alternatives to atma/novus weapons

[Coatl]

Are there any less grindy alternatives that compete with the animus and novus lines? And please elaborate if you can.

[Velhart]

By raiding

[EpicCid]

Coil and levi ex give equivalent or better i believe. I haven't done either so can't say for sure. The problem with those is they are random drops so you could potentially have to do them many times successfully.

[Delsus]

High Alagan.

[Taika]

High Allagan weapons are the best weapons in game, item level 115 (turn 9 drop). Soldiery weapons are item level 110 and comparable to Novus weapons (need soldiery tomes and items from turn 7 and turn 8). Leviathan weapons are item level 100 (when upgraded with mirror).

[Codek]

Killing Levi = i95 Wave Weapon
Wave Weapon + Mirror (>1% drop from Levi kills that you can roll for) = i100 Tidal Wave Weapon

T7 (unidentified allagan Tomestone) + 1300 Soldiery Tomes = i100 Weathered Weapon
Weathered Weapon + Sands of time (T8) = i110 Weapon

T9 = i115 Weapon

[Dragoon4life]

Don't think ppl get the point of the original question.

To Answer - while there are alternative weapons, No there is no better way to get Novus other then to GRIND, GRIND AND THEN GRIND SOME MORE. I've finally come to peace with this as should everyone else. What I mean is that yeah unfortunately its supposed to take time (ITS AN MMO) maybe it will take a week maybe 2 months. From what I hear (Atma, and Novus) will become a little easier in 2.3. Animus will proboly stay the same. As I said I made my peace with the 13500 Myth but I wish those damn Book Fates would pop faster thou.

2.28 gave crafters a much needed pat on the back.

HOWEVER - The Atma grind for me is what I thought sucked and will still give me nightmares. (Literally grinded for 3 weeks 6 hours a day to finally get my Atma)

[Coatl]

Don't think ppl get the point of the original question.

Uhm actually I really did mean to ask if there was something just as good as Atma/novus, whatever that wasn't as grindy to get it. Sorry maybe I should have worded it better, but the response is still appreciated. ^^

[TheGrimace]

They really need to up the drop rate for those dumb mirrors. Not much reason to spam Leviathan EX when the droprate is so rare and the weapons are only fractionally better.

[NorthernLadMSP]

They really need to up the drop rate for those dumb mirrors. Not much reason to spam Leviathan EX when the droprate is so rare and the weapons are only fractionally better.

And honestly, they won't be better when people start getting their Novus weapons. Those are ilvl 110 with secondary stats of your choice.