New Equipment (2008/02/19)

[Ziero]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

Each of the 18 jobs has access to one relic weapon, but there are only 14 Relic Weapons, 16 including Gjallarhorn and Aegis. BRD, BLM, and SMN have a "B-" at lowest for each of their relic weapons. Like BBQ pointed out, SAM get access to the Relic Bow at "C+", but they also share that relic with RNG, as I said, I see no reason why Scholar should get a brand new staff or club when Claustrum would work perfectly fine.

As for ToAU Relics... Those better as hell not be them. For one, two of the weapons look exactly the same as existing weapons, while the other is a reskinned Hexagun. The Hexagun MIGHT be a relic, but the other two certainly are not. For several good reasons at that:

1) As I said. Looks teh same as existing equipment.
2) No ToAU Jobs use Great Axes.
3) Why add in a boring relic dagger for BLU, who like using swords, and PUP, who like going H2H? It will never be used. Ever.

Blu, Cor and Pup do NOT have access to *any* of the original Relic Weapons. So Sch nor Dnc will gain access to them either.

Also, there is a Nyzul Relic weapon for *all* 18 of the pre-Wotg jobs. Currently they're nothing more then a lvl 75 Weapon that drops from the boss HNM at the top floor of Nyzul isle and is job specific. Some also feature names of older FF weapons. As such, they have *nothing* to do with just being ToAU job specific.

After thinking about it for a bit though, I'm now 100% confident that I was wrong and that those aren't ToAU relic weapons. For staters, the ToAU Gaxe is a Voulge type while the Dagger is equiped by a job in Scale mail which Thf can't use. Seeing as that was my only real hope for these images, it seems it's back to the "SE fails =(" train of thought. If these were just going to be common weapons, then they should have been added earlier.

[Coinspinner]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_UlNsEm19w]YouTube - Old pre-release FFXI preview[/ame]

There's the old pre-release video with the Goobue eating the mandy. Was there another? Apart from this video, I don't remember that stuff about ecosystems.

[Malacite]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

Also, there is a Nyzul Relic weapon for *all* 18 of the pre-Wotg jobs.

I said as much 2 pages back but few ppl seemed to have taken notice

These are the new relic weapons, and SE said at fan fest they would be part of new synthesis recipes to forge them. Like you said, there's 1 for each of the 18 jobs (Sucks for DNC and SCH...) but my guess is that the ingredients to make them into their final forms will be obtained in the past.

Either that, or in the realm of the avatars. As it is, just obtaining their base forms is a serious pain in the ass. I'm also guessing that key item you get for beating Nyzule Isle twice will be used.

So it seems like SE was (semi) nice with the relics this time around (if I'm right that is) in that it will be more of an endeavor of time and dedication rather than obscene amounts of cash (Well, Dynamis is also horribly time consuming @. @)

[Neomage]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

Oh, Nyzul Relics... I thought you where talking about Dynamis Relics...

[Malacite]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

I said "new" relics didn't I?

Last I checked Dynamis is pretty old.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: New Equipment (2008/02/19)

I didn't misunderstand you, still, I think unlocking ToA Relics is quite a ways off.