Zeni

Zeni is Currency to be used in conjunction with the NPC's Ryo and Sanraku. They are used to gain access to Zeni Notorious Monsters.

• Zeni is obtained by trading in Soul Plates. The amount of Zeni obtained depends on varying conditions:
  • Sanraku's interest in the type of monster a Soul Plate was obtained from.
  • Whether or not the Soul Plate was taken from a Regular Monster or a Notorious Monster from Sanraku's Recommended Fauna, such as Salvage, Assault, ISNM and Nyzul Isle.
    • It is speculated that Sanraku has a quota that can be reached from all players on the server. Once he receives this number of plates, he loses interest.
    • Ryo, Sanraku's Assistant, gives information on the current Subject of Interest and Recommended Fauna.
    • Ryo will also tell you the amount of Zeni a Soul Plate you trade to him is worth.
  • The state of the Monster a Soul Plate is taken from, such as level, current Hit Points, claimed by the player taking the Picture, etc.
• Zeni is spent to purchase Rare/Ex items used to immediately spawn various Notorious Monsters throughout the Aht Urhgan area.
  • To obtain such a trigger item, talk to Sanraku and chose to obtain information on Rare Fauna.
  • He will give you a list of available Zeni Notorious Monsters. More Options are available when trading the 100% drop Rare/Ex items from previous encounters to Sanraku for a single higher-tier selection.

By the Numbers

Just in case anyone was curious about how involved this can get, the calculations posted below are a guide. Please note that posted zeni prices for pops are APPROXIMATE as they can be higher depending on demand. Also note the following: 1) Costs were calculated using the Soultrapper 2000 (HQ camera) as the camera of choice 2) these same costs for farming zeni to buy pop items for each tier use a conservative valuation where Sanraku is only giving 65 Zeni per pic 3) 1k Imperial Standing = Imperial Gold Piece = rough market value of ~9k gil = 200 Jetton, 4) Time Costs were calculated on the basis that you can only trade 10 pics per/ hr, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY 5) understand that your own experiences may vary slightly so only use the info posted here as a guideline.

• Tier I - approx 1K Zeni
  • 65 per pic = 15 plates | 75 per pic = 13 plates | 85 per pic = 12 plates
  • COST
    • REQUIRED: ~504 Jetton Needed: 1 HQ Cameras (500 Jetton per) + ~1-2 stacks of film (2 Jetton per)
    • ACTUAL: 600 Jetton: 3k Imperial Standing (IS) = Imperial Gold Piece (IGP) x 3 = ~27k gil (where 1 IGP = ~9k)
    • TIME: 2hrs
• Tier II - approx 2k Zeni
  • 65 per pic = 31 plates | 75 per pic = 27 plates | 85 per pic = 24 plates
  • COST
    • REQUIRED: ~504 Jetton Needed: 1 HQ Cameras (500 Jetton per) + ~1-2 stacks of film (2 Jetton per)
    • ACTUAL: 600 Jetton: 3k Imperial Standing (IS) = Imperial Gold Piece (IGP) x 3 = ~27k gil (where 1 IGP = ~9k)
    • TIME: 2- 3hrs
• Tier III - approx 3k Zeni
  • 65 per pic = 46 plates | 75 per pic = 40 plates | 85 per pic = 35 plates
    • REQUIRED: ~508 Jetton Needed: 1 HQ Cameras (500 Jetton per) + ~3-4 stacks of film (2 Jetton per)
    • ACTUAL: 600 Jetton: 3k Imperial Standing (IS) = Imperial Gold Piece (IGP) x 3 = ~27k gil (where 1 IGP = ~9k)
    • TIME: 4- 5hrs
• Tier IV - approx 4k Zeni
  • 65 per pic = 62 plates | 75 per pic = 53 plates | 85 per pic = 47 plates
  • COST
    • REQUIRED: ~1012 Jetton Needed: 2 HQ Cameras (500 Jetton per) + ~4-6 stacks of film (2 Jetton per)
    • ACTUAL: 1200 Jetton: 6k Imperial Standing (IS) = Imperial Gold Piece (IGP) x 6 = ~54k gil (where 1 IGP = ~9k)
    • TIME: 4- 7hrs

Case Example

So I just popped Tinnin today and all I got to show for it was a Tinnin Fang. So what did I do to earn that AWESOME drop well.... This is DIRECTLY from my experience.

Tier I (1k Zeni cost) x 3 = 3k Zeni Tier II (2k Zeni cost) x 3 = 6k Zeni Tier III (3k Zeni cost) x 3 = 9k Zeni Tier IV (4k Zeni cost) x 1 = 4k Zeni Total = 22k Zeni

Average Redemptive Value (ARV) of pics = 75 Zeni At 75 Zeni/ picture, I took ~293 pics, using 6 HQ cameras and 24 stacks of film

The total cost of those items was 3,104 Jetton = 16 IGP = 16K IS = ~144k gil

Historical Background

Zeni is a historical name for Yen, the standard currency of Japan. Zeni is also widely used as the form of currency in many fictional stories, such as Capcom's Megaman series and the Dragon Ball manga/anime.