Exploratory Mission Changes

[Phafi]

Exploratory Missions
We will be changing the matching requirements and changing the exchange rate for spoils. For those of you who currently possess spoils, please exchange them before Patch 3.4.

If we are being asked to spend our spoils, can you tell us what the upcoming changes to the exchange rates are so we can decide whether or not to spend our spoils?

[Rufalus]

Yeah this part is difficult to understand without more information. The last time exchange rates were adjusted, we were encouraged to not spend our spoils, because the rates were made more favorable after the patch.

This time he says we should spend all spoils, which suggests that the rates will be less favorable after the patch, but that wouldn't really make sense from a position of trying to stimulate participation for the content.

[Mraj]

Also would like some clarification for this. Not to squeeze spoilers out of the devs, but unless they're adding a new currency to the old diadem, one would think the advice would once again be to save spoils.

[Phafi]

I was asking because I've been led astray before. At the end of 1.0, we were told that our items would be useful in ARR so I didn't sell my several million gil Militia Choker. Which then became 5,000G at the launch of ARR.

[Culfinrandir]

I'm wondering about this too... It seems very counter intuitive to spend the spoils unless they're being removed altogether.

[Maero]

Well i was saving mine to get Pegasus.... still needed about 60 more though
Diadem has been dead for a very long time

[Derio]

Changing the spoils due to the new 135 gear. However I wonder are they adding new rewards like a new mount

[Ceasaria]

There could exist many explanations :
- Cost materia will be higher this time ? (nonsense)
- It will possible to buy materias and existing items only with a new type of spoil
- They will add new items to buy with curent spoil...and they don't want people with massive spoils have an advantage over other players.
- etc.

[Roth_Trailfinder]

I suspect it will be a new kind of spoil and the existing one will not be usable anymore. But that's just a guess.

[Phafi]

I'm assuming we wouldn't have been told anything if they were adding a new spoil, but they specifically mentioned exchange rates.