A friendly warning to SE: Do NOT turn FFXIV into an Asia Grinder!

[Ultimatecalibur]

Those 48 days aren't guaranteed since infusing has a chance to to fail because infusing isn't 100% all throughout all the infusion process. Keep in mind that's 48 days of constantly grinding.

Failed infusions don't eat Alexandrite, just the Materia.

[Vahlnir]

Failed infusions don't eat Alexandrite, just the Materia.

If this is true I can let out a sigh of relief. There's a near-endless supply of materia. Not so much Alexandrites.

[Gormogon]

Failed infusions don't eat Alexandrite, just the Materia.

Yeah and materia isn't cheap for me. I don't do spirit bonding and I ain't spending that kind of gil on materia. So that fail process is gonna affect my overall chances on Novus.

[Vahlnir]

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I don't know the economies of any other servers but my own, but even with the optional (though the fastest) way to get materia, gil is really easy to get and/or replace. Between retainer ventures, daily roulette queues, challenge log completions and treasure maps, I've been able to make a substantial amount of gil in the past few months regularly. I don't craft and only gather for treasure maps. The price of the grade 4 materias are somewhat outrageous but I don't see them staying that way forever, and the lower grades are fairly cheap. All of this said I know everyone is different and have varying styles of play. In the meantime I'll continue to gather Alexandrite and purchase/infuse the lower grades and work my way up. The only thing limiting your chances is yourself in a sense. Also, no system is perfect and like other things it can definitely be improved.

[PSxpert2011]

i feel SE need to take their own advice on these long ass grinds


particularly the 2 point

Hey, an awesome thread we have here, ironic too, should I add! lol!
When they said , "Keep it fun" and "Never forget the fans", does that mean grinding isn't fun and fans don't have fun grinding to make the game meaningful? I always felt playing with the community of FF fans was fun in itself, guess I was wrong. (I guess we're forgetting our roots)

[Gormogon]

The only thing limiting your chances is yourself in a sense. Also, no system is perfect and like other things it can definitely be improved.

Yeah I do limit myself. I don't play the market board game. I didn't mind farming for atma, since it was 12 pieces, but something like infusing that has a chance to fail is something that affects me the most since I ain't blessed by RNGesus. Every MMO I've played isn't kind I have to do that extra grind to get "lucky".

[Vahlnir]

Yeah I do limit myself. I don't play the market board game. I didn't mind farming for atma, since it was 12 pieces, but something like infusing that has a chance to fail is something that affects me the most since I ain't blessed by RNGesus. Every MMO I've played isn't kind I have to do that extra grind to get "lucky".

I don't consider myself blessed either, nor do I play the MB but there are some who watch it a good bit of the day doing so. If I get something I sell it, end of story, then I continue about my business. Beyond that...well, I won't repeat what I said in my post with my other options. I'm not saying the whole materia infusion process is perfect but it IS feasible for those willing to put forth the time and effort...and/or gil to some degree.