Patch notes up and no adjustment to Alexandrite acquisition/Hunts

[Levis]

I certainly did not. But if youre melding Grade IV, the likeliness of getting IV from i46-i50 to spiritbond outside of a dungeon is quite low, then the likeliness of getting a tier IV that you specifically want to meld is also low. The best way to obtain your desired grade IV is to spiritbond i70+ in a dungeon so youre not fighting actually getting a grade IV to begin with.

Unless it has changed it a recent patch (just got back from a break), ilvl70 should give no better chance than ilvl50 item for grade IV (or any grade for that matter). I have been SBing with my choco using HQ lvl 48 accessories only done 2 sets and got 2 IV's.

EDIT: Just Googled it. 2.35 made the changed, you sir are correct.

From patch notes 2.35
Following the above changes to spiritbond gain, the probability of converting gear item level 70 or above into grade IV materia will now vary depending on the item level of the gear converted.

[Daniolaut]

Unless it has changed it a recent patch (just got back from a break), ilvl70 should give no better chance than ilvl50 item for grade IV (or any grade for that matter). I have been SBing with my choco using HQ lvl 48 accessories only done 2 sets and got 2 IV's.

There was an adjustment sometime in patch 2.3-2.38.

i70 grants a higher % at grade IV, and i90 an even higher chance at grade IV. Any gear above i believe i55 will have 0 or a negligible spiritbond rate outside of a dungeon, and not every dungeon spiritbonds the same gear item level on top of this..

BTW this conversation is almost completely off topic. The topic is the time needed to spend to obtain alexandrite. I just added that they made it more time consuming as a dps to obtain materia since its part of the novus quest.

[Levis]

There was an adjustment sometime in patch 2.3-2.38.

i70 grants a higher % at grade IV, and i90 an even higher chance at grade IV. Any gear above i believe i55 will have 0 or a negligible spiritbond rate outside of a dungeon, and not every dungeon spiritbonds the same gear item level on top of this..

BTW this conversation is almost completely off topic. The topic is the time needed to spend to obtain alexandrite. I just added that they made it more time consuming as a dps to obtain materia since its part of the novus quest.

Lol I wouldn't say completely :P you informed a fellow player of useful information!

Kudos!