Is there any issue with loots since last patch?

[Vahlnir]

I share the OPs concern and I believe it is a valid one that deserves more than all of the lemmings shouting RNG, like people have never heard that one before. OP even went out of their way to mention that they understand there should be some kind of grind for it but that it feels excessive and still, folks felt the need to chime in like that. It's absurd.

People keep bringing it up because that's literally all it is. This has been in place since the start...and even long before XIV was around. Can it suck? Yes. Can it be frustrating? Double yes. But the fact remains that this is just how MMOs work. If it's not gear, it's a mount. Or a minion. Or a number of other things. Maybe I've been an MMO junky for so long that I'm just indifferent, but I don't really see how this is a huge issue. That said, adding another drop or 2 here or there isn't a bad idea. Not sure why they put shards in place of gear in some areas with Skalla, that confused me.