
(12-09-2014, 10:25 AM)Aldotsk Wrote: I am not sure if it's even possible to make all 3-4 weapons of Zodiacs before Heavensward comes out. But I really would like to try.
Though, the requirements seem tedious - like Warren said... it is all in due time. Patience and Effort really.
Regardless, Alexandrite is delaying my agenda atm. I wish there was better alternative for this. (/shoudn't have been lazy when Hunts was very popular)
Depends on where you are currently. Getting a new weapon to Zenith takes perhaps two hours at the most. Zenith to Atma takes a few hours as most now barring low-tier luck, Atma to Animus hinges largely on what your stock of Soldiery looked like before. Still, I know someone who went from Zenith to full-i100 Animus in about two weeks. Alexandrite is minimum 1/day with the daily quest, more if you're again stockpiling soldiery for maps or converting seals to gems. Materia is the big sink there, but you cans till be entirely through the process in a month or so if you're really pushing. With a lot of playtime a day you could easily crank out 3-4 alexandrite a day and be finished collecting in two weeks or so.
Collecting lights takes 16-30 hours minimum. How fast that goes will vary on how much time you log per day. Without a preformed group (and looking as a tank, which made it harder actually) I was averaging 120~ lights per two-hour block, give or take, and my playtime consisted of approximately three to four hours a night discounting weekends.
The current process should take, realistically, less than a month and a couple hundred thousand gil.
Finishing 3-4 by Heavensward is certainly possible, especially if you've already got weapons on or around the Alexandrite stage. I've already got a dozen or so sitting around for my inevitable ninja weapon, and I'm pretty convinced I'll have that done before 3.0 even doing it mega-casually.
There's hope, people. It just takes some work.