Novus weapon upgrade system findings

[Catapult]

It's times like this I'm glad I hung on to most of my cracked materia.

[Shea]

Infuse 10(11) Savage Might Materia 2 Chance 94% Results +1 Det

Still requires Grade 2 Materia for next fuse of 11.

[Yumi_umi]

Well imo ppl need to stop looking at it as the weapon in 2.28/2.3/2.4 and need to start looking at it as the weapon in the long run.
It's like wine , get's better as time goes by.

[Nayto]

It's like wine , get's better as time goes by.

Who drinks wine at a frat house?
Allegory reference to SCoB as the frat house.

[Vahlnir]

Well imo ppl need to stop looking at it as the weapon in 2.28/2.3/2.4 and need to start looking at it as the weapon in the long run.
It's like wine , get's better as time goes by.

I agree with you 100%, and will continue upgrading it as time goes on. I'm in no rush to get mine, but would still like to get it in a reasonable time frame. As far as the Alexandrites and materia situation goes, I will get what I can but won't go all hardcore trying to obtain them all. If I finish my map today, awesome. If I fail, whatever. There will be more options coming in 2.3 so I'm sure I'll get my weapon sometime during that patch. That's the best part of the relic quests, there's not really any rush or pressure unless people bring it upon themselves, really. The casual approach is the best approach and SE created it with that in mind.

[givemeraptors]

Well imo ppl need to stop looking at it as the weapon in 2.28/2.3/2.4 and need to start looking at it as the weapon in the long run.
It's like wine , get's better as time goes by.

No. It's like wine that no matter how long you let sit will never be as good as a similar, but more recent vintage.

No matter how many years of work you put into it there will be something better AT ALL TIMES with no need for months of work on the back end to get there.

[affenmensch]

anyone allready on tier 3 materia?

[Arkista]

Well imo ppl need to stop looking at it as the weapon in 2.28/2.3/2.4 and need to start looking at it as the weapon in the long run.
It's like wine , get's better as time goes by.

Honestly Relic final form should be on par with End Game weapons. These Relic quest are starting to become more and more time consuming, which people asked for. So I don't see why Relic can't be on par with the best End Game Weapon down the road. Here is the problem I see with Relic becoming the best weapon, The people who aren't working on it will cry. The ones who aren't working on their weapons are going to get butt hurt, because they decided to stick with Coils and not upgrade. Granted 2.3 Hunts will make obtaining a Novus even easier, But we don't know how the next quest will be.

Yes I get that Coils gear takes "Skill" and these Relic Quest don't, but these are very time consuming. I don't know how much time it will take 6 months from now to try and start Atma- whatever form. But Relics really do need to be the same ilvl as the other weapons, Even if its tied to End Game.

Also when we do get the final form, I wonder what the plans will be to keep Relic relevant? Will SE make a whole new Relic Quest line Or will SE just be smart and make us do quest that are time consuming to increase ilvl?

And just for the ones who say Relic shouldn't be the best or on par with Coils weapons, Its not our fault SE Can't come up with a better system of rewards. Why does Coils even drop weapons, Honestly they screwed up. I could see different ways they could have did T9 rewards. Why didn't they make the Upgrade Items for the Soldiery weapons drop there. Or they could have taken T5 weapons and made them upgradeable from a T9 Reward and then called them High Allagan. Would have kept T5 relevant for most players who don't even do it now.

[Shea]

Fuse 11(12) Savage Might Grade 2 Chance 88% Result +1 Det, Fuse 12 will require another Grade 2

[BobbinT]

almost 50 pages here. Where the heck is OP? Though he's gonna updating 1st post on findings here.