12/03/2015 Anima Weapons Preview

[Prothescar]

They always used the Relics to make people go back to dying content so I'm guessing Bismarck EX and Lord of Verminion.

I find it pretty fucking hilarious that LoV is already dead 3 weeks after its inception. Had 29 people signed up for the tournament on Balmung, I believe. 29. Highest pop server.


Excellent staying power SE 10/10

[Neon_Sea]

I hope they gate it behind Thordan

[ronin sparthos]

I find it pretty fucking hilarious that LoV is already dead 3 weeks after its inception. Had 29 people signed up for the tournament on Balmung, I believe. 29. Highest pop server.


Excellent staying power SE 10/10

LoV has a steep learning curve so it's no surprise that died off with quickness. Unless you hold peoples faces to a brazier they ain't gonna do it.

Moblin Maze Mongers '15!

[solracht]

I find it pretty fucking hilarious that LoV is already dead 3 weeks after its inception. Had 29 people signed up for the tournament on Balmung, I believe. 29. Highest pop server.


Excellent staying power SE 10/10

I feel like Verminion is a perfect example of how NOT to design a minigame. Its accompanying systems (area-wide queues, penalties, tournament points, etc) are really terrible, too. I had a lot of fun with the one-time challenges, but overall it's been a really depressing addition and an absolute waste of development time.

[Silenka]

My educated guess is Bis/Rav (for that white/black atma we saw mined up) with a drop rate of around what atmas are right now, fates/mob killing in new areas, materia (yes, there is a reason your airship brings you back like 20 at a time and you can grind diadem for Vs), and some obscure weird crafted shit probably requiring a combo of desynth, favor farming and specializations.
So you know, exactly like last time. Just like the storyline.

I don't think they'll force Gold Saucer content.

[Neon_Sea]

GC item for sure, there is no use for it atm.

[haroldsaxon]

I find it pretty fucking hilarious that LoV is already dead 3 weeks after its inception. Had 29 people signed up for the tournament on Balmung, I believe. 29. Highest pop server.


Excellent staying power SE 10/10

BUT BUT BUT LoV IS AWESOME CONTENT

Also, it will be CT/ST/WoD for the grind.

[Niiro]

"We put off releasing the new relics for half a year, should we actually put some effort into the questline?"

"Na, just copy-paste Gerolt into Azys Lla and call it a day."

[Edelweiss]

"We put off releasing the new relics for half a year, should we actually put some effort into the questline?"

"Na, just copy-paste Gerolt into Azys Lla and call it a day."

They'll give him his own mini-aetheryte in a later patch too, just like Rowena, to explain how he can be in two places at once!

Please look forward to it.

[Alkar]

"We have limited resources and a small development team."

I'm still looking for the preview of the weapons...all I read was stuff that don't matter. I mean shit even XI showed the damn armor/weapons in the preview tidbit for Aeonic weapons lol. Hope when they say "the likes the realm has never seen" they mean the weapons will actually have more than base attribute and secondary stats.

(yes i know it's flavor text but it's a damn expansion and 2 years later it's time to evolve.)

They did show MCH,AST and DRK weapons a long time ago, way before this preview.

http://i.imgur.com/9ZCVgh9.png

[Kaisha]

They'll give him his own mini-aetheryte in a later patch too, just like Rowena, to explain how he can be in two places at once!

Please look forward to it.

One could only wish, but it wouldn't be a relic grind without that pointless one minute chocobo run to him from the nearest aetheryte.

[Alkar]

One could only wish, but it wouldn't be a relic grind without that pointless one minute chocobo run to him from the nearest aetheryte.

Except he's standing in a spot next to the aetherite in that preview. Both NPCs are shown near the aetherite actually.

[Pruviant]

I know it's only a 45-60 sec Choco ride, but goddammit if I didn't hate going from N.Shroud aetheryte to Gerolt endless times.

[BaneTheBrawler]

Probably the single good thing that i've found in the relic grind is that during book phase you don't have to run back to gerolt/other random dingus.

[Classikmage]

You forgot to add "Please buy stuff from our cash store and keep paying your sub while we delay and cut content"

Calling it now. Anima Weapons will be gated to at least take a month to finish first forms.. BUT... you can speed this along by buying the the materials early from Mog Station. No gates at all. If you spend enough money you can finish the Anima Weapon on the first day!!~

[Classikmage]

My educated guess is Bis/Rav (for that white/black atma we saw mined up) with a drop rate of around what atmas are right now, fates/mob killing in new areas, materia (yes, there is a reason your airship brings you back like 20 at a time and you can grind diadem for Vs), and some obscure weird crafted shit probably requiring a combo of desynth, favor farming and specializations.
So you know, exactly like last time. Just like the storyline.

I don't think they'll force Gold Saucer content.

...and don't forget dungeon spam. Neverreap x100 and Fractal Continuum x100 to charge up your white/black atmas to full capacity!

[Evane]

Calling it now. Anima Weapons will be gated to at least take a month to finish first forms.. BUT... you can speed this along by buying the the materials early from Mog Station. No gates at all. If you spend enough money you can finish the Anima Weapon on the first day!!~

Right.

[FHT]

Hopefully these weapons would be a tiny bit more unique (has special properties), but I doubt it.

The shit will glow, what do you need more? :D

[The Stig]

True I am a sucker for glowing weapons...

I cashed in all my Primal weapons last night, the ilvl60/70/75/80 versions, because none of them glow.

When I get my crafts up to level 60 I plan to cook the glowy ones.

[FHT]

Thats gonna cost you a bunch, King whisker going for 15-20M on Rag