Novus Weapon Cost

[Waeksyn]

I think that there must be Gil sellers on the board of Square-Enix because I can't understand the logic of this quest otherwise. The need to acquire Alexandrite is sufficient to pace the acquisition of a Novus weapon. The additional requirement to meld 75 pieces of materia (equal parts I, II, III and IV) is absurd.

I'm gathering up all the mats that I need before I do my first meld. I've already spent over $2M gil and figure it will cost $4M before I'm done. I've been doing this by selling other materia that I get through Spirit Bonding.

I'm sure, though, that the more impatient types out there will simply buy gil to get the materia needed. According to this helpful tell I just got (which SE seems incapable of repressing), my $4M gil would only cost $28.

Seems to me that this part of the quest is a great big present to all the gil sellers.

[Ehayte]

Or a great big present to DPS queuing for expert and high level roulettes so that you will queue up as a PLD in spirit bonding gear so they can do their run.

[Nero]

I think that there must be Gil sellers on the board of Square-Enix because I can't understand the logic of this quest otherwise. The need to acquire Alexandrite is sufficient to pace the acquisition of a Novus weapon. The additional requirement to meld 75 pieces of materia (equal parts I, II, III and IV) is absurd.

I'm gathering up all the mats that I need before I do my first meld. I've already spent over $2M gil and figure it will cost $4M before I'm done. I've been doing this by selling other materia thatI get through Spirit Bonding.

I'm sure, though, that the more impatient types out there will simply buy gil to get the materia needed. According to this helpful tell I just got (which SE seems incapable of repressing), my $4M gil would only cost $28.

Seems to me that this part of the quest is a great big present to all the gil sellers.

You don't have to buy a single Materia, unless you don't want to SB them yourself, don't send out Retainers on Ventures and only if you want it done asap. If people are impatient, good for me so i make more Gil out of the Materia i create. But to blame this on SE, for being impatient ? Idk man.. seems pathetic.

And RMT's are really never a Problem, the people who buy Gil are the problem. Without buying gil, RMT's hardly would exist.

[Waeksyn]

I'm not SB'ing direct to the materia I need because the results are too random (elemental materia). The SB materia that I create is 100% in high demand - I use the proceeds to buy the ones that I need for Novus.

And yes, I blame SE for creating an environment that encourages gil buying while doing little to stop the practice.

[Lemon8or]

And yes, I blame SE for creating an environment that encourages gil buying while doing little to stop the practice.

More like they encourage people to go out and spiritbond stuffs. But sure keep looking at it that way.

[AmyNeudaiz]

If people are impatient, good for me so i make more Gil out of the Materia i create. But to blame this on SE, for being impatient ? Idk man.. seems pathetic.

You are insane. The time it would take to spiritbond and convert the correct tiers of 75 materia would take more than the rest of the entire Atma/Animus quest line put together.

[Nero]

You are insane. The time it would take to spiritbond and convert the correct tiers of 75 materia would take more than the rest of the entire Atma/Animus quest line put together.

If you only SB 1 piece a day and are really unlucky with converting, then yes. If you do like 2-3 Sets a day, which does not really take long, i don't really see how it would take more than the "entire Atma/Animus". Well those stages took a couple days for certain people.. you mean "that long"?

You don't need to meld anything until you get your 75 alexandrites

^This.

[Mcshiggs]

You don't need to meld anything until you get your 75 alexandrites, so you can do all your spiritbonding in how everlong it takes you to do that. If you know what kinds of materias you want for your weapon, you can sell the ones you don't need, for elemental materias and stat materias you might not want, you can either meld those to gears to increase spiritbonding speed or you can try your luck at transmuting in hopes of either getting what you are after or something that sells well. Once you get all you alexandrites, just get all your gils and materias you have amassed sit in front of the market board and infuse what you have, buy what you don't. Materia is random when you get it, but just because it isn't what you are after, doesn't mean it can't be useful in getting you what you are.

[AlyssaFhey]

I've been getting a lot of shit for going into roulettes with gear I want to spiritbind. Honestly speaking it's by far the fastest way, so if you run into a spiritbinder don't give them shit, they're doing what the most efficient thing they can do. Blame SE if you dislike it.

[Eight]

Just form SB groups it really doesn't take long. Figure out which pieces of gear give you the best chance of the materia you need and go from there. This is more open world content that people want, more content that gets people out playing together I think it's fine.

Even if you and your group go out and farm all the mats and craft together I imagine it could go pretty quick if you wanna put the time in. I'm not on the Novus yet but I've been SB while I get there and already have a ton of materia I need for my melds.