Cracked CRYSTALS

[Concreteman]

Was able to dl the patch but not read the notes before work this morn. Did they add the cracked crystals and if so how do u get them?

[StouterTaru]

Saw someone post they were on WT this week, at work so I can't confirm.

[Driavna]

They are, two lanes.

[Concreteman]

Ok thanks. Wonder if there are gonna be other wAys of getting them. I've heard you can get grade 6 from convert lvl 70 crafting gathering gear and from mutamix. If wt is the only other way I may be in trouble. I haven't gotten any lines in over a month but haven't been shuffling either. Just letting them fall wherever.

[QT_Melon]

From what I remember they also drop in hunts. So I'm assuming this is SE's way of allowing Battle classes find ways to make income.

[Ayerinn]

From what I remember they also drop in hunts. So I'm assuming this is SE's way of allowing Battle classes find ways to make income.

Those are clusters, not crystals...
So battle classes get easy ways to get grade VI of their choice and gatherers/crafters have to either RNG gamble grade V materia,RNG spirit bond/convert gear, or do BATTLE content to have a CHANCE at cracked crystals from Wonderous TAils for grade VI of their choice...WTH? PLEASE ADD GRADE VI FOR THE CURRENTLY USELESS YELLOW SCRIPTS?!?!?

At least you don't actually need Grade VI yet per say - but still horribly unbalanced not sure why crafters/gatherers are getting screwed. It's fine to have those as alternative methods, but not as the sole means when we have the scrip system.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

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This, one thousand times, this. It makes absolutely no sense how crafters and gathers have to go through an assortment of hoops or pay exuberant MB prices for materia while battle jobs are being gifted the equivalent as though it were candy.

[StouterTaru]

This, one thousand times, this. It makes absolutely no sense how crafters and gathers have to go through an assortment of hoops or pay exuberant MB prices for materia while battle jobs are being gifted the equivalent as though it were candy.

On the opposite side of that, battle jobs materia VI is more than 3x as powerful as materia V, while DoL/DoH is around 50% better.

[QT_Melon]

Those are clusters, not crystals...

At least you don't actually need Grade VI yet per say - but still horribly unbalanced not sure why crafters/gatherers are getting screwed. It's fine to have those as alternative methods, but not as the sole means when we have the scrip system.

No I'm fully aware of the difference. There were however rumors going around at the time you got BOTH from hunts. Crystals are for Non combat and Clusters are for combat. I told them if they DID have the Crystals also drop from hunts then it would make it interesting that battle classes would find a way to sell due to luck.

[Maku]

No I'm fully aware of the difference. There were however rumors going around at the time you got BOTH from hunts. Crystals are for Non combat and Clusters are for combat. I told them if they DID have the Crystals also drop from hunts then it would make it interesting that battle classes would find a way to sell due to luck.

If they did make them drop from hunts, it would actually give an incentive to pull a hunt ASAP to keep the number of crystals down and thus inflate the price. We don't need this, it is already hard enough to get to a hunt before someone pulls it. (Not saying they don't have a right to pull it early just saying.)