Ifrit Battle Loot (Hard)

[Jinrya-Geki]

Why do people care about the weapons so much? The weapons stats are rather pathetic compared to a materia'd weapon.

When I saw the Ifrit staff I was so disappointed when materia couldn't be added to it. The Materia system is cool and all, but it really makes drop gear really crap.

I can understand to want it just to have it, but do you really want it just to never use it? They could be good for you if you don't have a weapon hat isn't better, but should you have something better by now anyway lol.

When estates come out, and if you can put weapons up as trophies then that would be ok to want the weapon.

[Keftenk]

Really just the staff, cudgel, and sword are bad in comparison. You'd have to most likely triple slot (maybe double, not entirely 100% sure since I don't play melee; I only listen to melee discussion in LS) or higher HQ'd weapons to make them better then the other Ifrit weapons.

[EcchiMan]

Yeah, I agree. The axe, lance, and bow are much better than even HQ crafted weapons w/ materia. And they mentioned, that the mage weapons would be revised to better suit them.

[EcchiMan]

I am 0/30 at the moment. I challenge you to a no-drop duel Mort Strife. The superior person will be the one who goes the longest without getting a single ifrit drop.

Went 0/50. Though the other day I went 2/2 lol...too random.

[Keftenk]

Yeah, I agree. The axe, lance, and bow are much better than even HQ crafted weapons w/ materia. And they mentioned, that the mage weapons would be revised to better suit them.

Yea, Bayohne comments in this thread about it (http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...on-Itemization):

We have been hearing lots of feedback regarding the Disciple of Magic weapons from Ifrit, so we are planning to make adjustments based on your feedback to both current and future weapons, as well. Keep it coming!

[Deceptistar]

if the drops were this bad it would have been a little nice if they would allow us to choose our drops >.>

[Keftenk]

My LS is 4 attempts away from our 200th, I shudder when I look at our drop rate numbers...

[Nilheim]

I'm so sick and tired of this fucking retarded system... I got 2 weapons in over 40 runs, a friend of mine who only plays mages dropped 4 Spears and all the other melee weapons. I'm scared when I read they thought this was a good loot system. Do we have to kill Ifrit 300 times to prove we're worthy of getting the weapons we want? Goddamn it.

[Airget]

Hm, what if when you defeated a Primal, the Company offers "damaged" weaponry that they found from the site for 5k Seals. Those damaged weapons are rare/ex and can only be turned into ifrit's weapons when repaired with the proper materials. It could be like
Dull ifrit's Blade:Items needed to repair
-Fire imbued Mythril Ingot
-Fire imbued Rosewood Lumber
-Fire Archon Egg

Basically when you see the info under repair it would note those 3 items under it and when said item was used it would turn black signifying that items wasn't needed anymore. Upon getting all 3 repairs you would have to go to the Conjurer's Guild and they would imbue it with the Fire element for 1 Fire cluster, or maybe 12 fire crystals lol. Least then people have a choice of either taking the crafter route to obtaining said item after they defeat ifrit the first time or continuning to fight Ifrit and hope for the best.

[Deceptistar]

Hm, what if when you defeated a Primal, the Company offers "damaged" weaponry that they found from the site for 5k Seals. Those damaged weapons are rare/ex and can only be turned into ifrit's weapons when repaired with the proper materials. It could be like
Dull ifrit's Blade:Items needed to repair
-Fire imbued Mythril Ingot
-Fire imbued Rosewood Lumber
-Fire Archon Egg

Basically when you see the info under repair it would note those 3 items under it and when said item was used it would turn black signifying that items wasn't needed anymore. Upon getting all 3 repairs you would have to go to the Conjurer's Guild and they would imbue it with the Fire element for 1 Fire cluster, or maybe 12 fire crystals lol. Least then people have a choice of either taking the crafter route to obtaining said item after they defeat ifrit the first time or continuning to fight Ifrit and hope for the best.

the concept sounds cool but knowing SE if they even think to implement that it would be as hard, if not harder than the current drop rate acquisition.