Has the question of how many people have cleared T9 vs. obtained Novus ever been...

[StateAlchemist]

I would just throw on shit t1 materia and be done with it. I am sure somewhere further in the questline the novus materia wont make a damn bit of difference, then i will lmao at all the people who wasted time/gil doing t4s.

[Colt47]

Right now I think the perspective is skewed incorrectly as far as Novus vs. T9. Novus isn't a substitute for doing T9 because getting a novus doesn't let someone experience the storyline or other aspects of T9. In all honesty they would have been better sticking with a middle teir difficulty version of Coil, UAT + soldiery, and regular coil than going with the open world grindfest that the Atma was and will continue to be. Heck, they probably should have made UAT have the power to upgrade an existing relic weapon instead of just granting an entirely new one. Then they could also link sands of time with upgrading the relic weapon to 110.

If they want materia to be useful, they need to rethink where we can use materia (Hint: Crafted end game AND end game armor.) Also while they are at it, SE does need to make it so crafters can produce end game gear. It hasn't broken the dozen of other MMOs doing it and it certainly wouldn't break Final Fantasy XIV...

[Nyghtmarerobu]

I feel that both choices are going to be just as bad. Novus is the easier of the 2 by far. Money can be made and time can be used, but it can't hold up to the many hours and sleepless nights of T9 progression. If you want a "Decent" weapon, and I use the term loosely, the UAT/Sol weapon upgraded is by far a faster choice with the addition of hunts. Its a "good" Weapon for all classes, and in some cases has better stats, but is it and can it ever be better than novus or HA? Not by a long shot. Stat customization makes Novus more appealing and HA is just BiS for any job. It really comes down to what YOU want, and what YOUR willing to say is "good enough". And to be frank, you can do all content in the game with a Levi or Ramuh weapon, bar SCoB.

[SDaemon]

I feel that both choices are going to be just as bad. Novus is the easier of the 2 by far. Money can be made and time can be used, but it can't hold up to the many hours and sleepless nights of T9 progression. If you want a "Decent" weapon, and I use the term loosely, the UAT/Sol weapon upgraded is by far a faster choice with the addition of hunts. Its a "good" Weapon for all classes, and in some cases has better stats, but is it and can it ever be better than novus or HA? Not by a long shot. Stat customization makes Novus more appealing and HA is just BiS for any job. It really comes down to what YOU want, and what YOUR willing to say is "good enough". And to be frank, you can do all content in the game with a Levi or Ramuh weapon, bar SCoB.

Stat wise you could even make due with an animus or ramuh weapon in SCoB

[Toothedmeat]

Got my Novus this week, went this route not because of ability, but because trying to get in a coil group with all the mean people in this game isn't worth the energy.

[Fendred]

Got my Novus this week, went this route not because of ability, but because trying to get in a coil group with all the mean people in this game isn't worth the energy.

You and I are in the same boat. Also, we're on the same server.

Social environments can sort of be compared to the environment's plants grow in. Where there is an abundance of warmth and nutrients, plants thrive and build upon one another. Where the environment is harsh, the plants with thorns will dominate.

[LunarEmerald]

2000 people have cleared t9 according to yoshi p

[Terrini]

... 2000 out of how many? that sounds like maybe 1% of players if that...

[HeroSamson]

Answer is No, I got sick of repeating T5 because people can't dodge the dive bombs, 50+ tries almost had it beat once but healer kept croaking on the platforms right before tornado's after so many times repeating im sick of the fight not interested in it at the moment and probably don't care about it at all. I was going for story the gear will be out dated anyways soon.

working on novus currently the shield first.

[Illa]

Turn 9 weapons are definitely a lot cheaper than Novus... >___>

I don't see how a "casual" could ever afford to meld all the materia. I've heard it costing 8-12mil gil for a det/crit novus. My BLM one is at 60/75 and I just have little desire at this point to finish it when DET IVs are 600k each. My DRG one is at 25/75 and will be staying there indefinitely because @$^%! that!

So, to me, getting a T9 weapon is less painful than having to rely on RNG and cry everytime a meld fails.

Well, ideally, all you should be melding in your novus for BLM is Accuracy + Crit/SS OR SS + Crit. Det shouldn't even be considered at all.