Primal Drops: What we want!

[Jinko]

EITHER of the following quick-fixes would be fine by me:

• Allow players to pass weapons to other party members
• Remove weapon drops, boost Totem/Charms drop rate - at least two drops per party per fight

My ideal solution (pre 2.0):

• Remove Weapon drops.
• Chest is guaranteed to drop 1-2 Totems/Charms (no longer trade-able)
• Chest also drop 1-2 random thematic HQ rewards (eg. Eye of Fire, Obsidian, Fire Clusters, Rubelite, Fire Potion, Electrum Ingot, etc. for Ifrit).
• Trade-in increases to ~20 totems/charms per weapon as well as some other high-end materials (eg. ingots, leather, etc)
• NPC then "Crafts" weapon for you.

Advantages:

• Obvious progression towards getting a weapon.
• Players not burnt by terrible luck.
• Players can get their weapon of choice.
• Thematic rewards enhance the elemental aspect of the encounter = immersion +1
• NPC crafting = immersion +2

Disadvantages:

• Lack of suspense in opening chest.
• No 'Big Reward' for victory.
• First-timers will have to grind to get weapon instead of having a chance at a lucky drop.
• Players may abandon content after getting their weapon of choice.

Agree with this post, I don't see a noob getting a chance at a weapon the first time as a disadvantage though, they should work just like everyone else. (Currently this is one of the most infuriating aspects of these fights when a new lvl 50 is carried through the content and walks away with the weapon you have been wanting for months)

Good suggestion though, pretty much the same as I would like to see happen.