relics and weathered weapons

[Kaimoria]

There's 4 weapons as, [Relic] Atma (100) and [Relic] Animus (100), Weathered [Weapon] (100), and normal named [Weapon] (110).

I'll use the Relic lance Gae Bolg for my theory on these.

So my theory is that we somehow obtain "Gae Bolg Atma", I'm thinking perhaps this is a quest to up our Zenith Weapon (My guess - the new quest "Up in Arms"). From there, it looks like there is a Zodiac Atma item obtained by defeating a certain creature ("Atma of the Goat" flavor text - "The crystallized soul of a formiddable foe felled in the East Shroud.") - my guess would be this is the new quest "Trial of the Braves". I'd then think we'd turn in the Zodiac Atma with the Gae Bolg Atma to obtain Gae Bolg Animus.

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[Kaimoria]

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There are also new items listed as 'Parts' that correlate to each weapon. In this theory case there is the "Mossy Stone Spear" (flavor text - A spear crafted from Giantsgall, a type of stone found on Thavnair. It is so covered in moss as to be rendered unusable). My guess is this is turned over, as well as the Gae Bolg Animus, to create "Weathered Liberator". Then possibly after certain conditions are met (I'm thinking kill number, tomes/item trade, or spirit bonding), it becomes "Liberator".

[SchalaZeal]

So my theory is that we somehow obtain "Gae Bolg Atma", I'm thinking perhaps this is a quest to up our Zenith Weapon (My guess - the new quest "Up in Arms"). From there, it looks like there is a Zodiac Atma item obtained by defeating a certain creature ("Atma of the Goat" flavor text - "The crystallized soul of a formiddable foe felled in the East Shroud.") - my guess would be this is the new quest "Trial of the Braves". I'd then think we'd turn in the Zodiac Atma with the Gae Bolg Atma to obtain Gae Bolg Animus.

It's very obvious to me that we get Zenith -> Atma or Zenith -> Animus right now, and that is it. i100 is the top the relic weapon gets at for 2.2. Wait for 2.25 if you want more.

And the interest to get Leviathan weapons rather than relics for your other jobs is simple: Relic needs YOU to do whatever is necessary to do it, using that particular job. Other weapons have no such requirements (I can get myself a i95 Bard weapon, even though my Archer is lv 20, I won't need to do Leviathan HM as Bard to get it).

[SchalaZeal]

Why would a Hard Mode primal drop an i95 weapon when the current extremes drop i90? That would mean that leviathan hard mode, a story mission, would be as hard as t5 or at the very least be harder than the current extremes.

The Rowena tokens seem to have switched source.

It now says for the delivery of beastmen tools.

So I think the extreme primals keep their accessories, and get that new mount drop for each, while Leviathan EX gets i100 weapon. But that the Rowena token thing is no longer from doing the trio of extremes.