
Originally Posted by
Stompa
They are doing a repeat of the old game progression. AF weaker than Relic, Relic weaker than Empyrean, Empyrean weaker than HQ Battlefield gear.
You didn't use your Artifact at lvl 75, except as slot-in situational macro pieces. The same is true now, I use most of the Reforged AF as slot-in situational macro pieces, for Enfeebling Skill bonuses etc.
The JSE sets are 119 stop-gap gear designed to help you along the path to more powerful gear, and also situational slot-in macro pieces you can use when you're full-timing HQ Battlefield gear.
This is the same as in the old game, where it was rare to see anyone fulltiming AF at 75. Using 5/5 Reforged AF does give you a lot of powerful bonuses already, it is just < Relic, < Empy, < HQ Battlefield gear. Same way it always was.
The accuracy issue is a separate issue, because in the old game you had certain mobs and NMs with high evasion, whereas now it seems that all higher level mobs are Evasion Queens, even if they are huge and slow-moving by nature.