I thought Sands of Time would be added to Syrcus Tower? What gives?

[Wolf_Gang]

Q: Can you make it easier to obtain the materials to enhance items to item level 110?
A: This is referring to oil of time and sands of time, right? The development team has a plan outlining the timing with which these items would gradually spread from the top-tier of players, becoming easier to obtain with the introduction of new encounters. This plan is adjusted as we monitor player progression. Patch 2.3 will see the continuation of the Crystal Tower, and we plan to add oil of time and sands of times as rewards here. However, this doesn't mean there will be changes to their drop rate. Rather than making it possible to obtain everything right away, we’ll gradually add the items you can obtain in patch 2.3, 2.35, and 2.38.

Q: What's the drop rate for the unidentified Allagan tomestone, the sands of time, and oil of time?
A: As I mentioned during the previous Letter from the Producer LIVE, they will not all be dropping at the same time. We'll add them gradually as we progress through patches. We're planning to have unidentified Allagan tomestones drop first, and the drop rate will be about 30%. We'll be making adjustments based on the clear rate of the Second Coil of Bahamut and everyone's average item level.

Saw no mention of it in patch notes. Are we seriously waiting til 2.38 for them?

With the unexpected easiness of obtaining them from hunts. I thought the dev team would them next. I've gotten 8x of them from hunts alone and I don't even hunt that much. I was hoping that adding them to ST would have at least ease up the zerging. Doesn't really make sense hold back the item from casuals when it's so widely available.

[jdmkai]

I think most people would get them during hunts anyways rather than spending their weekly loot on something they can get outside of ST.

[Edeline]

Well they already contradicted themselves in the QA since they dropped UAT and oils in 2.3.

[Ghishlain]

Well they already contradicted themselves in the QA since they dropped UAT and oils in 2.3.

Pretty much this, the answered one question saying only UAT would drop on the onset of 2.3, then when the first Oil dropped in ST, everyone was like "Waaaaaah? Bug?" But since S-E let it fly, I guess it was intended.

They were probably meaning to release Oils in 2.35 and Sands in 2.38. Though personally, I too was hoping they'd push Sands down the pipe for ST in 2.35 as well. Ah well.

[Altimis]

What are you waiting for? Join Hunt PT! in one day you can get 200-300 seals if you found good PT with time of death in hands and 2-3 books dropped if you are lucky

When I beat Syrcus first time, I don't bother do it many weeks now, only occasionally play it

[Issac]

Never consider things stated in QA as set in stone. Circumstances and ideas change.

[SendohJin]

Never consider things stated in QA as set in stone. Circumstances and ideas change.

they should change if there's a good reason. there seems to be no reason at all, it's not like SE cares about limiting the rate at which we can get Sands with Hunts they way they are.

[Mishini_Dracoto]

QQ

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[Nukocafe]

I've gotten 8x of them from hunts alone and I don't even hunt that much

That's quite "much hunting". I haven't gotten a single one and I actually don't hunt that much.

[faris]

I'm more bothered that rank Bs being worthless now means downtime with As, and less general marks per days farm. (Yeah, Bs are 5 marks. But at least in my parties, and in every party I've been in, Bs are hunted when As aren't up.) Without 5 marks here and 5 marks there from B marks, sands are now going to be marginally harder to get. And sands still aren't in ST.

...welp.