My Zeta is only worth 18 atma?

[Gyson]

So my Zeta that i grinded hundreds of dungeons, 12 atma (pre nerf), thousands of light (pre nerf), spent millions of gil melding (when IV's were costly) skips me.. 18 atma. k.

To be fair, your level 50 zeta can't even hold up to a level 60 dungeon-drop weapon.

I'm pretty sure you were supposed to make a zeta because you were interested in taking the relic quest to its end, not because you were expecting some super advantage in the next relic quest. Be glad they threw you a bone at all.

[AlphaFox]

You don't have to do the Relic quest though, just like with the previous relic whenever the relic was updated along came weapons of similar power, no reason to worry about it cept for glamour.

[Odett]

Wow, the salt is real. I'm just thankful that the Zeta is even worth something. You grinded for your zeta because you wanted to. Having the weapon was its own reward. I am thankful as hell that I get to skip an entire step (and my least favorite at that). What did you honestly think that having a Zeta would get you, a free ilv 200 weapon?

[CGMidlander]

@title yup
pls look forward to it

[hagare]

there's a prefect comic for this. But I just can't seem to find it hmmm

[FoxyAreku]

Should be grateful you got a boost at all, to be honest.

[melisande]

Should be grateful you got a boost at all, to be honest.

No, i shouldn't be 'grateful' i got a 'boost' that some people can complete in a day. My Zeta did not take me a day or 18 atma to complete.
This was the one item that had a good progression line.
Let me put things in perspective.
The Zeta when it first came out, to finish, took month(s). Upon expansion, it was useless, until now, its only value is to skip grinding 18 atma in the next phase of its progression, something that can be done in a day or two. Some people have already collected them all.
So let's say the next expansion comes out, your relic that you completed in 3.x is rendered useless for several months until they come out with a new progression for it. For all that you had done to complete your relic in 3.x, you are rewarded to bypass a step that takes only a couple of days.
I'm sorry but the math simply just doesn't add up. 860+ days subscriber here, and this is such a slap in the face.
I don't even mind the new grind. It's simply the devaluing of my Zeta that infuriates me.

[Zojha]

Should be grateful you got a boost at all, to be honest.

On the flipside, you could say people should be grateful they can do the relic at all without the previous relic.

Perspectives, perspectives.

[ZeratoTyrael]

I'm not exactly seeing what the issue is....FFXIV is NOT FFXI, I loved that game but FFXIV is an entirely different game. You don't get to keep gear that will be useful for 10+ years through all expansions while at level cap here. Your Zeta was already invalidated as soon as higher level gear was available. Once you got that job past the level that your Zeta was useful, it's already useless to equip as an actual weapon; it becomes glamour and nothing more. Your reward was having that weapon available at 50 for doing the content with a higher ilvl weapon, leveling and using it most of the way to 60, and as a glamour until the servers eventually shut down 50+ years from now (exaggeration I know). Being able to skip the first step of a entirely separate questline that makes a nod to the last for having the old weapon is enough bonus as it is. This is not the kind of game where the gear you got yesterday will forever be relevant, nor do I or many others want the game to be that way. I poured alot of time into my zodiac weapons as well but I see this for what it is....a BONUS and nothing more.

[ZeratoTyrael]

On the flipside, you could say people should be grateful they can do the relic at all without the previous relic.

Perspectives, perspectives.

Not exactly the same.... there was never an intent to require the old weapons.