(12-03-2014, 12:21 AM)Eve Malusion Wrote: From my understanding: Not a specific amount. It still requires A LOT even as a bare minimum, but more = stronger incarnation of the primal being able to be summoned. It's been a long time since I did the quests that talk about it, so I might remember it wrong, though.
Thinking of it in terms of visuals we are presented with, that also lines up with how summoners' egi require a few small crystals for their little ritual, refering to the crystals floating around you during the cast animations. Egis are a tiny fraction of a primal's power, so we only need a few crystals. Wonder if we can assume by this that if we had a larger amount of crystals to use in our summoning ritual, we would be able to create stronger egis.
Edit: It also seems to change based on which primal you are trying to summon if I recall correctly. Ifrit usually being weaker than the others because he is usually summoned in more of a hurry, so the Amalj'aa have less crystals gathered up to summon him with. Titan being summoned as a complete beast because basically his entire cavern down there is littered with crystals used to power his summoning.
We don't really get much in terms of mention, or visuals for the efforts required in summoning Garuda, that I can remember.
Alternatively no crystals, as you see in the Ultima weapon cutscene, and in the t10 cutscenes. If people pray hard enough to a primal, it will show up. Crystals only seem to be needed if a primal's worshippers aren't already in distress. Torture enough kobolds and titan will come to protect his children, crystals or not.
