Feedback: 99 totems should reward the mount right away, not half a year later.

[LibitIncarne]

Why did they got back to 1 totem per kill?
You should be thankful that we have the pity at all. ARR trials don't have it.
Savage Books are a necessary mechanic to let people gear up despite how long it may take due to RNG.
You don't need mounts for gear progression.

If you really want the mount now, then put up a lootmaster party and say you'll pay 2M+ to everyone when you get the mount. This is not against the terms of service, and if people get tired and leave before the mount drops, you don't have to pay them.

[SnowVix]

Why did they got back to 1 totem per kill?

the fights aren't long enough to be 2 totems.

[LibitIncarne]

the fights aren't long enough to be 2 totems.

FFLogs is showing that the current fastest clears for them are around 7 minutes. (I don't like FFLogs, but it's just a good resource for this.)
The only Endwalker duty I could find with on-patch fastest clears above 7:30 was Endsinger EX. The other four EX trials that yes, gave 2 totems, had speedkills of below 7 minutes on-patch.
Shadowbringers' Ruby and Emerald EXs are around 4 minutes for each phase.
The longest EX trial that exists is Hades EX at a 10 minute speedrun.

If these 2 fights aren't long enough for 2 totems, then only Hades EX ever was.

[Nezerius]

Why did they got back to 1 totem per kill?

No one really knows why the launch trials are excluded from the decision they made back in ShB, which was having EX trials drop 2 totems (starting with Diamond Weapon). You'll likely see 2 totems from the post-launch EX trials, similar to how EW was handled.

Afaik, the only time SE has used fight length as a reason for 2 totem drops was for Hades EX.

[Dels]

No one really knows why the launch trials are excluded from the decision they made back in ShB, which was having EX trials drop 2 totems (starting with Diamond Weapon). You'll likely see 2 totems from the post-launch EX trials, similar to how EW was handled.

My guess is it's because it is literally the only "endgame" content to do for the first month so they figure people can/will spend more time on it. (And also possibly just because these two will last the longest - you have 2.5 years to farm them and they will become the quickest when outgeared)

[Volgia]

The gratification must be instant, I demand it.