Discouraged too, I came back to the game a few months ago. Started catching up on the content, main quest, updated my gathering and crafting. Got all that done and started on regearing some of my classes.
Was able to jump to af2 on bard, monk, and blm with the allied seals. Perfect for an initial gear upgrade. Was able to get into some of the content right away with the jump in the gear number.
So I was at the point where I could start getting some of the weathered gear. And started doing hunts. Perfect, could get allied seals, logs, solidery and upgrade to a full piece no problem.
Well now just because poetics don't drop from hunts nobody is doing them and I'm screwed..No way to get allied seals unless I don't the low level hunts which is so slow. No way to get a decent amount of solidery unless I spam dungeons and I hate the duty finder because of all the cry babies...
So yeah, discouraged
Any words of wisdom?
Thanks