Revocation and replacement of item level system

[Camate]

Greetings,

Items levels are not an absolute benchmark for indicating equipment strength. There is a lot of equipment that has extremely special properties, and this creates situations where even equipment with lower item levels may be useful depending on the situation and your job. FFXI is a game where you are able to swap out equipment on the spot to better suit the conditions you are faced with and we feel that having equipment such as this is fitting. Item levels serve to express the core stats of weapons and armor and the values also tie-in to pets, adventuring fellows, and alter egos. As such, we do not have any plans to change or remove the item level system at this time.

[Vold]

we do not have any plans to change or remove the item level system at this time.

Hmmm. Looking at your position amongst the NA community team, wouldn't you be considered...the leader? Perhaps, the "admiral" of the bunch? Curious, because: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZu-gOeBF8s