Need to handle weapon tiers better at end game...

[Yasuhiro]

So the gears still on lockout? I think for a catch up patch they should have took it off tbh since there's a better weapon to obtain that's treated as a "Catch up" weapon like Thordan's and Fiend's was.

[RyuSaarva]

honestly I see no reason why they would not add item level 240 weapons for goldsaucer or other sources.

[FoxyAreku]

Weapon is your most important slot, it should be hard to get.

Also no, nidhogg EX is about 10 times easier than sephirot, your group just needs to know how to DPS. :3

[Galand]

Weapon is your most important slot, it should be hard to get.

Also no, nidhogg EX is about 10 times easier than sephirot, your group just needs to know how to DPS. :3

What? No, no it should not be "hard" to get. Maybe the current BIS should be hard to get, but a step below or trying to get weapons for alts should not be some crazy grind.

[Adventica6]

Why would they just give away the most important slot for your character? sheesh some things take time, if you don't have your lore weapon you're 8 + weeks behind.

And this game isn't friendly towards alt's if you didn't already know.

"Need to handle weapon tiers better" ---> "I want high item lvl weapons with hardly any work"

Do Niddhog ex or do savage raids, there is your weapons.

[lilithvincent]

are you really serious? this game has so little grind to get high lvl items.

also

im just curious
what need does one have for better weapon then 210 if youre not willing to even do those where you get better ones

[Zenji]

Your making it sound like sephirot and nidhogg are impossibly hard fights. If you want to get into endgame raiding but you can't clear either fight then I don't know what to tell you. Nidhogg is easier then sephirot imo.

[Colt47]

are you really serious? this game has so little grind to get high lvl items.

also

im just curious
what need does one have for better weapon then 210 if youre not willing to even do those where you get better ones

The problem isn't that most players have an unwillingness to do the harder content. The problem is accessibility to the harder content due to PF groups and real life time issues. A lot of people can't find a party at convenient times and even when one does pop up, the chances of it being a ground up learning group are pretty slim. You miss the train, you miss it all is the story of the game. Also, as a counter question: Why do you care that someone gets a 220 weapon relatively easily so they can meet PF group iLvL requirements? If someone is serious about doing hard end game content they should already have a 230 ilvl weapon anyway, so giving 220 to more time strapped players should not even be a problem.

[lilithvincent]

well looks like some grind is needed to get the items for the 230 weapon, sadly its an mmo so grind is mandatory. and if you're stuck mid patch then its either work your ass off or stay casual till the next patch.

joining a larger more active fc can help or a static

[Colt47]

well looks like some grind is needed to get the items for the 230 weapon, sadly its an mmo so grind is mandatory. and if you're stuck mid patch then its either work your ass off or stay casual till the next patch.

joining a larger more active fc can help or a static

Well, my posting wasn't a venting of a personal anguish, just an observation in general about the game itself. The catch up patch should have had easier to get 220 weapons since the new primal EX drops 230. They might be hiding the need for the better weapon behind gear now having materia slots, but that is my only real thread to go on as to why they didn't give us 220 in the new weeping city or at least a weapon craft recipe.