Patch 2.3 Defenders of Eorzea Trailer

[Voyage1970]

In the FFXIV I'm playing you get 0.25 sands per week if you're beating T9, and half of that if you're only beating t8. To expect one or two sands per week from Hunts is nothing short of delusional.

For some reason I had forgotten the sand/oil drops were shared and not personal pool rewards. Though given that coil also gives you 8 pieces of ilvl110+ gear if you clear all through T9 you're essentially getting a sand/oil without the need to spend tomes on the base gear. Of course RNG is a bitch so you could potentially come out of coil without any drops but on the same token you could come out with multiple drops. I'll agree 2 per week is delusional but 1 per week doesn't seem too outlandish given the multitude of other benefits coil grants over Hunts. Plus there are other rewards to get from Hunts besides Sand/Oil such as Alex or whatever new gear they provide.

[Lucavi]

WoW has somehow addressed it with Raid Finder and Flex mode, so there's hoping Yoshida will implement something like that, as well.

And look how long it took them, you know? Its never an easy situation.

The average sub is very fickle; its hard to cater to one specific group, but I feel like they're doing a pretty decent job. Keep a stream of content coming out and include some for everyone, hardcore and casual-included. More could be done for crafters, but the RMT spectre looms large.

[Spider-Dan]

In the FFXIV I'm playing you get 0.25 sands per week if you're beating T9, and half of that if you're only beating t8. To expect one or two sands per week from Hunts is nothing short of delusional.

The FFXIV you are playing is 2.28.

In 2.3, that standard of rarity will be completely outdated. If sands/oils are dropped (not tokened) from CT2, then at a bare minimum, sand acquisition is going to be quadrupled compared to current T9 clearers. This is before even considering hunts.

And if we are comparing standards, let's keep in mind that in the FFXIV we were playing before 2.2, you received armor/accessories that were equal to coil drops just from grinding 10min dungeons. The fact that they added a gap between "welfare" gear and coil2 groups does not mean that gap is intended to be long term.

[solracht]

Sands will not drop in CT in 2.3, which means they're not ready to open the floodgates to i110 gear outside of Coil... yet.

[Rocl]

Yeah, in 2.3 only Unidentified Tomestones will drop in CT2 they said. I expect Oils will come in 2.35 and Sands in 2.38

[Kaslo]

Yeah, in 2.3 only Unidentified Tomestones will drop in CT2 they said. I expect Oils will come in 2.35 and Sands in 2.38

I expect 2.32 and 2.35 respectively

[Kaslo]

Oh and in before next relic step requires tomestone/oils/sands

[solracht]

Yeah, in 2.3 only Unidentified Tomestones will drop in CT2 they said. I expect Oils will come in 2.35 and Sands in 2.38

CT is the key imo. We know that we will eventually be able to get one sand per week if we're persistent enough, thanks to CT. However, this path for sands will not be in the game for at least a couple months. If the idea is to gradually make i110 gear easier to get, culminating in 2.4 with the removal of content lockouts... then there's really no way the next step in this process (Hunts) is going to reward anywhere near 1 sand per week.

My guess is one sand every 3 weeks to keep it in line with the cost of soldiery weapons (and that's still a higher ratio than the sand you can get from Coil). I guess we'll find out in 2 weeks.

[Grey Jorildyn]

Oh and in before next relic step requires tomestone/oils/sands

I will kill a bitch.

[Gulkeeva]

Oh and in before next relic step requires tomestone/oils/sands

In before tomestone/oils/sands required as a currency to buy something not currently in game yet for the next step in novus.

Considering the next step? possibly has a whole new look/effect/name? for the weapon, expecting it to take some actual effort unlike atma/animus/novus.

[Takiwaki]

Some HQ images of the allied notes armors from facebook

Spoiler: show

[solracht]

Spoiler: show

[miokomioko]

Twin Adders' looks legit.

[Cutriss]

Twin Adders' looks legit.

I'd tip them scales.

[Niiro]

I've missed it somewhere in the confusion but what are Allied Notes again?

[Takiwaki]

I've missed it somewhere in the confusion but what are Allied Notes again?

Hunt specific currency.

[Shenrien]

I've missed it somewhere in the confusion but what are Allied Notes again?

Campaign. :3..but srsly, going to be another currency you get for completing hunts and you use them to buy oil sand and other gear.

My biggest complaint, is that its locked behind timewalls, getting sick of that shit >.> would it hurt to open the game up a but instead we just get dungeons to do in our down time :/

[arus2001]

My biggest complaint, is that its locked behind timewalls, getting sick of that shit >.> would it hurt to open the game up a but instead we just get dungeons to do in our down time :/

Exactly.

[Kaisha]

I could have went with an assault/campaign ops/coalition style tag system. I really, really, dislike 'daily' dailies in an MMO. Let me stock a week's up and burn it all on one day if I so please.

[Toth]

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So.....how is the SMN calling Carbuncle lol? Did he power level to 50 and just buy relic gear???? Does he not have Fester omg