Relic Weapon Qestions/Discussions

[KyteStones]

The relic quest just isn't something for me. I got the Atma for my main and just, ugh I never want to do that again. I'm getting back into the game after a 4 month break and I see that added the final pieces to the puzzle.

Questions is do you guys think they will ever change the requirements for this? Like halving the books, or adding in an option to skip the manual upgrade points for animus like get a premade one?

I ask because it's not that I don't have the time. It's the fact that getting the initial relic and then the +1 was thrilling and exciting. The rest of the Zodiac of the Braves is just.. well boring to me. (inb4 its an mmo, expect the grind) it just doesn't peak my interest. While I do want my BLM staff eventually I just can't see myself doing it.

Discuss your opinions on it.

[jlewiss]

omg thats so funny i was just thinking "it's been 5 hours since we've had a topic about relic weapons i hope someone makes one soon!" and here it is

[Colorful]

I think there's a slight chance they might nerf maybe a few things (cut books required down to 6, increase Zodiac dungeon drop rates) just a bit, but I can't say for certain. They are meant to be long grinds keeping you subscribed to the game though, even if they nerf the quests further they're still going to be incredibly boring to do.

[SirTaint]

Animus stage is the worst. If they nerfed it to 4 books I'd do at least one more Zeta.

[Nexxus]

They already did somes things about it.
Atma drop rate enhanced
Cost of books lowered
Alexandrite drop enhanced
Nexus Light doubled


If you can't do it then maybe doing the relic is not designed for you.
By the time you're going to up it to the Zeta, you'll have plenty of others options in term of weapons.

[Felis]

They already did somes things about it.
Atma drop rate enhanced
Cost of books lowered
Alexandrite drop enhanced
Nexus Light doubled

Also cost of alexandrite map lowered and rewards of soldiery tomes increased.

I doubt that there will be more drastic changes before 3.0. Maybe small changes.
With 3.0 (or 3.1?) a new weapon quest start where people can jump in without a Zeta weapon, while people with a Zeta weapon get an advantage in the next weapon quest.

Questions is do you guys think they will ever change the requirements for this? Like halving the books, or adding in an option to skip the manual upgrade points for animus like get a premade one?

Maybe a single book, but the tasks in it increased by 9

[KyteStones]

omg thats so funny i was just thinking "it's been 5 hours since we've had a topic about relic weapons i hope someone makes one soon!" and here it is

thanks for the useless post. If it bothers you, then ignore the thread. *The More you Know*

I think there's a slight chance they might nerf maybe a few things (cut books required down to 6, increase Zodiac dungeon drop rates) just a bit, but I can't say for certain. They are meant to be long grinds keeping you subscribed to the game though, even if they nerf the quests further they're still going to be incredibly boring to do.

Fully understand that, just a shame is all.

Animus stage is the worst. If they nerfed it to 4 books I'd do at least one more Zeta.

That's what is really stopping me. The alexandrite stuff is what is a huge turnoff

They already did somes things about it.
Atma drop rate enhanced
Cost of books lowered
Alexandrite drop enhanced
Nexus Light doubled


If you can't do it then maybe doing the relic is not designed for you.
By the time you're going to up it to the Zeta, you'll have plenty of others options in term of weapons.

Also cost of alexandrite map lowered and rewards of soldiery tomes increased

This really wasn't a complaint thread, more or less a discussion thread.

Just seeing what others thoughts are on the process as a whole and if there's been any word on more nerfs.

[Vaer]

If they are going to adjust anything, it will just be stuff like lights, atma drop rates, dungeon drop rates, alex drop rate and the amount of currency you need to buy a book/alex map. I don't see them adjusting the books really, except maybe adjusting the amount of monster kills you need for each. Books are definitely the outlier here as the contents of the books haven't been changed themselves only how much currency you need to purchase them and the FATE spawn rate.

Maybe they'll end up removing/adjusting the meld fail rate on novus but somehow I doubt it.

Considering that they are gating the expansion behind the main story, they need some way of funneling people into 2.x dungeons so newer players can get through them without a gross queue time like Cape Westwind/Garuda Story.

[Snugglebutt]

The Alexandrite stage is by far the worst, a combination of around 1 Alexandrite per 15 fates on average, 1 daily quest Alexandrite map and between half a dozen dailies or dozen high level dungeon runs for enough to buy 1 map with soldiery or having to grind a lot of hunt marks to get a single Alexandrite. Needing 75 in total and also the need to buy or farm more than 75 materias of various types to infuse when take into account infusion failures. All this just for one single stage of the process. This stage needs more nerfing and I suggest they open up Alexandrites for sale in the Marketboard so people can farm and sell to other players any additional ones they might get or have.

[Nexxus]

With Hunt farming, getting alexandrite was pretty easy (a month ago...).
as for FATE it's over 1~3 / hour