Ask Questions for Letter from the Producer LIVE Part XIV! (Zodiac Weapons)

[Lillia]

Are there any plans to increase the spawn time for the Fates that Animus books ask for?

[Mireille]

The relic weapons in XI were game changing weapons whose final form had very difficult requirements in order to attain them. Currently the Zodiac weapons are second best compared to dungeon drops. Can we eventually expect the Zodiac weapons in their final form to be the best weapon available for a class, but super hard to upgrade to their final stage? I guess what I am really asking is what is the grand vision for these weapons over the long term life of the game?

[Bason]

Will stat points be expanded upon? currently there are only 3 ways to split stat points; full main stat, full vitality or a mixture of the two. the system as it stands serves no actual functionality in terms of customization.

[jcmascolo]

Would it be possible to cap the number of FATEs necessary to optain an ATMA ? For instance, integrate RNG into obtaining an ATMA for first 49 FATEs in a specific zone but 100% drop rate on the 50th.

The RNG is killing my casual play style. I can manage doing a fixed number of FATEs, specific FATEs, specific dungeons, killing a set of specific monsters, obtaining fixed number of Myth tomes, etc., but not knowing if I'll need to spend 5 minutes or 5 hours doing FATEs to get an ATMA and maybe not getting one is not fun at all and feels like a waste of my time.

[Krisds]

As mentioned before, we were hinted that "sphere scrolls" were going to play a role in the next upgrade for the Novus. Will these, or any task in the Novus upgrading process, involve any real-time elements that will force players to wait a certain amount of real- time hours before continuing the next step?
(Ex: We have to wait 18 real-time hours before being able to obtain another map from a node.)

[Krisds]

Will the next steps involved in the Zodiac weapon quests, following Animus, be focused on individual play or rely on parties? Or will it be a combination of both?

The relic had a few individual elements but many involved trials that required parties to complete.
The atma was individual and required grinding fates to obtain the crystals.
The animus, for the most part, is individual, being able to do leves, slay specific monsters, with the exception of some of the fates being difficult to solo, and having to have a party for the dungeon requirements.

[yuri118800]

I love the names of the zodiac weapons, atma, animus, and now novus. I am curious what the other tiers of the weapons names will be. So my questions is what are the names of the next tiers of the relic weapon be called?

[AlyssaFhey]

Wait, does this mean we won't be getting 2.8 till June now? What the hell man. You guys delayed it once already. Stop delaying 'poop' and deliver.

EDIT: I edited since I was sent a violation warning yet you guys didn't edit nor delete my post. Your welcome for saving you the trouble.

[Punchatrain]

As we progress further and further into the Zodiac questline, will adjustments be made to the earlier parts of the questline to accommodate players that are new or have held off on progressing towards the Zodiac quest? It sounds like as the masses move on to the later parts, it would make it extremely difficult to do the earlier upgrades if left as is.

[guardin]

i love the glow of the weapon makes me feel powerful even for a lalafell. However can we dye our weapons so we can feel somewhat different?