Weekly Grind

[LaylaTsarra]

The issue is the timers imo. Log in check the items put them in a timer.. play other things while waiting for timer to pop. Hit node take potion wait again. Untill 450 scripts. And god forbif you miss a swing at 98% (happens way to much) and this adds another hour of playing/notplaying.
The crafting scripts are much easyer because no timers.

I have little trouble with gathering scrips. I have no problem with the timed nodes. There is nothing to gather like crafting items in order to make a collectible but that's me. Certainly didn't cost me anything to gather and get the gear other than time.

[Singularity]

Didn't they say in the live letter Q&A the next tier of crafting/gathering gear will be crafted, not bought with scrips, and that you will need current gear to make it?

They did say that, but consider for a moment how true it is. Will having the current best gear allow you to make the new stuff? If you are a WVR or LTW, then almost certainly yes. GSM, BSM or CRP? Possibly - depends if they add new accessories and/or tools (neither was shown in the picture). ARM, ALC or (especially) CUL? Upgrading gear now most likely means nothing and is a waste of scrips, materia and/or gil.

[Docent]

They did say that, but consider for a moment how true it is. Will having the current best gear allow you to make the new stuff? If you are a WVR or LTW, then almost certainly yes. GSM, BSM or CRP? Possibly - depends if they add new accessories and/or tools (neither was shown in the picture). ARM, ALC or (especially) CUL? Upgrading gear now most likely means nothing and is a waste of scrips, materia and /or gil.

There's not much of a difference in stats between a Specialist or not, so a main GSM or BSM or CRP can gear up their WVR or LTW before 3.3 comes around to be ready for it.

Of course, they could pull a "specialist only, lol!" card on us again, and at this point, I'm ready to bet they will.

I'm rather bitter about this all, by the way. The new jewelry is just insane to max meld, and I am super weary of going for cheaper alternatives because of past experiences. Maybe they didn't expect people to go the V>IV>IV>IV>IV route on the accessories, but they're deluded if they think players won't opt for "best in slot" when they can.

[AlphaFox]

Luckily I work from home but the fact that I needed the full day and more to get 1 book is kinda insane to imagine. I only did two cus I needed the mats for Astral oil. Though hearing that new scrip stuff is on the way it did make me cringe and wonder if I should just wait to buy the new set or if it will be fine to get it now. Though new scrips would explain it if we need current stuff to progress.

[LaylaTsarra]

Luckily I work from home but the fact that I needed the full day and more to get 1 book is kinda insane to imagine. I only did two cus I needed the mats for Astral oil. Though hearing that new scrip stuff is on the way it did make me cringe and wonder if I should just wait to buy the new set or if it will be fine to get it now. Though new scrips would explain it if we need current stuff to progress.

I've been gathering red scrips for fisher (have almost enough for a full tool/gear set) which I really don't use much and I'm debating if I should just wait and see. I suspect there will be a different formula other than simply red scrips but who knows. I also wonder if they are adding books for gathering nodes and wonder if I should start with blue scrips again given I suspect there will be new stuff to gather as well.

[AlphaFox]

I've been gathering red scrips for fisher (have almost enough for a full tool/gear set) which I really don't use much and I'm debating if I should just wait and see. I suspect there will be a different formula other than simply red scrips but who knows. I also wonder if they are adding books for gathering nodes and wonder if I should start with blue scrips again given I suspect there will be new stuff to gather as well.

Kinda what I am thinking and debating, gather a ton now and just stockpile or to spend now.

[Felis]

With the new patch info slowly leaking out, what is the point of grinding away for DoL and DoH. Lately I have been struggling to keep logging in the spam craft 12 things (after farming the mats). And gathering for a few hours tied to the timers >.< (really hate the timer system).

Right now it takes weeks to get 1 item for 1 class, soon it seems they will be coming out with 1 set for all like back befor HW. So my question is.. whats the point now? Its already not fun to do and with this reason to really not do it, I find it hard to even log in since I have no "goal" because it will all be replaced soon enough.

Anyone else having this issue? or am I just being silly?

You would need the current best gear on a DoH and DoL class to get the next best gear (to farm scripts or to craft them yourself).

The issue is the timers imo. Log in check the items put them in a timer.. play other things while waiting for timer to pop. Hit node take potion wait again. Untill 450 scripts. And god forbif you miss a swing at 98% (happens way to much) and this adds another hour of playing/notplaying.
The crafting scripts are much easyer because no timers.

I have no problems with the gathering timers for scripts.

05:00 am - miner folklore
05:00 pm - botanist folklore

9:00 - botanist in western highlands
11:00 - miner in Azys La
02:00 - miner in Dravianian Hinterland for blue script

You also don't have to do it until 450 scripts in a single day. Spread them to 100 per day