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I wonder why they would lock those weapons behind such a random crapshoot of a contest like that.
Because most of these pieces are pretty meme worthy as it is, it is fitting they are in a meme of a contest.
I don't think they're meme worthy, at least not all of them. Several look like they're really strong. That dagger for example is the best offhand to pair with Twashter mainhand if the effect really does work like ukku's grip. Adding a 10% agility modifier to rudra's storm is around 10-12% increase in damage, and that's saying something. That's better than any other offhand we currently have available to us, and by a significant margin since it's delay is so low and DPS rating so high. It's the type of reward that would genuinely have me interested in grinding an event for month's if I had to, and it would feel very rewarding after finally getting it. The bard instrument has a super potent effect too.
But locking them behind a lottery event is a really *** move on s-e's part. The kupo shield enables people to break crafting tiers and make gil a lot easier, but gil is something we can earn other ways and monetary wealth has no direct impact on combat performance. This is the first actual weapon they've ever created that could possibly be best in slot for some jobs in which we have literally no way of obtaining other than winning it.