Peregrine said:
You think determination deserves it? You're obviously not determined to actually pay even a fraction of what it really takes to upgrade. Lazy-ass. So much for YOUR determination. I'll be expecting the resignation of your coins over to someone with more determination. You clearly don't want the weapon if you want it so cheaply.
Haven't followed all of this, but I'd like to note, trying to keep coins down and pay less is a form of determination. Making it happen when coins can sell as high as 5 million per 100, well...That kind of determination speaks for itself.
I haven't read most of this BS, but I will point out that your generalizing statements about people on our server are really not 100% true. Yea, we are way behind most servers, but there are good people.
Nomar, Wraith, Godofdeath, Elemmire, Phraust, Perfectangel, Aeron, Duffdeliveryguy...That's just to name a few people who have sold me 100 coins for 500k, with 0 binding contract that they'd have to. Shit, Godofdeath gave me a freakin L. Jadeshell for FREE. If it weren't for these peoples, and COUNTLESS others, would I be on Stage III right now? No.
If more people were like them, would I be close to done/completely finished? Yea. But let's remember there are many great people who do want to help. I've gotten tells from people I don't even know, cheering on my progress, asking how close I was, and giving me their extension of help in whatever form they can provide it.
What's the best way to help someone when you hold something of exteme value that they could use? Give it to them. Free if you can handle that kind of handout. Discounted if you want to at least show something for the fact that you once owned it. For months, I've been in sky trying to get a Shining Cloth for Bajaratt to make a Noble's Tunic. I was going to just give it to him until he could get his own. Whenever that would have been, I was going to pass it on to another WHM I know. When I had a V Cloak, I let him use it at will when we did group effort things. He lets me use his V Cloak now, and his Scorpion Harness as well. People who interact like we have will be the ones who finish this.
The richest person on the server isn't the one who deserves this. It would be nice to have 99,999,999,999 gil to blow and just gouge your way through coin prices to hit the end of the road....But ya know, it's been said, and it's true...1 person with one of these weapons isn't going to make everyone suddenly be able to take on anything. But here's something to sit on. When a group of 50+ people work together(more, if you count outside shell members) to help 1 person make ends meet, you've created bonds and a general attitude that could very well make you the first to do something insane like defeat Absolute Virtue.
Relic weapons are a status symbol, but not just for the person who wields them. 50+ people are going to be able to look at that weapon and say, "I helped create this." It's their baby just as much as it is the wielder's. Well, that's if people just get it in their head that's it's worth the team effort.