Item Levels 120+

[Belmonts]

Announcing the Next Version Update (11/28/2016)

The next version update is scheduled for mid-December.

December brings along with it all-new battle content known as Omen, with rewards including materials used for further reforging artifact equipment. You can also expect the usual monthly changes to Ambuscade, making December the perfect month to try your hand in combat!

Welp, there we go, new grind inc.

[Olor]

They decided to keep ilevels at 119 once they brought in trusts...

[Mithlas]

Item levels are an evil system when combined with the encumbrance effect. It actively delevels our characters and makes us prone to insta-death. :<

[Urmom]

They're telling me from JP forums and dev posts. But I don't read Japanese sooooo... @_@
I could be a big fat wrong liar.

Google translate is your friend. Anyways just recently (as in it wasn't there yesterday evening when I checked so before these rumors flew) there is a dev post that seems to answer the jps more or less asking for it to be raised. Google translate is meh but looks like a thread where they are talking about wishes/concerns about the af and someone asked about ilvl and storage slips which looks like the devs say still 119 and storable. Sounds more like these rumors were self generated

[Camate]

With the announcement of further artifact reforging that is on the way with Omen in the December version update, it's natural to be curious whether or not the item level will be increased.
As mentioned during the Reddit AMA, the development team is not planning to increase the item level cap past 119. They feel that even at item level 119, the equipment currently available, as well as equipment coming in the future, has a wide variety of options and power, which can be used as stepping stones for increasingly difficult content levels.

[Shiyo]

With the announcement of further artifact reforging that is on the way with Omen in the December version update, it's natural to be curious whether or not the item level will be increased.
As mentioned during the Reddit AMA, the development team is not planning to increase the item level cap past 119. They feel that even at item level 119, the equipment currently available, as well as equipment coming in the future, has a wide variety of options and power, which can be used as stepping stones for increasingly difficult content levels.

Good news, thank you for the response.
I enjoy no ilvl increase, I am glad the devs decided against using ilvl since it's a bad system.

[Vae]

So basically, there's a 100% chance that we'll see ilvl 120+ cause nothing square has you say is ever correct.

Just maybe not "this" set.

[Vae]

It's interesting because even at ilvl 200 trust DD would/will still be garbage. They'd be durable enough to tank more than a wet paper-bag though.

This thread really isn't about trusts though. but since it's going that way. Yeah, some BASIC AI improvements are REALLY warranted. The gambits from 12 would make trusts significantly more usable. The ability to turn off spells, would be absolutely phenomenal. And stacking up for breaths is ridiculous. Trusts need simple basic AI to simply move the hell away from the mages/tank.

It's the lack of gear haste that make all dd trust completely unusable though. Yeah, people use them, and it's their sub money. But the reality is they're crap. Even the supports have unforgivable quirks. It's highly irritating to get ballads basically ANY time, being one of many examples.

[OmnysValefor]

Ayame is an awesome trust. She'll make the best skillchain she can with you. The idea is great.

It's not great damage but it can be used with a player-mage or shantotto to MB with consistency.

Zeid will ground strike after you ws. He can be as good as Ayame.

The problem is that she whiffs a lot. I think a big improvement to all melee trusts is that they inherit the player's gear-accuracy + food. Not player-buffs, but of course buffs that affect the trust (IE, they wouldn't be affected by my Enlight, but they would be affected by Madrigal from a bard).

As long as they don't inherit attack power, their ws's will still be mediocre, but they'll serve a good purpose.

Pass these stats onto tanks as well. If Amchu WS's, I don't want him to miss.

Finally, add TP display for trusts.

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I'm not so much bothered by ballads but paeon irritates me. I definitely think some of the songs should be removed from Ulmia and Joachim. Paeon never saves anyone. (Paeon, Operettas, Pastorals, Etudes because they're not as good).

Oh, and give both bards the trait of casting Mazurka after the player disengages. Could even make this occupy the third song spot.

But yeah, if I use a trust buffer, I use Qultada.

[Vae]

The problem, with skillchain trusts, is they're ungodly slow because ZERO gear haste.

It takes Ayame like a full minute to get tp. In that time I've already ws'd 4 times waiting for her to get tp. The sam trusts should be great, but even with hasso they're straight up garbage.

And that reason is because they lack again, gear. No stp-gear = NEVER use a samurai.