Thread: The Current Status of FFXIV Patch 3.1 and How to Address it Moving Forward

Ibi: How much you want to bet its going to be some casual let down?

Originally Posted by FizzleofHyperion

Ibi: How much you want to bet its going to be some casual let down?

My optimism for it is low, but for the opposite reason.

I expect them to require new materials, that will require gatherers to have at least a full set of i180 red scrip gear, in addition to some sort of new equipment, and come in small quantities from a new rare node. Probably also require some new gathering scrip in order to be able to access the new nodes.

The recipes will be limited by specialists (because specialist recipes are the only reason to be a specialist, as demonstrated exceptionally well in this post). Each set will utilize recipes from at least three different specialists, with the materials for them involving two or more other specialists that aren't the ones that make the final pieces. The minimum crafting and control numbers will likely require at least the i180 red scrip gear, in addition to some sort of new equipment, but you'll need well-melded i170 gear to have any chance of HQing them with any kind of consistency. Maybe a new type of crafting scrip for the materials, to go with the new gathering ones.

Oh, and throw in some demimateria IV that'll come from desynthing Alexander normal gear, just for good measure.