I280 weapons were a mistake

[Kallera]

I don't where the whole "my speedruns" thing is coming from or why it is SE's concern. fflogs is not SE's site, nor is their content beholden to maintaining it's rules.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

PvE-only Players: Hi, welcome to what it's been like for us PvPers when they made controversial changes to PvP modes.

Take a seat, get comfortable. It might be a while before they reply.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

[ErryK]

Personally, I didn't care about the new gear, even though i280 is in the game, it's not worth getting it anyways since we are now less than 4 months away from Stormblood which will invalidate the weapon.

[Gemina]

Wow! I just found out about this. I'm not even lv60, so obviously haven't started the Anima relic questline. So this doesn't affect me in anyway at the moment, but I sympathize with those who are upset. If I would have completed my relic 9 days ago, I would seriously be losing my shit right now.

I don't feel it invalidates the time and effort for those who put it in to obtaining their now former BiS weapon, but it does invalidate the relic itself as it officially can no longer be BiS if another exists. Gating the new weapons behind ridiculous RNG, FATEs, and shear luck doesn't excuse it. It does little to cushion the blow felt by the playerbase right now who feel like they've been shit on. And the fact that SE continues to gate acquisition of rare goods behind RNG and FATEs shows they have learned next to nothing from the constant bombardment of frustration that is left in their wake. Players lose their confidence in those driving the creative decisions of their favorite mmo. I mean, wasn't it SE themselves who released the 2D Titan EX fight showing a derpgoon getting Nightmare, and then bailing the group? Is this some kind of joke to them?

For a player like me, I feel like there is absolutely no point in doing relic questlines. I did have motivation to obtain my 3.0 relic. That's gone now. Along with any desire to do any relic content that is released with SB. I know I can't be the only pre-60 who feels this way, and they are trying to get players to run content?

Perhaps relics should be released for what they are: an Aesthetic upgrade. It's not BiS, or ever will be, but you can continue to glam it over a crappy looking weapon that is currently superior.

[KageTokage]

From what I've heard, only one person out of all of who participate in the emergency mission (Which can be as many as 72) gets a 280 weapon.

Couple this with with the number of people needed to even finish the mission, along with the low frequency it appears at (It appeared once out of the five full exploration missions I did, personally), and the weapons really aren't going to be that common at all.

[Masekase_Hurricane]

From what I've heard, only one person out of all of who participate in the emergency mission (Which can be as many as 72) gets a 280 weapon.

Couple this with with the number of people needed to even finish the mission, along with the low frequency it appears at (It appeared once out of the five full exploration missions I did, personally), and the weapons really aren't going to be that common at all.

Have head that 2 people got them in a run now, so maybe the first reports were just bad RNG.

[FeliAiko]

How this got green lit is beyond me.

At least when the Zodiac weapons got outclassed, it was when Heavensward actually launched - and even then it was only after you got to the Aery, more or less halfway through the story. Here, the Anima is outclassed within its own final patch, a mere 9 days after its last step launched - and even then it only got some shine because Diadem had to be delayed to fix a bug.

[LadyKairi]

Personally, I just don't care. I saw it coming, so I didn't get my hopes up. Gotta think, they had to get people in diadem somehow. I love my 2 (almost 3) animas. Not because they were "powerful", but because they were pretty and I worked for them. I've played many MMOs, and it's been the same for a long time. Perhaps I'm just used to gear getting outdated so fast *shrug*. I'm gonna enjoy the content regardless.

[XiXiQ]

If we were a month before stormblood, I'd not be surprised to have them dropping 280 gear like candy, that might be their plan anyway. This is one hell of a slap in the face for those that did months of grinding and steps on the relic, make no mistake about it. No-one expected it to last forever, but 9 days is a joke. Grinding is a lot more palatable when you get to enjoy the fruits of your labour for a time.