Need to handle weapon tiers better at end game...

[BroodingFicus]

I mentioned to someone while clearing Sephirot normal for the first time that the only reason I was even there was because square didn't give us a tome weapons that doesn't require raiding and they said that the something of the dead (whatever that new dungeon content due out presumably in 3.35 is called) is going to give 230 weapons. Finger crossed. I mostly do dungeons and raids like Void Ark etc since I don't have a static or the time to dedicate to meet at a set time every week to join one. While I was only a bit confused by the design choice at first, the longer they go without giving people a midcore option for weapons, the more odd it seems.

[LunaFaye]

I mentioned to someone while clearing Sephirot normal for the first time that the only reason I was even there was because square didn't give us a tome weapons that doesn't require raiding and they said that the something of the dead (whatever that new dungeon content due out presumably in 3.35 is called) is going to give 230 weapons.

Problem I see with that is that SE did mention that the palace of the dead gear is only for that dungeon/instance. Therefore I assume that you won't be able to use the weapons somewhere else, or they do it like they've done it in the past with the pvp weapons. Slap some stats on it that are great but barely usable in other content, unless they let us meld/overmeld them.

The 2x series was the same thing. If you wanted a great weapon to that time, you needed to clear T5, 9 & 13 or the relic grind which took a long time (pre-nerfs) or you could do the weekly primal quest and get a weapon that was only BiS for brd's to that time, after completing all 3 xtreme primals. Later on they added a couple of weapons that were craft able but to that time already outdated since raid, weeklies, relic and even tomes were so much better.

I do understand that some people are not willing to raid or have the time to raid, but that also means that you do not need a ilvl 245 weapon. Any other weapon is easily obtained it just takes a little bit of effort/time.

[Spawnie]

[QUOTE=LunaFaye;3736124]Problem I see with that is that SE did mention that the palace of the dead gear is only for that dungeon/instance. Therefore I assume that you won't be able to use the weapons somewhere else, /QUOTE]

pretty sure yoshi said you can use palace of the dead weapons elsewhere lol

[ElHeggunte]

Problem I see with that is that SE did mention that the palace of the dead gear is only for that dungeon/instance. Therefore I assume that you won't be able to use the weapons somewhere else, or they do it like they've done it in the past with the pvp weapons.

pretty sure yoshi said you can use palace of the dead weapons elsewhere lol

Spawnie has the right of it. Initially the Palace of the Dead weapon is only usable within the instance, but once you clear the whole thing you'll be able to use it anywhere. Just like FFXI's original relics that were all but useless outside of Dynamis until you fully upgraded them.

[Vaer]

I mentioned to someone while clearing Sephirot normal for the first time that the only reason I was even there was because square didn't give us a tome weapons that doesn't require raiding and they said that the something of the dead (whatever that new dungeon content due out presumably in 3.35 is called) is going to give 230 weapons. Finger crossed. I mostly do dungeons and raids like Void Ark etc since I don't have a static or the time to dedicate to meet at a set time every week to join one. While I was only a bit confused by the design choice at first, the longer they go without giving people a midcore option for weapons, the more odd it seems.

I wouldn't really call midas normal "raiding." Get the 7 gears, save up the tomes and get a i230 weapon. If you have midas unlocked, would just have to clear 1-3 once, then just do 4 every week to get one win until you collect them all. It will probably upgrade to 240 eventually.