Can something be done about light farming?

[JigsawComplex]

I know I'm in the minority that didn't grind out all their Zetas before HW dropped, but I have an ask that I need to put out there; can we PLEASE nerf the light farming portions of the relic quest?

As is, 2000 light is just stupid to get. CT runs almost never happen anymore, and if they do, they are a train wreck. That leaves most people to farm their 2000 light via running Hard Mode primals at the rate of 8 to 16 light a pop.

And as for the Zeta portion, while not as bad numbers wise, all of the totals are half of what the light portions give.

Would it be possible to nerd the Nexus farm to a less (incoherent scream) number like 100 or even 500? And would it be possible to farm all Mahaatma at once to breeze through it? I mean, it's the home stretch, and all of this is for glamour and what will most likely amount to a head nod about how much the 2.0 relic grind sucked.

TL;DR: Chain running this content is driving me nuts

[Melondra]

short answer no

[Evergrey]

If I'm not mistaken they have already nerfed it once. or was it twice?

[JigsawComplex]

The last nerf they did at HW launch was them in the mindset that people besides sprouts would be running this content. I can't speak for other data centers, but CT runs don't happen anymore, and I'm finding myself teaching 2 year old content to people who go in blind.

I know it's me being grouchy, but 8-16 light per hard mode primal (which is what most people run to farm light) is just painful now a days. It make sit worse that you can't get light if you're unsynced.

And even though the Zeta phase isn't as bad, you're getting half the light gained for a total of 480.

[Felis]

If I'm not mistaken they have already nerfed it once. or was it twice?

twice
doubled the amount of earned light points and then with 3.0 again.
So the 2000 lights are now like 500 lights if used the old amounts of earned light points.

[Evergrey]

twice
doubled the amount of earned light points and then with 3.0 again.
So the 2000 lights are now like 500 lights if used the old amounts of earned light points.

Well then, I guess OP got what he wanted then.

Would it be possible to nerd the Nexus farm to a less (incoherent scream) number like 100 or even 500?

[JigsawComplex]

No. You're not paying attention to the issue. It's not "like" you need 500 lights. You still need 2000, and the only reliable way to farm them is by doing HM primals for about 8-16 light per run.

[Felis]

No. You're not paying attention to the issue. It's not "like" you need 500 lights. You still need 2000, and the only reliable way to farm them is by doing HM primals for about 8-16 light per run.

2000 lights while HM primals gave you 4 light points = 500 runs
2000 lights while HM primals give you now 16 light points = 125 runs

the total of light farming runs got reduced to 1/4

[Daralii]

Lets be honest, all the relic weapon content after zenith is a tedious pain in the ass(I'm working on the book segment. Kill me), especially now that most people aren't doing the stuff that still necessitates a group. Short of gutting vast portions of the chain, there's not much that can be done to change that, nor do I think they see much need to; it's old content, you either grit your teeth or give up.

[Reinfeld]

I would just like to point out that despite being nerfed, it probably takes longer to farm light than it used to since it's nearly impossible to PF it for Garuda spam.