Novus weapon upgrade system findings

[Camate]

Greetings,

We’ve confirmed a bug wherein players are unable to receive alexandrite from FATEs after upgrading their Curtana Animus to a Curtana Novus.

While there are other means of obtaining alexandrite, please take note that it will not be possible to obtain them through FATEs while we work to correct this. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

[Alipoprocks]

Greetings,

We’ve confirmed a bug wherein players are unable to receive alexandrite from FATEs after upgrading their Curtana Animus to a Curtana Novus.

While there are other means of obtaining alexandrite, please take note that it will not be possible to obtain them through FATEs while we work to correct this. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Are you sure it is only with Curtana?? ;p

[Mcshiggs]

Are you sure it is only with Curtana?? ;p

The problem with the Curtana is that if you did it before the shield, you no longer have an animus equipped in your mainhand, but still need to upgrade the shield. With other weapons you no longer need the alexandrite for that weapon once it is upgraded, but if you have another animus, you still can get alexandrites.

[Zakalwe]

Greetings,

We’ve confirmed a bug wherein players are unable to receive alexandrite from FATEs after upgrading their Curtana Animus to a Curtana Novus.

While there are other means of obtaining alexandrite, please take note that it will not be possible to obtain them through FATEs while we work to correct this. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

This only applies to situations where the sword has been upgraded to Novus but shield is still Animus?

Just wondering, as I have now spent a good number of hours in fates with my Animus Curtana, but no Alexandrite has dropped yet.

[Umero]

Can you check if Lalafell girl with stardust rod animus is able to obtain Alexandrite from Fate too? Because it's been more than a week and I sill haven't gotten any from Fate while doing it every night.

[Nekodar]

This only applies to situations where the sword has been upgraded to Novus but shield is still Animus?

Just wondering, as I have now spent a good number of hours in fates with my Animus Curtana, but no Alexandrite has dropped yet.

Pretty much. Drops were tied to main hand only, rather than animus in main or off hand. Only applies to PLD too since they are the only DoW/DoM with main and off hand Animuses.

Drop rate is really low for alexandrites from fates, so people may not even have noticed this.

[Ecks007]

Sheeet, I've done over 50 fates with my Wiyu Animus and have yet to see a single Alexandrite. I'd say the drop rates are beyond dismal. In fact, I'd stand a better chance farming Atmas.

As it stands currently, attempting to get Alexandrites from fate grinding is simply an inferior and completely unreliable method.

1 Alexandrite a day via quest (via map) = reliable.

800 mythology per map/alexandrite = reliable.

Fate grinding for alexandrites = unreliable waste of time and effort.

I almost wonder why it's even an option at all when it seems like you chances of actually getting one from a fate are worse than the Zenith/Atma fate grind. Hell I at least would see something after a certain number of fates. Yet so far it seems like I could spend a whole day doing nothing but fates and never see an alexandrite drop. I almost wonder if it's a hoax. Nobody I've talked to has ever gotten one from a fate so far either. To the point where, like me, they just give up doing fates. I just do fates now when I happen to see them up in an area, or if I need to do them as part of the beastman dailies. Otherwise it's just not worth the time when I could actually spend the time speed running brayflox and definitely get an alexandrite map.

And no, I no longer attempt to solo the maps because all I needed was my first loss to the biclops to teach me that lesson. (was a close fight, but still, the hardest encounter I've come across so far) Duoing or more is a garenteed win.. well, unless you have idiots for partners.

[Nekodar]

Fate grinding for alexandrites = unreliable waste of time and effort.

I almost wonder why it's even an option at all when it seems like you chances of actually getting one from a fate are worse than the Zenith/Atma fate grind.

In a FATE party you could simultaneously get lucky with alexandrite drop, work on spiritbonding for the materia you need, and gain GC seals to buy crafting material with to sell on the market board and use the proceeds to buy materia for the infusions.
You could see it as the alexandrite drops is a bonus while doing it for spiritbonding/GC seal farm.

If you only look at FATE farming as something strictly for Alexandrites, and ignore the other possibilities, then yes it sucks hard.

Best zone for this seems to be Northern Thanalan.

[Kiara]

We’ve confirmed a bug wherein players are unable to receive alexandrite from FATEs after upgrading their Curtana Animus to a Curtana Novus.

While there are other means of obtaining alexandrite, please take note that it will not be possible to obtain them through FATEs while we work to correct this. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

Thanks for the warning Camate.

I sincerely hope a fix for this is in the works ASAP (next minor maintenance) for all the PLDs out there. (Although, as others have said, not that it really drops that much anyways, but still...) Thanks.

[Skapoc]

Greetings,

We’ve confirmed a bug wherein players are unable to receive alexandrite from FATEs after upgrading their Curtana Animus to a Curtana Novus.

While there are other means of obtaining alexandrite, please take note that it will not be possible to obtain them through FATEs while we work to correct this. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

My Pally friend feels this bug goes deeper. He has had no problem getting ATMAs but now that he has his Animus he has got 0 alexandrite from fates meanwhile I have got 11 and we both have done about the same number of fates(which is alot). I know everyone else I have done fates with has gotten at least 1 if not 2 none of them were pallys and they haven't done near as many as we have.

I know this might be a lot to ask but could you check to see if you can even get alexandrite with a Curtana and Holy Shield Animus. Or can any pally confirm they have gotten one.