Quote Originally Posted by Chinook View Post
It's not a popular opinion, but I expected they'd make Ifrit (or at least the next primals) drop a horn/mat that can be crafted into a weapon, exactly like the gear that came from the first wave of NMs almost one year ago (Champion Lance, Dodore Doublet, etc ...).

It was the simpler way imo to keep these weapons rare while removing the frustration ("oh noes, another dildo"). And make the min/maxers replay the content to try and make a better HQ version, making a balance between craft and loot since both are needed.

Could not have said this better.
You can even put materia on it.