Of the Properties of Beastmen

[rina_inverse]

exactly, now if it was like 100 hours. then i could see the problem with it, but 16 hours is a small ammount of time in comparison to some of the other grindish things it coulda been turned into

like grinding for 8 luminary tools >_>

[MrKupo]

Although I agree with most of you about time-sinks not being fun, we have to remember that the information on this isn't even out yet. For all we know, this book could be for something completely different. So don't start jumping to conclusions and criticizing SE for something they haven't done yet.

But I do agree that timesink =/= fun.

[Dawiichan]

Why does everyone think it's AF weapons? I mean first of all the GCs never had to do anything with the Job Quests/AF Gear. Then the main people in each quest have the Job AF weapons on them, that really wouldn't be forging the weapons of the past.

If you ask me it's the imperial weaponry that is shown on the producer's letter. GC seals would make more sense to be imperial weapons than Job AF.

[Duuude007]

If you have the 25000 seals key item, and talk to Rowena, the dialogue implies relic.

[Zdenka]

Why does everyone think it's AF weapons? I mean first of all the GCs never had to do anything with the Job Quests/AF Gear. Then the main people in each quest have the Job AF weapons on them, that really wouldn't be forging the weapons of the past.

If you ask me it's the imperial weaponry that is shown on the producer's letter. GC seals would make more sense to be imperial weapons than Job AF.

Imperial Weaponry refers to the Magi-tek armor enemy that was added in the GC questlines in patch 1.22.

Even note in the Producer's Letter that Imperial Weaponry (Big emphasis on the "ry") was under the section labeled "Enemies".

It seems everyone mistakes the word Weaponry for Weapon's somehow.

[Sephrick]

Why does everyone think it's AF weapons? I mean first of all the GCs never had to do anything with the Job Quests/AF Gear. Then the main people in each quest have the Job AF weapons on them, that really wouldn't be forging the weapons of the past.

If you ask me it's the imperial weaponry that is shown on the producer's letter. GC seals would make more sense to be imperial weapons than Job AF.

Grand Companies don't have anything to do with this quest. The NPC just wants an item from the companies that they can't get otherwise, that's the extent of it.

[BruceyBruceyBangBang]

Why does everyone think it's AF weapons? I mean first of all the GCs never had to do anything with the Job Quests/AF Gear. Then the main people in each quest have the Job AF weapons on them, that really wouldn't be forging the weapons of the past.

If you ask me it's the imperial weaponry that is shown on the producer's letter. GC seals would make more sense to be imperial weapons than Job AF.

We know that AF weapons are coming soon.
We know in past interviews that their intentions were for them to be harder to obtain.
We know that "Relics of the Old" refers to AF gear in the game's lore.
We know that Rowena calls this blueprint of the weapon a relic of the old.

There is more evidence to imply that it is a AF weapon than there isn't. Just takes a little brain power. 2+2=4 kinda stuff.

[Fated]

Math is hard.

[TheVedis]

like grinding for 8 luminary tools >_>

the difference between those, and what AF weapons will be, is that the luminary tools are more of a "look what i did" type deal, they arent really super special cept to show you did it. sure they have decent stats but i believe hq tools are better.

so the luminary tools are definately justifiable in that sense

[Akujin]

Going back and rereading the last producer letter..this caught my eye. -NEW-
Implementation of content for acquiring and upgrading job-exclusive weapons.

Now..the wording in that, could be. That actually obtaining the job-exclusive weapons wont be terribly, terribly difficult. But the 'upgrade' part, bringing the weapons to I suppose a +1 status, is what the book and other things could be related to. So it could be.. that they want to make it so AF is something everyone can reasonably acquire..but if you want to get the absolute most out of it..here's your trial. Happy hunting.