Quote Originally Posted by ViciousValentine View Post
They arent the best weapons in the game...materia attached gear can become more powerful.
Yes, but it will take 4 melds to do so. And that is a stretch to accomplice.

Quote Originally Posted by Gold_Lion View Post
1 in 7 chance to get the weapon you want (number of classes) multiplied by 1 in 8 (the number in the party) =1/56 chance
equals less then 2% chance... say it drops 3 weapons... thats still less the 6%. Every time you do ifrit its about 5.3%
its worst then forbidden materia crafting
There's a 14% chance of getting the weapon that you are after each chest spawn. I think the average drop rate between the group is around 7-10%. So you're looking at 1.4% chance at getting the drop you're wanting.