Atmas.

[Cherie]

Map related drop maybe? One thing I notice is there are adjustments to map drops and they are all 3.0 maps. All the 3.0 maps are in the zones mentioned in those Crystal things.

Well maybe not like the 2.0 coertheras one.

It did say that items that would give away steps in the relic process were not listed. If maybe there was some new map we bought by turning in law tomes.... We would probably not have it listed there.
Just saying. It would fit about as much as it being a atma type thing. The new alexandrite, etc.

Considering the massive amount of adjustments that were made to atmas during the time the relic quest was being done. I think they'd want to distance themselves from a mechanic related to random fates. But, who knows...

[Roegadyn_Bear]

If it truly is like the old Atma quest and with the same terrible drop rate, I imagine this is what someone in their office is doing...



...we won't know until the game comes up though!

[Morningstar1337]

It did say that items that would give away steps in the relic process were not listed. If maybe there was some new map we bought by turning in law tomes.... We would probably not have it listed there.

So people are panicking over nothing and the Luminous crystals are unrelated to the relic then?

[Felis]

It's time to repopulate the 3.0 dead zones everyone was complaining about, and what better way to do it than having people grind 100-200 hours worth of FATES for some cool skin that will get replaced 2 patches down the road.

Glow effects will get added/replaced, not the skin.
I expect the skin not getting replaced until the final quest shortly before 4.0

[wicked-one]

Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Recycled.

[Cherie]

So people are panicking over nothing and the Luminous crystals are unrelated to the relic then?

I don't know about that, but it did point out that stuff that would be considered "hints" would be left out. However those new crafted items that are otherwise apparently worthless are very likely related.

It's fun to speculate I guess. I don't know if people are freaking out yet.

That...comes....SOON!(TM) (I'm looking forward to it!)

[Vivi_Bushido]

I never minded the atmas personally, and you know what? Even if they're atmas, at least it's just 6 this time. That already cuts the original grind down by half of what it use to be.

[Hanayumi]

Its possible those crystals are like Mahatmas, charged through fates instead of dungeons/trials, hoping for that at least, rather not deal with RNG like the original atmas, yuck... >.<

[Belhi]

The anima weapons have 5 steps to them. Even if they do have an 'atma' phase, I doubt it will be as long or time consuming as the previous version.

I wonder exactly what highly time consuming content people would be ok with. People don't want books. They don't want RNG. I'm almost certain people would complain if there were lights. What exactly are people hoping for?

[Rose-Wild]

At this point it doesn't surprise me. This game has more copy paste than the yearly Assassins Creed and CoD games.