keeping pace with savage raid gearing.

[Jeeqbit]

Key word being static.

No, I clearly mentioned an alt and that I had done tiers without a static and had plenty of loot then too. I think OP just hasn't been clearing for many weeks yet and just doesn't want to do the necessary amount of reclears.

The loot was nerfed a lot this tier as well. Boots drop from both P6S and P7S. The amount of books they cost was reduced.

[Reinha]

I think OP just hasn't been clearing for many weeks yet and just doesn't want to do the necessary amount of reclears.

I suspect it is the case as well.

A little maths. On week 14 people can have 9 loot items (brine, twine, shine, abyssos gear) from books alone from p5s-p7s. One could have also gotten 2 ultralight tomestones with normal mode raid weapon tokens and also causality tome gear. This is what everyone has access to without any luck involved.

The expected amount of loot drops (ultralight tomestone, brine, twine, shine, abyssos gear) would be
p5s: 14 x 3/8 = 5.25
p6s: 14 x 4/8 = 7
p7s: 14 x 4/8 = 7
total: 19.25 drops on average
total with tokens: 19.25 + 2 + 9 = 30.25 items on average

I have 30 loot items divided between RPR (630), SGE (625) and DNC (625). That is an average amount of loot, so half of the raiders who have been clearing these bosses should have more gear than I do. Yet almost no parties are asking more than 620 item level for savage or criterion, which means I'm more than sufficiently geared on all 3 jobs. Without getting any loot from p8s as well.

To say that it's hard to gear up or play alts is just not true, as long as you keep playing the game instead of quitting when it's quiet. I suspect the latter is why there are so many complaints about gear. They want it instantly, so they can drop their sub and go play another game.

[Raikai]

No, I clearly mentioned an alt and that I had done tiers without a static and had plenty of loot then too. I think OP just hasn't been clearing for many weeks yet and just doesn't want to do the necessary amount of reclears.

The loot was nerfed a lot this tier as well. Boots drop from both P6S and P7S. The amount of books they cost was reduced.

It still has nothing to do with the fact that you're at the mercy of RNG as a PF raider. I spent exactly eight weeks without winning anything on P5S reclears trying to gear up a healer alt job. Of course, I can get there with the pity books, but it's a terribly disheartening process.

What we could have without disrupting the flow of statics too much is simply 2 different loot modes defined by the party leader: one as it is today and a second one that will keep people from getting multiple chests at the same time.

Of course, you'd still be facing RNG, but much less so when you know that at the very least the same person can't get every loot in the fight.

[Reinha]

What we could have without disrupting the flow of statics too much is simply 2 different loot modes defined by the party leader: one as it is today and a second one that will keep people from getting multiple chests at the same time.

That's a great idea for PF. Auto pass on loot when something drops in your inventory, like in normal mode. Then people can Need what they want the most and Greed the rest. Probably should have a separate roll for music and mounts though.

They could also add a "books only" mode where no gear or tokens drop at all and everyone gets 2 books instead of 1 book. It's slightly less loot overall but it would be great for those who hate RNG. It would also make it easier for parties where someone has already cleared that week.