Quote Originally Posted by Nezerius View Post
There aren't really any assumptions here. It was already confirmed that the weapons were specifically made to be bought with the tickets, not made just for the top 10. It's just that the top 10 get enough tickets to buy a weapon at the end of the season.

Source: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/002114.html
What's the point in top 10 then? Just get diamond this season and whatever you need next season. >.>