Lightning Strikes Event

[Bluevann]

Camate, will there be an NPC to exchange parcels for weapons in the other cities as more chapters are unlocked, for those players who can't get to Limsa Lominsa (due to the horrible idea of keeping the ferry out of service until you get an airship pass [lol nonsense]) who still would like to at least get their weapons? (of course that would need parcel drops in the Ul'dah/Gridania FATEs which I'm sure won't be missing)

[Sephirah]

The level of the items are irrelevant, they're all lvl 13 because it's for the release of Final Fantasy 13.

They clearly only want players that have put in the MINIMAL effort of getting to 45 to get the FULL rewards of this event. If you don't have a high enough level, well, then you can still get SOME. You just can't have it all though.

But if you still want it all, well then, I refer you to my previous statement. (Remember, these fates will be in-game until at least the end of this year.)

[Naunet]

The level of the items are irrelevant, they're all lvl 13 because it's for the release of Final Fantasy 13.

They clearly only want players that have put in the MINIMAL effort of getting to 45 to get the FULL rewards of this event. If you don't have a high enough level, well, then you can still get SOME. You just can't have it all though.

But if you still want it all, well then, I refer you to my previous statement. (Remember, these fates will be in-game until at least the end of this year.)

I already have a level 50. I have alts to keep me busy for the years to come. I have zero intention of wasting all of the potential entertainment of leveling alts in just a few months. I don't give a rat's ass why Squeenix made them level 13 items. It still makes no damn sense that a level 13 character cannot access level 13 items. This is not a raid boss. This is a freaking fate that can be completed with four people.

I do not agree that the Lightning content be low level only because some people haven't leveled yet, that punishes high level players.

I never said the Lightning fates should be low level only; I'm talking only about the costume items.

If the high level fates dont award anything, then what reason does anyone have to level up or even do it at all? News flash, they WANT people leveling up, they do not intend to release a game, and then let everyone remain at low level (the only way to do this is by NOT playing, or logging in and standing in town) and then still get all the cool things they add.

The quests seem to be giving the costume rewards, if the first one is anything to go by (you get gloves for completing it) - not the fates. Doing high level fates in phase 4 of the event will give you those tokens you use to buy the weapons, so making level 13 items accessible to characters who are at least level 13 does not remove reward from high level fates.

[Sephirah]

I never said the Lightning fates should be low level only; I'm talking only about the costume items.

If the high level fates dont award anything, then what reason does anyone have to level up or even do it at all? News flash, they WANT people leveling up, they do not intend to release a game, and then let everyone remain at low level (the only way to do this is by NOT playing, or logging in and standing in town) and then still get all the cool things they add.

[Hyrist]

I never said the Lightning fates should be low level only; I'm talking only about the costume items.

So the feedback would be to make the costume items purchasable through the event NPC as well as the weapons? This might still be happening. If not, I'm with you in that debate, but we're not even one day in, really.

But let's take things the way you say it is, we make this a feedback for future events, and we do what we can on our end to help others get the rewards before the Febuary event ends. Complaining achieves nothing in the short term, so it's wasted breath unless they can change it for the Febuary version.

But figure it's either already planned to be implemented, or NOT planned to be implemented and likely not going to change, complaining before the event is OVER is grating and shows a lack of well... any qualities I typically hold in high regard, patience and tact being two of them.

[Sephirah]

The quests seem to be giving the costume rewards, if the first one is anything to go by (you get gloves for completing it) - not the fates. Doing high level fates in phase 4 of the event will give you those tokens you use to buy the weapons, so making level 13 items accessible to characters who are at least level 13 does not remove reward from high level fates.

The costumes and weapons are all level 13, you can get all the weapons right now on the lowest level FATE. So currently, the costume items are the only things that are gated by the level. If they aren't then there is no reward for the high level fates.

[Naunet]

The costumes and weapons are all level 13, you can get all the weapons right now on the lowest level FATE. So currently, the costume items are the only things that are gated by the level. If they aren't then there is no reward for the high level fates.

The reward is the weapons, at least as far as we know from what we've seen so far. It might be the same reward as you get from lower level fates, but that doesn't mean there is no reward.

@Hyrist: Yes, a very good solution would be to put the costume items on the vendor for purchase with the tokens you get from the fates, just like the past two events.

[Sephirah]

The reward is the weapons, at least as far as we know from what we've seen so far. It might be the same reward as you get from lower level fates, but that doesn't mean there is no reward.

@Hyrist: Yes, a very good solution would be to put the costume items on the vendor for purchase with the tokens you get from the fates, just like the past two events.

...you don't understand, the weapons are ALREADY in the game, and you can get ALL of them, RIGHT NOW, with the lowest level fate. There are no mythical lvl 45+ weapons awarded at the higher level fates so I don't know why you think they are being awarded by the higher level fates.

Adversely, if that WAS the case, then this conversation would be the exact same, but people would be complaining why they have to level up to get the "better" versions of the weapons.

So please tell me, if you can get the entire costume at lvl 13, and all the weapons at lvl 13, then why would ANYONE run the lvl 45 fates?

As things are right now, it appears that the intention of this event (aside from the obvious promotion of FFXIII) is:
ALL players will get access to the weapons
To receive the FULL costume you must complete all the fates including the higher level ones.

If you ask me, they are being very generous to the "low levels".

[Hyrist]

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So please tell me, if you can get the entire costume at lvl 13, and all the weapons at lvl 13, then why would ANYONE run the lvl 45 fates?

Hairstyle! >.>

Honestly, I don't care about the level of the equipment so much. That should be a non-factor here. You can argue that they want you to do all the content in order to get all of the reward, and thats why the costume is tiered while the weapons are access-able.

Conversely, if you want to experience the full Lightning Story, you're going to be doing the tiered quests anyways, so why should trinkets be held aloft?

It's a hard decision to make, and not everyone is ever going to agree with the choices SE makes.

Alternatively, THIS time around, they can make the armor tiered. and NEXT Time (the February version) you could simply buy the costumes through the Event NPC. This would suit both sides of the debate as those looking for exclusive, high level rewards will have the time period access to the full set. Then those who can't catch up in that time will simply be able to spend the event currency for the rest of the outfit.

[Sephirah]

Hairstyle! >.>

Honestly, I don't care about the level of the equipment so much. That should be a non-factor here. You can argue that they want you to do all the content in order to get all of the reward, and thats why the costume is tiered while the weapons are access-able.

Conversely, if you want to experience the full Lightning Story, you're going to be doing the tiered quests anyways, so why should trinkets be held aloft?

It's a hard decision to make, and not everyone is ever going to agree with the choices SE makes.

Agreed, but the point I'm trying to make is, that there is going to be some kind of reward that is gated to higher levels, regardless of what it is, it will always be there. There has to be some incentive there (other than the story, because let's face it, that by itself isn't going to pull that many people in)