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    Tsiron's Avatar
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    Why are Glowy Weapons...

    ... the ones that can just be bought off the MB?

    It seems backwards, given that people tend to gravitate towards them since they're flashier and etc. The fact that Artifact Weapons only get their various effects once upgraded just makes this weirder.

    I'm (apparently) something of a minority in that I much prefer weapons that don't glow or sparkle or whatever, so it's kind of frustrating that those are the ones that require the most work*...?

    *for someone who's neither a crafter nor does Savage and/or Extreme content
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    Last edited by Tsiron; 10-20-2021 at 07:37 PM.

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    Jubei Murata
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    To give crafters some demand. It is pretty backwards though ngl
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    Ritsuko Sonoda
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    If talking about the crafted version of trials drops. The crafted versions either required the drop from the same trial or desynthing weapon drops from the trials I think. I don't really craft so not 100% sure on it.
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    I've said it a hundred times: The content should drop the glowy version. Crafters should be able to make a dyable version without glow.

    Something just never sat right with me about the fancy version of a weapon not coming from content and being MB fodder.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RitsukoSonoda View Post
    If talking about the crafted version of trials drops. The crafted versions either required the drop from the same trial or desynthing weapon drops from the trials I think. I don't really craft so not 100% sure on it.
    Yeah, the various "boss" weapons, I kind of figured they would be even more of a pain to craft, but it's kind of invalidated by the fact that other people can then just buy them, no effort on their part? What a weird system...

    Quote Originally Posted by LisSquid View Post
    I've said it a hundred times: The content should drop the glowy version. Crafters should be able to make a dyable version without glow.

    Something just never sat right with me about the fancy version of a weapon not coming from content and being MB fodder.
    Yeah, I... pretty much agree
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    You can glam it to your choice of appearance
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    Quote Originally Posted by kiagenwa View Post
    You can glam it to your choice of appearance
    But that's the problem lol, my (potential) choice of appearance is gated behind beating an Extreme version of a boss 10 times since I'd rather have the version of a weapon that isn't a christmas tree in disguise...
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    By the time you the glowy version of the weapon is available, said Extreme version stop being relevant in terms of difficulty.

    Not to mention it does require a drop that is significantly less reliable and can't be bought with totems. On the other hand, the non-glowy version is available from the moment the Extreme trial is released and tends to have a generous iLvL for the trouble (because, honestly, 10 totems aren't even a big deal, even for the latest EX) that makes it great for equipping alt jobs real cheap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BokoToloko View Post
    By the time you the glowy version of the weapon is available, said Extreme version stop being relevant in terms of difficulty.
    Not sure if that was the point being made. Crafted extreme fight weapons is purely costmetic imo. Plus we usually get them expansions later.

    And we do need as crafters run the fights to farm the material or desynth drops. This is why the weapon themselves is priced bit high.
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    Aria Erabith
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    They add fancy crafted versions to incentivize people running old content which in turn gives new players opportunities for clears/mounts/etc. Both parties have a chance at rewards and the crafter market benefits as well. They do this with all sorts of content to make sure newer players are not waiting an eternity to clear older trials/raids/etc. Every relic quest has helped queue times for prior expansion content.
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    Just your friendly neighborhood elezen

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