Anima relic grind solution

[ScarletDawn]

How about we have to kill each of the Extreme primal? Bismark/Ravana/Thoriden

[Bourne_Endeavor]

You could have that done within two weeks of somewhat casual play, OP. That would defeat the entire point of it being a grind.

Implement a quest that involves killing actual bosses instead of spamming brainless low level content.

The reason they want you spamming low level content is so new players aren't subjected to horribly long queues.

[Kabzy]

Or how about we need no solutions? People complain there's nothing to do and the game feels dead, and then SE finally give us something that will actually take time and people are already asking for nerfs. Believe it or not, some people actually enjoy the grind and aren't on a race to get it within the week. Pace yourself and go for it, if not you shouldn't even be going for an Anima weapon. Did you really expect it to not be grindy?

[KarmaCha]

As much as I dislike this empty grind, they could save it.

Require 5 of each unidentified item instead of 20, and 1 of each crafted item instead of 4.

It would still be a grind, and it would still require dedication. But 600+ Alex normals? Who thought that was a good idea?

Yes I'm aware that's not the only way to get those items, but the time sink remains the same

[OmegaStrongtan]

How about we have to kill each of the Extreme primal? Bismark/Ravana/Thoriden

would be more fun. Please let me trade in my spare Thordan tokens.

[ScarletDawn]

would be more fun. Please let me trade in my spare Thordan tokens.

Would also be an achievement im proud to say i did, rather then i spent hours grinding 800 Alex runs...i mean which achievement is better? We should have both options one for Hardcore / Raid style players and another for Craft / take your time/ grind players.

[Belhi]

Would also be an achievement im proud to say i did, rather then i spent hours grinding 800 Alex runs...i mean which achievement is better? We should have both options one for Hardcore / Raid style players and another for Craft / take your time/ grind players.

That's the point of the anima weapon. Its an option for the Craft/take your time/grind players. Hardcore/Raid style players already have several options available to them. The Anima weapon is the only way someone who doesn't do Thordan EX or Alex Savage can get a weapon over 200.

[ReddAxel]

I don't usually complain about this game but the grind in this new relic saga is a bit too much. I do not mind the crafting stuff at all is just the grind.

My solution for it will be to chop everything by half:

Instead of 680 poetics/law for items should be 340
Instead of 20 items should be 10
Instead of 18 tokens should be 9
Instead of 1k allied seals should be 500
Instead of 10 Precision Gordian should be 5

The mats for the specialists stuff is pretty easy to get so I don't think (personally) should be nerfed.

If you have a better solution will be great to hear it.

Says the person who has all 60 crafters/gatherers x_x

[Felis]

It wasn't before. Unfortunately the devs have taken "casual" to mean "completely unskilled," and so now we have replaced Hydra and Titan with FATEs and Beast Tribe quests.

Step 2 - Obtain Inferno Seal x3, Tremor Seal x3, Vortex Seal x3 from Rank 2 Hamlet (gold chest requiring 60K+ scores)
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Step 11 - Gather a certain number of beastcoins from the appropriate beatmen tribe (10 stacks Tier 1 OR 5 stacks Tier 2 OR 1 stack Tier 3)
PLD = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
MNK = 990 of the Bronze Amalj'ok OR 495 of the Iron Amalj'ok OR 99 Darksteel Amalj'ok
WAR = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
DRG = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
BRD = 990 of the Ixali Willowknots OR 495 of the Ixali Mapleknots OR 99 Ixali Ebonknots
WHM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
BLM = 990 of the Titan Copperpiece OR 495 of the Titan Mythrilpiece OR 99 Titan Electrumpiece
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Step 17 - Raise the Spiritbond of the weapon to 100%

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post745711

sure, they removed a lot of the grind from the relic quest at 2.0 launch, but then they found out that too many players finish the relic quest (the reason why coil weapon got changed from ilevel 190 to ilevel 195)

[Belhi]

Says the person who has all 60 crafters/gatherers x_x

Unfortunately the fact that they are specialist recipes means that in the end having all crafters and gatherers at 60 doesn't help much.