Philo mats need to go

[IzumiRaito]

I had nothing but pot and coke drop the entire dungeon once. I think this game's trying to tell me something.

Dont forget u also get meth (tomes)!

[Ruri]

I don't mind craft materials dropping from random chests, but the end boss and mini boss(s) should have gear.

[Naunet]

I don't mind craft materials dropping from random chests, but the end boss and mini boss(s) should have gear.

Yea, I'm okay with the extra chests dropping crafting mats. I just don't think they're an appropriate "reward" for killing a boss. Cooking Sherry as our final boss reward? How wonderful. -_-;

I'm swimming in GC credits and can't seem to spend them faster than I get them (even when I purchase superfluous things like GC gear for alt classes), so not wanting to spend those on philo mats... well, I don't really see how that's an issue.

[Felis]

Yea, I'm okay with the extra chests dropping crafting mats. I just don't think they're an appropriate "reward" for killing a boss. Cooking Sherry as our final boss reward? How wonderful. -_-;

In the old 1.0 grade 5 dark matter were in boss chests as alternative to gear drop.

[Naunet]

In the old 1.0 grade 5 dark matter were in boss chests as alternative to gear drop.

So? That's equally absurd (as previous posters have already declared).

There are plenty of side chests in these dungeons. Changing it so the boss chests only drop Darklight or the green ilvl 70 pieces would not impact people who want the crafting mats, especially as you can trade in anything you don't want for more seals. I've seriously capped my GC seals twice since the patch dropped without even trying. >_>;

Love when Fat, Coke, Potash, Sap or Ore drop...trying to get enough to craft the 2* mats without spending a ton of gil isn't easy...

Spend GC seals... >_>

[PArcher]

Spend GC seals... >_>

2500 per mat. You need 45 mats to get the master crafter book (if you HQ craft all 5 2*s, more if you fail 1 or more...). 112,500 Seals, minimum, for 1 book

Yeah...about that...

[Estellios]

It wouldn't be so bad if Cooking Sherry was used in more than one recipe and it's a poor piece of food at that.

[Shirai]

Eh, Mr. NPC still takes it all.

The main reason for running these dungeons is Mythology/Soldiery and they drop such a substantial amount of gil that with my spending habbits crafting and gathering can be put as a secondary means of income mostly.
These mats are just nice extras.

[Cessna]

Are you kidding me, I'll be laughing my way to the bank with all the coke I get...

wait... that didn't come out right.

But in all honesty the market started up again and that stuff is selling again, so I welcome the drops. Don't mind them at all.

[ufufu]

I've been running the new dungeons like crazy – over 25 times at this point – and I have yet to see more than a small handful of gear drops from boss chests, and have only seen a single body piece from a last boss. I can appreciate the rarity of the new gear, but seriously, I feel like I'm going crazy trying to get that Fistfighter's Jackcoat.

Mostly what sucks though is that the price of the tome mats has absolutely plummeted, so they're pretty much worthless on my server. I've been vendoring any I get from dungeons because they don't sell for any more than that on the marketboard.