Thread: If the benefit of having a Zeta in 3.0 is not worthwhile - new players will suffer

Honestly if SE doesn't do something good with Zeta, a lot of people are going to be pissed off. It won't be the downfall of the game or anything but personally I'll be a lot more skeptical when it comes to any grindy content in this game and will participate less. When the Zodiac questline was announced they made it seem like it would be something that would continue forever, not something that would only be relavent up until the 1st expansion. People put literally hundreds of hours into those weapons and 5-10+ million gil and it would be a slap in the face to not at least give them some purpose in 3.0.

As for old content, you can pretty much guarentee that the new relics (or whatever they call them) will have you jumping through old, level synced content in order to ensure new players can get things done in a reasonable time. If you think you'll never have to do the old content again after 3.0 I think you'll be sadly mistaken. I could be wrong but I know they love to make you repeat all of the content until your eyes bleed so I doubt it.

Originally Posted by DoctorPepper

Honestly if SE doesn't do something good with Zeta, a lot of people are going to be pissed off. It won't be the downfall of the game or anything but personally I'll be a lot more skeptical when it comes to any grindy content in this game and will participate less. When the Zodiac questline was announced they made it seem like it would be something that would continue forever, not something that would only be relavent up until the 1st expansion. People put literally hundreds of hours into those weapons and 5-10+ million gil and it would be a slap in the face to not at least give them some purpose in 3.0.

lol if u think Zeta will mean anything after 3.0....u are for a rude awakening....Zeta will just let u get ahead on the new relic for 3.0 outside of that , outdated weapon is outdated , will probably last until u get your 1 weapon at lvl 60 but thats how its...

Just hope SE learned a lesson of two from the relic reborn

Originally Posted by DoctorPepper

Fact is that I don't know what they're going to do with Zeta weapons and neither do you because they haven't actually given any details. All I said is that people will be pissed off, which is a fact.

Yeah, any news of whether or not Zodiac progress will be carried on from 2.X to 3.X is going to piss some group of people off.

If it's not completely carried over, Anyone with a Zeta will be pissed.

If it is completely carried over, Anyone without a Zeta will be pissed.

Originally Posted by DoctorPepper

Fact is that I don't know what they're going to do with Zeta weapons and neither do you because they haven't actually given any details. All I said is that people will be pissed off, which is a fact.

Yoshi already talked about it , we know that Zeta isnt going to continue in Heavensward and that Zeta users will get an advantage for the new relic (maybe avoid the fist steps of the quest ...stil unknow)

New relic will start on 3.1 btw.

Originally Posted by Warlyx

Yoshi already talked about it , we know that Zeta isnt going to continue in Heavensward and that Zeta users will get an advantage for the new relic (maybe avoid the fist steps of the quest ...stil unknow)

New relic will start on 3.1 btw.

I know Yoshi talked about it, he didn't ever say what the advantage will be though, and he's made plenty of statements where he changed his mind later (look at personal housing for example). People are just speculating that it will help you with progression when it could be something completely different such as a ilvl/stat bonus, or the ability to retain the stats you chose during the scroll stage. Any bonus would be better than simply handing out free 1st stage relics to replace them.

Like I said, I'm fully expecting them to screw everybody with a Zeta over, that way I won't be disappointed regardless. Problem is that people simply won't participate in a new grind if they know that every expansion their progress is going to be erased after 100+ hours worth of effort with nothing to show for it. They already announced there will be a token system to obtain raid weapons of your choosing in 3.0 so that already gives people less incentive to grind for a weapon to begin with.

Originally Posted by Warlyx

Yoshi already talked about it , we know that Zeta isnt going to continue in Heavensward and that Zeta users will get an advantage for the new relic (maybe avoid the fist steps of the quest ...stil unknow)

New relic will start on 3.1 btw.

He hasn't even said they will have an advantage. He's only said that players who have completed the relic would be "taken into consideration", which could literally mean anything. He could award you the title "The Grinder" or mail you three pink dyes, and his promise will have been fulfilled.

I do not think the current relic line needs to be "worth it" for old content to survive in the future. They have more than enough ways of sending us back through the old content without even factoring in the current relic quest.

Originally Posted by Warlyx

Yoshi already talked about it , we know that Zeta isnt going to continue in Heavensward and that Zeta users will get an advantage for the new relic (maybe avoid the fist steps of the quest ...stil unknow)

New relic will start on 3.1 btw.

So you're telling me I have until 3.1 to get it? I hope so, because im a returning player and have my ninjas relic almost to animus. still a looooong way to go and if my effort is going to be for naught ill just get a tomestone weapon and call it good.

Originally Posted by Kajidourden

So you're telling me I have until 3.1 to get it? I hope so, because im a returning player and have my ninjas relic almost to animus. still a looooong way to go and if my effort is going to be for naught ill just get a tomestone weapon and call it good.

with absolute certainty, you have until at least 3.1 before the new relic is added.
With absolute certainty, the current relic won't magically become unavailable.