By the time you the glowy version of the weapon is available, said Extreme version stop being relevant in terms of difficulty.

Not to mention it does require a drop that is significantly less reliable and can't be bought with totems. On the other hand, the non-glowy version is available from the moment the Extreme trial is released and tends to have a generous iLvL for the trouble (because, honestly, 10 totems aren't even a big deal, even for the latest EX) that makes it great for equipping alt jobs real cheap.