Quote Originally Posted by RockGodOne View Post
I agree with gorn. If you don't have the novus equipped, why do you think you get light towards it?

I would be completely against this idea as it is very unfair to everyone else.

"Oops I 'forgot' to equip my Novus shield and opted to wear a higher level shield instead so it's easier for me to get light. Can I get my light for my relic anyway?"

People would abuse that. You don't reward people for making mistakes. Otherwise they would never learn from them.
My argument here is that a Paladin who has done this has still obtained 2000 Light and done the same amount of grind as any other Job is required to do. Screwing up the process somehow currently forces them to get up to 4000 at the most extreme case. No other job is subject to this sort of situation. This wouldn't be able to be abused to let a Paladin get their Nexus faster than other jobs; they still need 2000 Light on one or the other.

Realizing that you have to spend 35+ hours grinding out the other item after you've finished the first is not the kind of punishment that makes someone learn from a mistake. It's the kind of punishment that makes someone quit the game entirely.

But, if you still don't like this idea... how about a compromise? If a PLD is wielding a soulglazed Novus at the same time as a Nexus, all light gains are multiplied by some amount. It would at least make the "punishment" grind smaller.