why are minion drops so rare?

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

I think it's safe to say doing anything in this game is pointless, as it will be made much easier if you just wait instead lol. They should be encouraging people to play, not discouraging them.

[StouterTaru]

So, there should be nothing worth working for in this game?

I wasn't saying they should be easy to get, just replying to "Were there really any minions out of reach for most players"

Nutkin is out of reach of most players already, with verminion it will be much worse. I have done a few thousand Toadskin or higher maps, and about a hundred green maps from those, with 1 nutkin drop. A fraction of a percent drop from an 18 hour lockout isn't in reach of most players.

[Avidria]

"I can finally have stuff because I am too lazy to work for it."

So increasing droprates equates to them handing things out for free now, and mashing your head against a wall of rng qualifies as work?

What?

[Chiramu]

Still haven't seen the baby opo-opo drop .

[Kurogaea]

Drop Rates suck, what else is new? Not like its guaranteed after the 30th run to get it. If there was a system to give you an item you never achieved from a level just to give it to you after completing the dungeon a certain amount of times that would be sweet, but who'd want that? I'd rather have my 5% chance split among 3 other party members. :/

[Kalinas]

I love collecting minions and worked hard to get the ones I have. I don't understand why a buff like this is needed for minions that aren't untradable. You may not get one from the dungeon RNG or win one from a roll even it it does show up, but you can buy most of them off the mb. You can also 2 man most of the older dungeons unsynced with i180-190 gear. Now WoD and other CT content that is no longer run as frequent...sure buff that drop rate or at least make them tradable.

For those that say you can't afford the mb prices:
level a retainer. (botany, miner, or battle)
send them on ventures (supplied from hunt or GC seals) for crafting mats (check you mb for things selling well. ie: gc turn ins, anything that is in a red scrips recipe).
put on sale.
Profit. (you can make over a 100k a day usually with very little actual work)

[ServerCollaps]

I wasn't saying they should be easy to get, just replying to "Were there really any minions out of reach for most players"

Nutkin is out of reach of most players already, with verminion it will be much worse.

because farming 5m gil is an impossible task? get one gatherer to 60 and you have it in less than 1 week if you gather the usefull stuff (adamantite, porcini, whatever)

[Nadirah]

well, there goes that. Were there really any minions out of reach for most players other than plushie and OST promo ones?


INC flood of all dungeon minions from heavensward, time to kick yourself for spending any gil on a minion before this change.

I had to get my Swedish buddy to buy the Carbuncle because NA store has been out forever.

Cin is bff forever.

[Nadirah]

You aren't making 100k a day on a battle class retainer unless you have RNGesus on your side or can send them out every hour on the hour.

[Chiramu]

I had to get my Swedish buddy to buy the Carbuncle because NA store has been out forever.

Cin is bff forever.

eBay, found a seller in Japan who is selling both carbuncles. I'm in Australia so there is no hope of me getting it any other way XD.