How big a game changer is additional options?

This is what max says. System doesn't make sense if it doesn't work this way.

And yeah, additional options are looking to be pretty nuts. Does anyone know what bosses drop which flames?

Aside from 150 flames which I didn't know didn't drop, flames are tiered to drop from their respective level bosses I believe. So Farming horntail for 140 flames is seeming to be what I'll be doing if this is the case.