Quote Originally Posted by MasamuneBranford View Post
..... (that has never been exclusively the highest item level) if someone else can simply wait 6 months or so and do it in 10-20? The zodiac wea......
Ummm... because once you get that final version of the weapon (final as in at that moment in time until the next patch) you will have one of the best weapons in the game.

I have friends who are just starting final coil right now and they have an i125 weapon. As of now, there is no other way to get higher than i115 without beating the first two turns. The other "slackers" can wait 6 months but having something 10 ivls higher at the time is pretty worth it if you have been following with the quest line each patch.

Could you imagine having to farm lights again when NO ONE is doing it?

Also, some people do it for the vanity, completion, etc. Not everyone is about having the best weapon in the game, some just like vanity and what not a lot of other people have.