I don't understand how to spiritbond and get tier IV materia anymore.

[BobbinT]

May the odds be ever in your favor.

Thank you. And may it grant yours too.

[WHS]

Can we still get tier iv materia from ilvl45 to 55 gear now? Or has it been restricted to a chance from ilvl 70 and above? What was the % chance to get t4 mat before the patch on 45 to 55 gear? was getting a tier 4 mat from 45 and 55 gear the same percent or 55 better chances?

[Urthdigger]

You weren't supposed to be SBing in dungeons before anyway. Bring your best gear or don't show up.

[Brine_Gildchaff]

You weren't supposed to be SBing in dungeons before anyway. Bring your best gear or don't show up.

Explain please how this is possibly true when i70 gear cannot be spiritbonded in open-world content.

[Omegakiyohime]

Can we still get tier iv materia from ilvl45 to 55 gear now? Or has it been restricted to a chance from ilvl 70 and above? What was the % chance to get t4 mat before the patch on 45 to 55 gear? was getting a tier 4 mat from 45 and 55 gear the same percent or 55 better chances?

I'm don't think the percentages changed as the patch notes only started it was a change to i70 items. Yes, i45-55 items still drop Tier IV. I sb'd around 10 items and got a Vit IV, a Might IV, and an Eye IV. What is noticeably different and more than likely key to understanding this change is that the rate around appropriate mobs has been increased. I was in Urth's for a little under 40-50mins w/ only +1-+5 sb and I finished the equivalent of 2 i45-49 sets. That is crazy compared to post patch.

[Urthdigger]

Explain please how this is possibly true when i70 gear cannot be spiritbonded in open-world content.

Simple, you don't. Not without pissing off the community anyway.

[Brine_Gildchaff]

Simple, you don't. Not without pissing off the community anyway.

In other words it's not actually true that it is not intended for players to spiritbind in dungeons. Thank you for being honest.

[Silverawz]

Simple, you don't. Not without pissing off the community anyway.

You have only dungeon to get i70 sb so i it is normal to do it, because the lowest stuff give only III (okay you have 0.0001% to get a IV) but after you need the good one so 1 chance on 200 ? ... The game want you to spiritbond the 70 gear because of all IV needed in zodiak quest. As well the dungeon restriction is 70, if you have the gear you are okay for the game, nothing else.

[Urthdigger]

In other words it's not actually true that it is not intended for players to spiritbind in dungeons. Thank you for being honest.

Doesn't make it untrue, just means the rule comes from the community and not the devs. If you go in anything besides your best, you're slowing down everyone's runs for tomestones and gear for your own selfish needs, and the community will lynch you for that. Stick to ilvl 49 in Urth's.

[Appleh4x]

Simple, you don't. Not without pissing off the community anyway.

Coming from somebody in myth gear who hasn't started second coil and just finished the first one? LOL. I'd out DPS you in full crafted accs any day