycle; it's a matter of stat weighting and preference in your build and it's something for the future, because the current competition in weaponry eclipses it now, but probably has no further upgrading potential when new content comes out.