Hey guys! I'm wondering how much (approximately) of a time commitment would be required to obtain the following items. I'm a casual player who plays just for story, so I'm planning on taking a break after finishing up the EW story (just beat ShB, 8 or so more quests before starting EW MSQ). I already spent a lot more time on this game than I intended (what can I say, it's a pretty awesome game lol) and I got a bit... too... into glamours and cosmetic stuff lol (for instance, I had to force myself to completely stop farming duties for specific glamours because it is just too RNG). I don't particularly want to waste too much more time on cosmetic stuff, but I did want to get some new looks for Endwalker, so I thought I'd check with more experienced players if they thought any of the following items are relatively easy to get:
1) https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/B...ess_of_Fending
It's my understanding the Blade's gear items require platinum coins that requires going all the way down to Zadnor in the Resistance Weapons questline. And then you have to I assume grind for the coins themselves? It seems like a pretty large commitment, but I'm wondering how large lol...? If I just grinding Bozja, could I do it in a day? Or are we talking like a full week of non-stop Bozja? (Note: I just unlocked Bozja so I'm basically at the very beginning)
2) https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/I...d_Kasuga_Haori
I believe this is obtained from the Varis Extreme trial. Watching a video, the fight looks pretty difficult. I play solo, so I'd have to ask around for help, but even then, to get 5 totems for 1 chest coffer would take 3 clears of the boss right? Can rewards be obtained unsynced? But even with a group of 90s, I'm assuming it will still be quite the challenge for a group of randoms right? I feel like, correct me if I'm wrong, this would potentially be hours of wiping / finding new party members for those who quit after said wiping / no guarantee of even killing the boss once let alone 3 times lol. Is that accurate?
3) https://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/wiki/A...tification_Key
I know this is based on a Bozja-related achievement, and from what I can tell it involves an insane amount of grinding and a bunch of RNG randomness for some of the notes. I'm guessing way too much time for a casual player right?
4) https://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Skyslipper
Since this is from an Eden Savage raid, I'm guessing this has the same issues as the Varis Extreme trial but even harder, right? Again, even if you get a group together, it seems likely other people in the group will also want the mount, and since only one drops, it seems like a bunch of work for no guarantee of being the one to get it... would that be fair to say?
Thanks for any advice you can provide! Just want to get a sense of the time required and likelihood of even finishing as I really wanted to be done with the game before the holidays finished. Happy holidays everyone!