Full Perle

[Karbuncle]

Mmm...elitist much? I've never worn full Perle, but I still use a few select pieces. I like the philosophy, "Good gear doesn't make a good player good; it makes a good player better." To me, as long you have the knowledge and skill to play your job, and you could be wearing LV 50-60 AF, it doesn't matter to me. With Abyssea, if you have the right Atma, gear could easily be balanced out.

That Philosophy is a bit Flawed, Cause I think Being Knowledgeable about how to play your job would mean you're Knowledgeable enough to know how to gear it.

Which is where the guy you quoted gets his from. If a Person doesn't appear to know how to gear their job, the chances of them knowing how to play it are equally as low. Hes not being elitist, He's probably basing his information off past experiences, and i can relate to him.

Whenever I do pick-up alliances, Or shout groups for some things When I'm bored, 9 times out of 10, The people who show up in Full Pink/Perle/Teal get lost, Die, Don't have any Atmas/Cruor Buffs, Don't understand how Weakness triggering works, and are generally not helpful to the alliance and do not understand how to play their jobs, To the point i have to baby-sit them.

Thats not saying properly geared people are always perfect. Its only less likely they will be a hindrance. Its more likely properly geared people will have Superiority Complexes, Which i can deal with for that Event, I simply avoid them for future endeavors.

I Try not to judge people by gear alone, I always give people 1 chance, but the guy you quoted is probably not elitist, Just cautious because of what he may have had to put up with, You should not judge him so harshly as he judges those in perle without knowing his reasons.