Feedback Regarding the Relic Upgrade Quest

[Xairos]

So true. People beg at the developer's dinner table for scraps of content, get a few morsels and then call it crap. OR people beg for a reason to go out in to the developer-created world and then call foul when it's framed about the red-headed step child of FFXIV: Fates.

Not to mention that this is an optional questline people will convince themselves that SE is forcing the grind on them as paying players..... man perception is king.

[Clavaat]

It's an option. Go get a Leviathan weapon and upgrade it, or a Weathered weapon and upgrade it, or if you're really good, beat T9.

I don't know how many more people have to say it in this thread before it becomes understood.

[Edellis]

That would have been great too. Have 12 new Hydra-ish bosses that players need to form a group for and then farm for the piece.

That would have been great if there was some non-annoying way to implement it. The only downside to that is the dreadful strain it puts on forming parties. Perhaps make the majority of them 4-man battles and like the last 2 Full Party fights.


The regular Relic quest was fun to me in the sense that it challenges you with actual content, 2 trail battles and 3 HM Primals. But thanks to the crying from the KMMO fans, we're stuck with the oldschool cheap method of just sinking 100~200 random hours into it.

[Versiroth]

This sounds a lot like the relic reborn quest. chimera, hydra, ifrit, garuda, titan. do the same thing times two or three for atma? the current atma quest is at least different than the relic reborn quest.

It wouldn't be the same as the item wouldn't be guaranteed. Besides that, how is spamming fates over and over again new? Most of us did that 10-50 on a lot of our characters pre 2.1.

Also, if they wanted low level fates repopulated, they could have even made it to where the new "boss" fate wouldn't spawn until a set number of other fates in the area were completed. So, you'd have to fight through the others for a chance at downing the boss that drops the item.

[Xairos]

^ as far as the crying is concerned. If you like a certain aspect of current content let the developers know. Please. positive feedback has a very big impact.

[Aldracity]

It would at least be nice if they changed the system so you aren't locked out of 90% of your skills when you get level adjusted. Low level GLA/PLD is piss boring to play, but it's considerably less dull once Spirits Within and Circle of Scorn come into play. Come to think of it, low level EVERYTHING is piss boring to play. Just forcibly nerf player stats to the ground and it'll be k.

[Morgan_Leah]

Isn't this the content people were asking for on these forums?

People wanted a terrible grind and open world content. Congrats, here it is!

[PwinkLogical]

The "casual" weapons that you can get "in one day" are stronger than the highest current upgrade of the Relic weapon.


Oops. I think you should make a complaint thread about SE now.

As long as casuals don't have it fine with me :P

[Issac]

"Fates are dumb and boring!"
*SE makes fates not as viable for leveling
"NOBODY DOES FATES ANYMORE WFT SE"
*se makes those fates a critical part of a new high level weapon
"SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSQQQQQQQQQUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"

Don't we have a wonderful community here?

[Dhex]

I wish they'd add more depth to the Relic/Zodiac story. I feel like once you get your base Relic the whole semblance of it being a legendary weapon is tossed out the window.

EX: Where is the soul and spirit of the Warrior that wields Bravura? What makes it such a unique and powerful axe? As far as it goes - the fact that you carry around these weapons should imply that they have lore and story tied to them, and yet the upgrades have been nothing but tome gathering and now FATE Atma farming - why? Do you not know how to make an interesting and compelling story about these weapons? It feels you were not keeping the player in mind when you developed this newest leg of the quest - which is disheartening.

I could care less about having to subject myself to tedium and brainless content if the quests involved had an inkling of story or even a shred of excitement to maintain long term interest in the weapon I'm wielding. As it is - players might as well grind out Soldiery tomes for 3 weeks and them nab the rest of the necessary items and make a Masterworks (it's got better stats).

Honestly of everything I've experienced in Through the Maelstrom so far this is the only thing I've found remotely disappointing.

Just gonna quote this over from the other thread.