Raise your item level to 119 by completing a tutorial quest!

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I realize that if our current gear said i129 on it, newbies in sparks would feel overwhelmed, but it's deceptive for the game to let them think they're so close when they're miles away.

It makes the players look like elitist when they look at someone in "full 119" and tell them that their gear simply isn't good enough.

And if you're a nice guy, telling someone that--or being told that, really really sucks.

Honestly I think most people would much prefer the ilevel reflected the actual power level - for a noobie I imagine it is much more overwhelming to learn not all 119 gear is 119 gear and to have to know the systems etc so they can make sensible comparisons of items.