What should the new Ex Primal drop?

[SpookyGhost]

It doesn't matter because with i210 aetherical gear from exploration Hunts without weekly limits anything EX will drop (stat-wise) will be instantly obsolete.

That depends largely on how easy it is to get that i210 gear and how lucky you get both on the gear and on the stats. I reaaaaally doubt the exploration thing is going to be the gear treasure trove that everyone imagines it will be.

[Alahra]

That depends largely on how easy it is to get that i210 gear and how lucky you get both on the gear and on the stats. I reaaaaally doubt the exploration thing is going to be the gear treasure trove that everyone imagines it will be.

Likewise. They weren't happy with the speed at which Hunts allowed people to hit i110 in 2.3 (given that they doubled the grind for 2.5), and I'd be surprised if the grind for Exploration Missions isn't even longer than what it was for Hunts in 2.5, especially given that you need RNG on your side for stats. My suspicion is that it's intended to be evergreen content, something people will always be able to return to to get that "perfect" piece (both for stats and for glamour), so I'm not confident we'll see anything remotely near one good i210 piece a week from it.

[SuperZay]

Likewise. They weren't happy with the speed at which Hunts allowed people to hit i110 in 2.3 (given that they doubled the grind for 2.5), and I'd be surprised if the grind for Exploration Missions isn't even longer than what it was for Hunts in 2.5, especially given that you need RNG on your side for stats. My suspicion is that it's intended to be evergreen content, something people will always be able to return to to get that "perfect" piece (both for stats and for glamour), so I'm not confident we'll see anything remotely near one good i210 piece a week from it.

They'll have to make this new and expensive feature appealing to masses or it'll be dead like Golden Saucer after 2 weeks. They can accomplish it only with rewards which are not crappy. And you need a full party or possibly alliance for new NM/HNM which can be not convenient to gather, and if these chests will drop something like one i190 piece for all the troubles, nobody will bother with these Explorations.