Quote Originally Posted by Zinato View Post

Now then, at no point should empyrean/relic/mythic of any kind be a sorting feature on players. However, right now that is what is has become. I'm glad so many people have the top tier weapons and gear for every job they own, but the game is not only for you and other players deserve a shot at content too. I don't think many people are going to claim that a majority of players are well geared and good players. (also when I said "that perle WAR with Ukko" I didn't mean most players were white/pink/teal with empyrean, I ment even in white Ukko is often superior to all other form of WS) That said, if the game caters to the minority (the well geared ones) making all content require top tier items, that really will cause a decrease in subscriptions. Also I don't think that's what Neisan means as he said "there are no good players fulltiming perle or full Emp+2. " This implys only the highest class of gear and gear swaps and the knowledge to play a job make a player in the "good" catagory. The gear part wasn't even a part of my original statements it was a response to being told "great" gear is common which I bet many players would call false. But, since I bothered to respond, yes the DEVs want players without relic/mythic/empyrean to enjoy content too, even though a majority of the players doing Voidwatch and newer events won't allow that.
If you are using 5/5 pink/perle you are lazy and a bad player when better gear that does not require maximum dedication is available and easy to make. If you are fulltiming gear you are lazy and a bad player and don't understand how game mechanics work. You don't need the best gear to not suck at this game.