Relic quest streamlined

[SinSilverwing]

Well as the title says. I'm working on the stardust rod atma at the moment but I am also gathering more Atma in my free time.

I am currently at the book phase of the quests and am wanting to know what I can begin collecting now to help me through the other phases faster?

Also what all are there for phases?
I know thus far.

Relic
Zenith
Atma
Animus

[Remus]

Relic
Zenith
Atma
Animus
Novus
Nexus
Zodiac

Well i can say you can begin maybe doing some hunts early so you can get some early alex for your novus step or do the ex roulette daily in mor dhona, you should be able to find a hunt LS before hand. You will also need quite a bit of gil so you can obtain materia or you can spirit bond yourself for the novus step. After Novus not much preparing you can do, nexus is just doing content for light (spamming ifrit or garuda when bright lol) and try find a light LS and zodiac is rng dungeons.

[Deathscythe343]

If they plan on making the current relics carry over to the 3.0 relic quest chain, they will probably have to streamline the upgrade quests, so you may not need to gather everything if that is the case.

[Skyl1n3]

they will probably have to streamline the upgrade quests, so you may not need to gather everything if that is the case.

That'd piss off a whooooooole lot of people, I've got a Zodiac NIN and a Nexus DRG which was hell, if they simplify it like half the amount of Atma required, cut the amount of Animus Books required to 4-5 and reduce the amount of Light required for Nexus to say 1000 then I'd be furious.

Personally I think the 3.0 Relic/Zodiac Questline should require a completed Zodiac from 2.0 to continue it, or perhaps if anyone hasn't completed it and has bought the expansion then have a seperate Questline for a less powerful equivilent.

[mdha02]

Personally I think the 3.0 Relic/Zodiac Questline should require a completed Zodiac from 2.0 to continue it.

I agree 100%! The only thing I'd like to see and which wouldn't piss me off to no end is a reduced cost to alexandrite with allied seals, the amount of tomes for maps and an increase in alexandrite drop rate from fates, or let us get them form FATEs with other jobs. That would not bother me. It should always be 12 atmas because there is 12 zodiac symbols. The amount of books should stay the same too. Maybe make the fates for books spawn at least once a hour. That part got old fast. If you grind out each book they should only take about 3 hours each. That's mostly from FATE waiting. Team up with a healer or tank friend for the dungeon part to skip out on the wait. So far I've not found any part of the relic quest to horrible. I'm only on the alexandrite phase, 30/75, so that's probably why cheaper and easier to get alexandrite wouldn't bother me.

[Coatl]

Idk I would be pretty happy if they made all the quests easier. I have a zodiac weapon so far, a Nexus, a novus and an up and coming animus for my WHM so you bet I would be thrilled if they made some steps easier.

No one complained when they nerfed atmas unless to complain about it not happening sooner.

[Sessurea]

Idk I would be pretty happy if they made all the quests easier. I have a zodiac weapon so far, a Nexus, a novus and an up and coming animus for my WHM so you bet I would be thrilled if they made some steps easier.

No one complained when they nerfed atmas unless to complain about it not happening sooner.

My plan is to hopefully be done with animus and novus b4 patch 2.5. Then I can do zodiac and nexus stage at the same time ( because I already have a zodiac ). So between doing the zodiac part and running the crap out of 2.5 content, my nexus should be a breeze and should both wrap up at the same time maybe.

I would be thrilled also if they ease up on this crap, I in no way wish others to have the same pain xD

[Jeckyl_Tesla]

That'd piss off a whooooooole lot of people, I've got a Zodiac NIN and a Nexus DRG which was hell, if they simplify it like half the amount of Atma required, cut the amount of Animus Books required to 4-5 and reduce the amount of Light required for Nexus to say 1000 then I'd be furious.

Personally I think the 3.0 Relic/Zodiac Questline should require a completed Zodiac from 2.0 to continue it, or perhaps if anyone hasn't completed it and has bought the expansion then have a seperate Questline for a less powerful equivilent.

Yeah, that's not going the happen.

Could you imagine trying to find parties for the Zodiac quests when you're at lvl 60?

[Teryaani]

That'd piss off a whooooooole lot of people, I've got a Zodiac NIN and a Nexus DRG which was hell, if they simplify it like half the amount of Atma required, cut the amount of Animus Books required to 4-5 and reduce the amount of Light required for Nexus to say 1000 then I'd be furious.

Personally I think the 3.0 Relic/Zodiac Questline should require a completed Zodiac from 2.0 to continue it, or perhaps if anyone hasn't completed it and has bought the expansion then have a seperate Questline for a less powerful equivilent.

It definitely should require the 2.0 relic. Given what they've done so far, I'd suspect that SE will simply up the drop rates more and the fate spawn rates and the like to help new players along.

Are there any steps we can do on another job?

If you have another relic at the right stage (zenith), I think you can farm ATMAs. Alexandrite gathering maybe?

[Deathscythe343]

That'd piss off a whooooooole lot of people, I've got a Zodiac NIN and a Nexus DRG which was hell, if they simplify it like half the amount of Atma required, cut the amount of Animus Books required to 4-5 and reduce the amount of Light required for Nexus to say 1000 then I'd be furious.

Personally I think the 3.0 Relic/Zodiac Questline should require a completed Zodiac from 2.0 to continue it, or perhaps if anyone hasn't completed it and has bought the expansion then have a seperate Questline for a less powerful equivilent.

This seems unlikely to happen, so I would prepare to be furious. This is because it people whom start the game with the expansion would have to do these things with with overwhelming majority of the population not doing this content anymore. Completing the fates and dungeons would take forever.

More than likely the current relic will achieve its final form prior to the expansion. A new relic quest will begin with the expansion so that all players can be on the same footing.

If they do make the previous relic required to start the 3.0 relic they will likely create a series of, rather simple, quests that will serve as the upgrades themselves so that players, both new and old, can then start the new relic quest line.