Quote Originally Posted by Greatguardian View Post
AF3+2 not being sold by a vendor does not make Perle good gear. It's already been mentioned that it is passable at best for new/returning players. However, it's not something to get comfortable in. It is bad gear. It is better than being naked, but you want to get out of it ASAP. Considering all AF3+1 can be solo'd in Quests if someone doesn't have the playtime to kill the NMs, there's really no reason to advocate Perle.

I shouldn't need to tell anyone wearing Perle that Perle is crap. They should know that it is crap, and be on their way to replace it. I highly doubt anyone, even on BG, would fault players who are actively working on better gear. It's only people who stop, settle with Perle, and decide that it's "good enough for them" that get ragged on.
I agree to a certain degree. Perle shouldn't be advocated to be the best gear, but the stats aren't half bad. They're excellent in the 78-80 range. Maybe even a little higher than that. Yeah everyone should strive to get the AF3+1's or +2's but I don't think you should be admonished for wearing Perle/Teal/Aurore gear. Like I have mentioned earlier, I'm wearing 2 to 3 pieces of the gear, mostly due to gear swapping of WS mods. And if a player doesn't have the means to solo every seal for all five pieces of their AF3's, then they don't have the means. Does it make them nooby? Not in the least. But I do agree that being complacent is where noobishness hits; one should always strive to be better.